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Wang Yan is Deputy Secretary-General of University Network for Research Collaboration (iUNRC) and Senior Specialist, Academy of Regional and Global Governance, Beijing Foreign Studies University. In her prior role, she was Education Network Coordinator of APEC Human Resource Development Working Group from2015 to 2022. She has over 20 years of professional experiences in the field of education policy and administration at national and international level, working with Chinese governments as well as UNESCO, World Bank, UNICEF, G20 and providing intellectual strategic and operational leadership, helping to meet regional and global development needs through strategic planning, policy reforms and education innovation.
She has led the drafting, revision and finalization of APEC Education Strategy 2030, the first mid- and long-term plan for education development in the sphere of APEC as well as G20 Education Dialogue, a platform for education exchange for policymakers, researchers and practitioners in G20 members. She has authored, co-authored and edited numerous articles, reports, journal and books on various educational topics including groundbreaking works Education Policy Reform Trends in G20 Members as well as Research, Policymaking and Innovation: Teacher and Education Development in the Belt and Road Countries. She has been selected as one of 20 thought-leaders on the future of education and learning by UNESCO for her contribution to the study on 21st century competencies and skills. She holds a Ph.D. of education policy, administration and social studies from the University of Hong Kong, a Master of Educational Economics and Administration and a first degree in English Literature.