
Yun Yue, Ph.D.
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Title:Assistant Professor
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Office:GEH B511
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Email:
Biography
Dr. Yun Yue is an Assistant Professor in the College of Education at Wenzhou-Kean University. Prior to joining WKU, she served as a Senior Lecturer and Course Coordinator at Torrens University Australia. She earned her PhD in Education from the University of Tasmania and later completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Peking University, China. She currently holds adjunct professorships at National Taiwan Normal University and Torrens University Australia. Dr. Yue has led and contributed to numerous nationally and internationally funded research projects supported by the Australian Government Department of Education, China’s National Education Sciences Planning Office, and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation. Her work has been published in leading SSCI journals, including Higher Education, British Journal of Educational Technology, Higher Education Research & Development, and Asia Pacific Education Review. In recognition of her scholarly contributions, she serves as Associate Editor for the British Journal of Sociology of Education and the Journal of Global Higher Education, and is an active peer reviewer for several top-tier international journals.
Education Background
2009 - 2012 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Tasmania, Australia
2008 - 2009 Master of Education, University of Tasmania, Australia
2000 - 2004 Bachelor of Arts, Anhui University, China
Research Interests
Over the past decade, her research has focused on international student mobility, transnational knowledge dissemination, the intersection of AI and higher education, and academic professional development.
Working Experience
2019.09 - 2025.08 Senior Lecturer/course coordinator, Torrens University Australia
2015.05 - 2019.07 Assistant Professor, Hohai Univesity, Nanjing, China
2012.10 - 2014.10 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Peking University, China
2006.06 - 2008.03 Technical Translator, Shanghai ALSTOM Ltd., Shanghai, China
Selected Publications
Peer-reviewed journal articles:
- Yun, Y. (2025). Collaborative Cell Groups: Bridging Separation in the Community of Inquiry in a Context of Internationalization at a Distance. British Journal of Educational Technology.
- Ma, W. H. & Yue, Y. (2015). Internationalisation for quality in Chinese higher education: Students perspectives. Higher Education. 70(2). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-015-9899-1 (Best Paper Award)
- Zhang, Y., Xiong, W., Yue, Y. (2024). Involution life in the ivory tower: a Chinese university’s teacher perceptions on academic profession and well‑being under the Double First‑class Initiative. Asia Pacific Education Review
- Yue, Y., De Souza, D., Townson, L. (2023). No human mobility, how knowledge mobiles in a context of internationalisation at a distance? Higher Education Research & Development. 42 (5), 1165-1181
- Ma, Y., Yue, Y., Hou, L. (2021). The impact of proactive personality and clinical learning environment on nursing college students' perceived employability. Nurse Education in Practice. 56, 103213.
- Yue, Y., Guo, L., Ma, Y. (2021). Factors influencing international student inward mobility in China: A comparison between students from BRI and non-BRI countries. Educational Studies. 50(5), 597–615
- Yue. Y. (2017), 国际学生流动动因的理论解释: 一个综述. 外国教育研究, 44, 81-91. [Theoretical Explanation of the Motivations for International Student Mobility: A Literature Review. Studies in Foreign Education, 44, 81-91]. In Mandarin (CSSCI)
- Yue, Y. (2014). 澳大利亚国际教育现状及发展趋势.高教探索 [Current Situation and Development Trends of International Education in Australia. Higher Education Exploration], 5, 62-67. In Mandarin (CSSCI)
- Yue, Y. & Ma, W. H. (2014). 首都高校学科国际化发展现状研究——基于学术视角. 学术论坛, [A Study on the Current Development of Discipline Internationalization in Capital Universities: An Academic Perspective. Academic Forum]. 4(3), 141-146 In Mandarin (CSSCI)
- Yue, Y. (2014). 在澳留学生社会参与度影响因素的实证分析-.以澳大利亚东南部6所大学为例. 北京社会科学, [An Empirical Analysis of Factors Influencing International Students' Social Participation in Australia: A Case Study of Six Universities in Southeast Australia. Beijing Social Sciences] 3, 113-120. In Mandarin (CSSCI)
- Yue, Y. (2013). 来华留学生影响因素的实证分析. 国家教育行政学院学报, [An Empirical Analysis of Factors Influencing International Students Coming to China. Journal of the National Academy of Education Administration] 8, 71-77. In Mandarin (CSSCI)
Book:
- Yue, Y. (2012). Life in an Unfamiliar country: Health and Wellbeing of International students in an Australian Tertiary Context, Berlin: LAMBERT Academic Publisher.
Book Chapters:
- Yue, Y. (2014) Australian Higher Education Policy. A Study on the Current Status of Internationalization Development of Higher Education in the Capital. Peking University Press
- Ma, Y., Yue, Y. (2023). Student Insights on Fostering Sustainable Careers in China: Implications for Universities and Employers, IGI Global.
Fundings & Scholarships
- “Reimagining Education: Knowledge Dissemination in a Hybrid and Transnational Context”, funded by Australian Government Department of Education
- “Motivation and Determinants of International Students studying in China - Based on ‘Structure-agency’ Theory”, funded by China’s National Education Science Funding (No. CDA150127), Chief Investigator
- ‘Policies and Strategies of International Education in the US, UK, and Australia’, funded by China’s Postdoctoral Funding (No. 2014M550533), Chief Investigator
- “Determinants of International Student Mobility in China, US, UK and Australia”, funded by China’s Ministry of Education, Chief Investigator
- “Evaluating Internationalization of Higher Education in China”, funded by China’s Ministry of Education, Postdoctoral Investigator
- Graduate Research Write-up Scholarship, University of Tasmania
Awards
- Excellent SESL (Student Evaluation of Subjects and Lecturers) score in T1, 2024
- The Most Popular Lecturer (Torrens University Australia, 2022)
- Teaching Merit (Torrens University Australia 2021)
- Qualified Australian Education Agent Counsellor (QEAC No: O215, 2019)
- Professional Translator from English to Chinese (NATTI, No.91143, 2016)
- Excellent PhD Research Completion Awards (University of Tasmania, 2012)
- Journal Article Publication Awards, University of Tasmania (2012)
- Member of Golden Key International Honour Society, Australia
Other Academic Activitives
- Associate Editor of Journal of Global Higher Education, hosted by the University of Manchester, UK.
- Peer-reviewed paper reviewer
- Springer Nature
- Higher Education
- Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
- International Journal of Intercultural Relations
- International Journal of Educational Development
- Asian Journal of Social Psychology
- Cogent Education
- Journal of International Migration and Integration