Dr. QIU, Hanqin
Distinguished Professor, Ph.D
Academic qualifications
> PhD (1999) University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
> M.A. (1993) University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
> B.A. (1986) Nankai University, Tianjin, China
> CHE (1996) American Hotel and Lodging Association, Washington, DC
Academic experience
Dr. QIU, Hanqin is the Distinguished Professor at Nankai University, the Dean of College of Tourism and Service Management. She was the Professor of International Tourism at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University before she joined Nankai. She is also the Vice-President of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Hong Kong Association, Committee member of University Grants Committee Quality Assurance Auditor, the Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism and the consultant on Education Administration to the Sun Yat-sen University.
Her research interests focus on the analysis of tourism demand, consumer behavior, the inbound and outbound tourism in China, the tourism development and policy issues in Asia Pacific, and tourism education innovations, etc. She has published more than 90 refereed journal articles in major international refereed journals. She has served as guest editor for International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management and Journal of Vacation Marketing on Special Issues for China Hotel and Tourism Development. She was also the regional editor for International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management.
Industry experience, including industry related professional development
In 2016, Professor Qiu and her team founded the World’s FIRST Micro-Master’s Credentials in International Hotel Management collaborated with the edX platform, which was created by MIT and Harvard University. The program received recognitions more than 40,000 online learners from over 175 countries within less than two years.
Professor Qiu actively participates in various projects funded by governments and enterprises, she is also a regular speaker at major international conference and events aiming to enhance the development of global tourism.
