Education Qualifications
1999 - Ph.D. (Economics), University of Umeå (Sweden)
1986 - MSc. (Civil Engineering), Kyoto University
1982 - B.A., (Economic Geography), Peking University.
Academic Career
2000 - present (tenured) Professor at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan.
1999 - 2000 Visiting Fellow at Department of Economics, National University of Singapore.
1999- Professor at Ocean University, Qingdao.
1997-1998 Associate Professor with primary responsibility for methodological research at the Swedish Institute for Futures Studies, Stockholm.
1997- Associate Professor in duty at Department of Economics of Jönköping International Business School, Sweden.
1996- Research Associate, Hong Kong University of Technology,Hong Kong.
1996- Professor in duty at Beijing Normal University, Beijing.
1995 - Visiting Associate Professor, Tottori University, Japan.
1991- Visiting scholar, Center for Energy and Environmental Studies, Boston University.
1987-1988 Research assistant, Department of Economics, University of Umeå (Sweden)
1989-1996 Visiting scholar, Institute for Futures Studies, Stockholm
Administration
2009-2011: Associate Dean, College of International Management (Graduate School), The Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University. 2009-2010: APM Academic Field Leader at the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University.