Short Bio

Niancai Liu is currently the Director of the Center for World-Class Universities of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His research interests include world-class universities and research universities, educational evaluation and academic ranking, internationalization of education and global common good(s). His recent books include “World-Class Universities: Global Trends and Institutional Models” and “China and Europe on the New Silk Road: Connecting Universities Across Eurasia”. He is a member of the editorial/advisory boards of several international and national journals. The Academic Ranking of World Universities, an online publication of his group since 2003.