Zheng YOU

youzheng@bfsu.edu.cn

Associate professor, Master advisor

Education

Ph.D.,   Comparative education (2020), Beijing Normal University

  [Sep 2018-Sep 2019: Visiting Doctoral Student, Indiana University Bloomington]

M.A.,    Comparative education (2015), Beijing Normal University

B.A.,    Education (2012), Minzu University of China

Research Fields

Comparative education, Transnational education, Evaluation and accreditation

Teaching

-Undergraduate

Taught in Chinese: Introduction to Teacher Qualifications and Competence; On Screen and Beyond: Education in Classic Cinema; Comparative Education (Minor);

-Master

Taught in English: Introduction to Comparative Education; Theory of Curriculum and Instruction; Xi Jinping’s Educational Philosophy

Taught in Chinese: Qualitative Research Method; Philosophy of Education; Comparative Education Research Theory and Methods

-Doctoral

Taught in Chinese: Methodology in Humanities and Social Sciences

Representative works (* Corresponding Authorship)

Ma, X. & You, Z*. (2026). Regional higher education governance in transition: The diffusion and challenges of CAMPUS Asia in the Global South. International Journal of Educational Development, (120)103479, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2025.103479.

You. Z. & Jiang, X. (forthcoming) How Can Comprehensive Universities Engage in High-Level Teacher Education? – A Study Based on Japan’s Professional Graduate Schools of Education. International and Comparative Education, Sep 2025 accepted. (In Chinese) 【尤铮，蒋旭泽. 综合性大学何以参与高水平教师教育——对日本教职大学院的案例分析，《比较教育研究》（待刊）】

Ma, X. & You, Z. (forthcoming). The Action Logic of Chinese Universities in Belt and Road Education Cooperation: A Qualitative Study of 21 “Double First-Class” Universities. International and Comparative Education, Jan 2026 accepted. (In Chinese) 【马瑄蔚，尤铮. 中国高校参与“一带一路”教育合作的行动逻辑——对21所“双一流”高校的质性研究，《比较教育研究》（待刊）】

You, Z. & Xu, M. (2024). Research on Chinese Universities’ Transnational Education along the “Belt and Road” under the International Regulatory Framework: Influencing Factors and Optimization Paths. Fudan Education Forum, 22(04):110-118. (In Chinese)【尤铮，徐墨. 国际规则框架下的中国高校“一带一路”境外办学研究：影响因素与优化路径，《复旦教育论坛》】

You, Z. & Zeng, X. (2024). The “Center-periphery” Pattern of Cross-border Higher Education and Its Evolution in the Era of Global Changes of a Magnitude. Tsinghua Journal of Education, 45(04):112-120. (In Chinese) 【尤铮，曾晓洁.跨境高等教育“中心-边缘”格局及其在大变局时代的演变，《清华大学教育研究》】

Qin, Y., You, Z., & Postiglione, G. (2024). Organizational Tensions of Cross-border Joint-universities in China: An Institutional Perspective. Fudan Education Forum, 22(01):121-128. (In Chinese) 【覃云云, 尤铮, 白杰瑞.制度理论视角下中国跨境合作大学的组织张力研究，《复旦教育论坛》】

You, Z. & Zhao, K. (2024). Liberal arts education in transnational higher education: a comparative study of New York University and its international campuses. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, DOI: 10.1080/03057925.2024.2309238.

You, Z., & Qin, Y. (2022). New Institutionalism and Comparative Education Research: Theories, Cases and Problems. Journal of Comparative Education, (03): 3-13. (In Chinese) 【尤铮,覃云云.新制度主义与比较教育研究：理论、案例及问题，《比较教育学报》】

Zhang, M., & You, Z.* (2022). International branch campuses of Chinese universities in Europe: Motivations, governance, and challenges. European Journal of Education, 57 (01): 78–95. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejed.12488.

You, Z. (2021). Crisis and Governance in Higher Education Overseas Operations --Revisiting the Labor Issues at New York University Abu Dhabi. BFSU Education Review, (02): 68-80. (In Chinese) 【尤铮.高校海外办学的危机事件及治理——对阿布扎比纽约大学的案例研究，《北外教育评论（第二辑）》】

You, Z., & Zhu, J. (2021). Transition and Functions of Official Discourse on Education in China 1978-2018 -- An Analysis of the Education News on the Front-page of People’s Daily. Education Research Monthly, (08): 28-34. (In Chinese)【尤铮,祝军.改革开放以来我国教育官方话语的变迁研究——以《人民日报》头版教育报道为语料，《教育学术月刊》】

Zhao, K. & You, Z. (2019). Isomorphism, Diversification and Strategic Ambiguity: Goal Setting of Chinese Higher Education Institutions in the Double World-Class Project. Higher Education Policy,https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41307-019-00168-8.

You, Z., & Wang, S. (2019). International Branch Campuses in Higher Education: The Status Quo, Challenges and Experiences. Jiangsu Higher Education, (11): 25-31. (In Chinese) 【尤铮,王世赟.高校海外分校建设现状、挑战与经验探析，《江苏高教》】

Research Grants

PI, 2025-present. “International Comparative Study on the Engagement of Transnational University Alliances in Global Education Governance.” National Social Science Fund (Youth Project No. CDA250280).

PI, 2024-present. “Research on the Cross-border Cooperation of Higher Education Associations in the New Era.” Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Project No. 2024JJ026)

PI of subproject, 2024-present. “The Construction of the Chinese Secretariat for China-Africa Consortium of Universities Exchange Mechanism (CACU).” BFSU Double World-Class Major Symbolic Project (Project No. 2024SYLZD006)

PI, 2022-2025. “Research on Brand Building of Beijing Higher Vocational Education ‘Going Global’ in the New Development Pattern.” Beijing Social Science Fund (Youth Project No. 22JYC017)

PI of subproject, 2022-present. “Research on the Role of International Organizations in Global Education Governance in the Post-Pandemic Era: A multi-case Study of Regional International Organizations.” BFSU Double World-Class Major Symbolic Project (Project No. 2022SYLZD037)

PI, 2020-2023. “Process and Strategy for the Global Dissemination of American Higher Education Models.” Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Project No. 2020QD18)

Academic Affiliations / Professional Appointments

2025.04 - Academic office, the Chinese Secretariat, China-Africa Consortium of Universities Exchange Mechanism (CACU)

2025.09 - Deputy Dean, International Education Research Institute, BFSU

Conferences

March 2026, San Francisco CA, USA The 70th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES 2026)

Jul 2025, Rabat, Morocco 2025 Annual Work Meeting of CACU

Mar 2024, Hong Kong, China (Virtual) Lingnan University Symposium on Internationalisation and Quality Management in Higher Education

Jun 2023, Pune, India Academic Symposium of the G20 Education Working Group (EWG)

Nov 2023, Hiroshima, Japan The 13th Biennial Conference of the Comparative Education Society of Asia (CESA 2023)

Mar 2022, Hong Kong, China (Virtual) Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong (CESHK) Annual Conference 2022

Nov 2020, Chongqing, China Annual Conference of the Comparative Education Society of China (CESC)

Dec 2019, Kunshan Jiangsu, China Duke International Forum 2019: Towards a New Era of China-U.S. Higher Education Cooperation

Nov 2018, Tampa FL, USA The 43rd Annual Conference of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE 2018)