HKUST(GZ) Mingzhi Education Forum #08
Supporting the below United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:支持以下聯合國可持續發展目標：支持以下联合国可持续发展目标：
Since human beings created knowledge, stories have been an important carrier of culture and civilization. They can also facilitate the formation of soft power for national governance. Stories have played an irreplaceable role in knowledge transmission, culture building, social cohesion, and civilization creation. Each stage in the history of human development has its own stories. They play critical roles in shaping ideology, culture, national character and communication(both internal and external). This lecture shall discuss the essential features of good stories, their charm, their social functions, and their evolution, with illustrative examples of vivid stories. More serious theories of communication shall be referenced to enlighten our efforts in telling good Chinese stories.
Dr. Lan Zhiyong, National Distinguished Expert; Professor, Doctoral Tutor, School of Public Administration, Tsinghua University; Director of the Beijing Center for Organizational Learning and Urban Governance Innovation, Executive Board Member of China Society for Administrative Reform, Academic Member of the International Association of Administrative Sciences, Expert of the UNESCO Institute of Lifelong Learning, Editorial Board Member of two dozens of public administration and educational journals both domestic and internationally.
Bachelor of English and American Literature, Nanjing University, Grade 77; Ph.D in public administration from Maxwell School, Syracuse University, 1991 . Since 1990, he started teaching at the School of Public Administration , Arizona State University in the United States, has served as assistant, associate and full professors. His areas of teaching and research include: the basic theory of public administration, administrative reform of government institutions, information technology and decision-making science (e-government), and municipal management and development for many years. He returned to work in China since 2004, and served in various capacities such as Fulbright scholar to China, adjunct, chair professors in various Chinese universities such as Zhejiang University, Renmin University of China and Tsinghua University.