Yue WANG

Professor, Doctoral Supervisor

2016–2022: Served as Executive Vice Dean and Dean of the School of Sports Science and Engineering;

Head of the master's programme in Sports Humanities and Sociology, director of the Research Institute of Sports Economics, and director of the Research Institute of Sports Materials;

Honorary Professor at Seikei University, Osaka, Japan;

Distinguished Visiting Professor at St. Thomas University, Miami, USA;

Adjunct Professor at multiple institutions including Donghua University, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, and Dalian Jiaotong University;

Consultant to the National Sports Training Centre of Poland;

Chief Economic Advisor to Taishan Sports Industry Group.

Teaching Responsibilities and Achievements

Lectures undergraduate courses including “University Public Physical Education” and “Introduction to International Economics and Trade”, postgraduate courses such as “Sports Economics” and “Sports Industry Studies”, alongside core doctoral programmes;

Honoured as a “Shanghai Municipal Distinguished Teacher” and recipient of multiple teaching accolades including the First Prize for Teaching Achievement in Shanghai.

Research and Social Contributions

Led over 170 national and provincial-level projects;

Research achievements have garnered the Shanghai Science and Technology Progress Award and the First Prize for Outstanding Achievements in Shanghai Sports Social Sciences. Research reports have been adopted by government departments and incorporated into policy formulation and development planning;

Published over 60 academic papers, secured invention patents as the primary inventor, and spearheaded the establishment of China's first research centre dedicated to new materials for sports equipment.