Since November 2016, Professor Liu Yuanchun is Vice President of the Renmin University of China (RUC), where he obtained his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree and PhD.
He also works as Executive Dean of the National Development and Strategy Academy and Executive Deputy Director of the Institute of Economic Research at RUC. Prior to that, he served as deputy Dean of the School of Economics and as Director of the Scientific Research Office.
Professor Yuanchun is also a member of several academic bodies, such as the China Scholarship Council of the Ministry of Education, the International Economic Association, and the Advisory Committee for Ministry of Industry and information Technology. He also serves as an expert adviser in finance and economics for the National Monetary Policy Commission and the Ministry of Finance, among others.
His main research areas are Macroeconomics and World Economics, and he has won several awards, including the Fok Ying Tung Foundation Award for Excellent Young Scholars, the Ministry of Education’s Excellent Award in Scientific Research in Higher Institution, and the Beijing Pioneer of Education for Innovation in Science and Technology award.
He has also been selected as distinguished professor of the Changjiang Scholars Program, distinguished expert of the State Council, and a member of the New Century Excellent Talents Program.