Assoc.Prof. Min Du

Edinburgh Napier University, UK

Brief introduction:

Dr. Anna Min Du is Professor of Finance and the Research Lead for the Accounting and Finance Subject Group at Edinburgh Napier University, UK. Dr Du holds a PhD in Finance from the University of Nottingham, UK and an MA in Finance and Investment from the same university. She has published over 90 articles in internationally renowned journals, including British Journal of Management (2022, 2024, 2025), International Business Review, Journal of International Money and Finance, International Review of Financial Analysis, Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Annals of Operations Research, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Energy Economics, International Marketing Review, Journal of Environmental Management, among others. Her expertise is further recognized by her appointments as an Associate Editor at European Journal of Finance, Energy Economics and International Journal of Finance and Economics; an Area Editor at RIBAF, an editorial board member of Corporate Governance: An International Review, EIA Review and Financial Innovation, and guest editor for several esteemed journals  highlighting her leadership and respected status in the research community. In addition, she serves as a visiting professor at University of Akron, US.. 

Prof. Han Zhang

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Zhang Han holds a Ph.D. and serves as a professor and Vice Dean of the School of Economics and Management. Recognized as a national-level young talent, he is also the lead expert of a major National Social Science Fund project. His research focuses on forestry economic theory and policy, as well as resource economics and environmental management, with particular emphasis on forest land tenure reform and carbon sequestration in forest ecosystems. He has published numerous papers in high-quality journals such as Acta Ecologica Sinica, Chinese Rural Economy, Issues in Agricultural Economy, Scientia Silvae Sinicae, Nature Communications, Land Use Policy, and Forest Policy and Economics. He has presided over multiple research projects, including a major National Social Science Fund project, National Natural Science Foundation of China projects, a special sub-project under the National Key R&D Program for Young Scientists, and a Humanities and Social Sciences Project of the Ministry of Education. His accolades include the Third Prize (for his monograph) in the 9th Outstanding Achievement Award for Scientific Research in Higher Education Institutions (Humanities and Social Sciences) by the Ministry of Education, the Second Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress in the 14th Liangxi Forestry Science and Technology Award, the First Prize for Outstanding Achievements in Humanities and Social Sciences Research in Shaanxi Higher Education Institutions, and the First Prize for Outstanding Research on Agriculture, Rural Areas, and Farmers in Shaanxi Province.

Prof. Qunyang Du

Zhejiang University of Technology, China

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Du Qunyang is the Executive Dean of the School of Economics at Zhejiang University of Technology, a professor, and a doctoral supervisor. He served as a member of the 12th National Youth Federation and a standing committee member of the 11th Zhejiang Provincial Youth Federation. He has been recognized as a provincial-level leading talent in Zhejiang, a mid-career academic leader in Zhejiang's higher education institutions, and one of the first "Teaching Excellence Award for Young Faculty" recipients in Zhejiang's universities. Additionally, he serves as the Dean of the Yiwu Science and Technology Research Institute at Zhejiang University of Technology. He has led one national-level key project, four national-level projects, and three sub-projects under major national programs. He has published dozens of papers in high-quality domestic and international journals, and his research achievements have earned him awards such as the Ministry of Education's Outstanding Achievement Award for Humanities and Social Sciences in Chinese Universities, the Zhejiang Provincial Philosophy and Social Sciences Outstanding Achievement Award, and the Zhejiang Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award. His research findings have also received multiple written endorsements from top provincial and ministerial-level leaders.