Educational Background

Doctor of Management (1999), Hunan University, International business school;

Master of Engineering (1991), Department of Building Management Engineering, Chongqing Institute of Architecture and Engineering;

Bachelor of Engineering (1983), Department of Urban Construction, Chongqing Institute of Architecture and Engineering.

Work Experience

Jul 2021 - data: Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Economics, and Director of the Urban Development Research Center of Guangxi University

Nov 2017 - Jul 2021: Professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Business, and Director of the Urban Development Research Center of Guangxi University

Sep 2006 - Nov 2017: Vice President, Professor, and Doctoral Supervisor of Guangxi University (May 2011-Jan 2012, served as Assistant to the President at Shandong University)

Dec 2002 - Sep 2006: Vice Mayor of Laibin City, professor

Oct 2000 - Dec 2002: Deputy Director of the Department of Construction of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (May 2002 - Nov 2002, served as Deputy Director of the Construction Market Management Department of the Ministry of Construction)

Jun 1998 – Oct 2000: President, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Hunan Urban Construction College, professor

May 1985 – Jun 1998: Director of the Water Supply and Drainage Teaching and Research Office, Director of the Real Estate Teaching and Research Office, Deputy Director of the Urban Construction Department (Nov 1991), Director of the Real Estate Department (Feb 1993), Assistant to the President (Apr 1993), Vice President (Apr 1995), Lecturer (Apr 1992), Associate Professor (Jul 1993), Professor (Jul 1997) at Hunan Urban Construction College

Aug 1983 – May 1985: Technician of Infrastructure Department of Changsha Construction Machinery Research Institute, Ministry of Construction

Granted Projects

Presided over 3 National Social Science Foundation projects, 1 National Soft Science Research Program project, 13 provincial-level projects, and more than 30 other projects. Mainly participated in 2 National Social Science Foundation projects, 1 Regional Natural Science Foundation project, and 2 provincial-level projects. The national level projects are:

1. General Project of the National Social Science Foundation of China - Research on the Mechanism of Urban Rural Housing Integration Development from the Perspective of High Quality Economic Development (Approval No.: 20BJL091). The budget is 200000 yuan. Starting and ending time: Sep 2020 to Dec 2023. Hosted, under research.

2. General Project of the National Social Science Foundation of China - Research on the Reasonable Level of Housing Prices from the Perspective of New Urbanization (Approval Number: 13BJL030). The budget is 180000 yuan. Starting and ending time: Jun 2013 to Dec 2016. Hosted, completed.

3. National Social Science Foundation Western Project - Research on Resource Integration and Coordinated Development of Urban Agglomeration in the Beibu Gulf Economic Zone of Guangxi (Approval No. 09XJL020). The budget is 100000 yuan. Starting and ending time: Jun 2009 to Jul 2011. Hosted, completed.

4. General Project of the National Social Science Foundation of China - Research on the Collaborative Construction Model of the "Smart City Cluster" in the Beibu Gulf Economic Zone of Guangxi (Approval No.: 14BJL093). Funding: 200000 yuan. Starting and ending time: Jun 2014 to Dec 2016. Mainly participated (ranked second), completed.

5. National Social Science Foundation Western Project - Research on Promoting Stable and Healthy Development of the Real Estate Market in the Western Region (Approval Number: 10XJY018). Funding: 100000 yuan. Starting and ending time: Jun 2010 to Dec 2013. Mainly participated (ranked second), completed.

6. National Natural Science Foundation of China Regional Fund Project - Research on the Formation, Evolution, and Development Strategy of Industrial Modular Innovation Network: From the Perspective of High end Embedding in Dual Value Chains (Approval Number: 72163001). Funding: 280000 yuan. Starting and ending time: Jan 2022 to Dec 2025. Mainly participated in (ranked second), under research.

Publications

Published 21 academic books, 32 CSSCI papers, 8 SSCI papers, 1 SCI paper, and 42 papers in Peking University core journals and CSSCI extension boards. Representative works are:

1. Zhang Xiekui et al. Research on Sustainable Development of Urban Agglomeration in the Beibu Gulf Economic Zone of Guangxi Beijing: China Financial and Economic Publishing House, 2009. Received the first prize of the 11th Guangxi Social Science Excellent Achievement Award in 2010.

2. Zhang Xiekui et al. Research on Resource Integration and Coordinated Development of Urban Agglomeration - Taking the Beibu Gulf Urban Agglomeration in Guangxi as an Example. Beijing: China Social Sciences Press, 2012. This monograph is the final achievement of the National Social Science Foundation project. Received the second prize of the 13th Guangxi Social Science Excellent Achievement Award in 2014.

3. Xiekui Zhang, Yihan Huang*, Liyiting. The Path Choice of Manufacturing Enterprises to Enhance Competitiveness: Service Transformation or Product Innovation? Journal of Organizational and End User Computing，2023，Volume 35 • Issue 3 .  https://doi.org/10.4018/JOEUC.326932 .  SSCI一区.

4. Zhang Xiekui, Fan Guangyi. Construction and Empirical Analysis of China's Real Estate Stress Index. Urban Issues, 2016 (11). 90-98. CSSCI. Renmin University of China reprinted the full text of the third issue of "Regional and Urban Economy" in 2017.

5. Zhang Xiekui, Yuan Hongye. Research on Housing Security for Urban Migrant Workers - Taking Nanning City as an Example. Journal of Guangxi University (Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition), 2010 (3): 1-5. Renmin University of China reprinted the full text of the 12th issue of the social security system in 2010. Received the second prize of the 12th Guangxi Social Science Excellent Achievement Award in 2012.

Honors and Awards

(Ⅰ) Honorary Title

1. Outstanding Expert of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (2018)

2. Distinguished Expert of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (2018)

3. Guangxi Cultural Masters and "Four Batches of Talents" (2015)

4. Model worker of the Ministry of Construction (1994)

5. Excellent Teachers in Hunan Province (1991)

（Ⅱ）Social Science Achievement Awards

1. The research report “the Pearl River Xijiang Economic Belt Rising to National Strategic Issues” won the first prize of the 13th Guangxi Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award in Nov 2014, ranking first.

2. The book “Research on Sustainable Development of Urban Agglomeration in the Beibu Gulf Economic Zone of Guangxi” won the first prize of the 11th Guangxi Social Science Excellent Achievement Award in Dec 2010, ranking first.

3. The book “Research on Resource Integration and Coordinated Development of Urban Agglomeration - Taking the Beibu Gulf Urban Agglomeration in Guangxi as an Example” won the second prize of the 13th Guangxi Social Science Excellent Achievement Award in Nov 2014, ranking first.

4. The paper “Research on Housing Security for Urban Migrant Workers - Taking Nanning City as an Example” won the second prize of the 12th Guangxi Social Science Excellent Achievement Award in Dec 2012, ranking first.

5. The series of papers “Real Estate Valuation Technology and Application” won the second prize of the 6th Hunan Province Social Science Excellent Achievement Award in Feb 2002, ranking first.

6. The book “Research on the Current Situation and Development Strategies of Hunan's Real Estate Industry” won the second prize of the 4th Hunan Province Social Science Excellent Achievement Award in Dec 1997, ranking first.

7. The book “Research on Collaborative Innovation in the Beibu Gulf Economic Zone of Guangxi” won the third prize of the 15th Guangxi Social Science Excellent Achievement Award in Dec 2018, ranking first.

8. The book “Research on Sustainable Development of Real Estate Industry in the Beibu Gulf Economic Zone of Guangxi” won the third prize of the 12th Guangxi Social Science Excellent Achievement Award in Dec 2012, ranking first.

9. The book “Real Estate Technical Economics” was awarded the Provincial Excellent Award for Outstanding Social Science Achievements in the 3rd Hunan Province in December 1995, and is the sole author.

（Ⅲ）Teaching Achievement Awards

1. “Deepening the Teaching Reform of Urban Construction Vocational Colleges and Building a New Model for Cultivating Technically Applied Talents” was awarded the second prize of the National Teaching Achievement Award in Dec 2001, ranking second.

2. “Deepening the Teaching Reform of Urban Construction Vocational Colleges and Building a New Model for Cultivating Technically Applied Talents” won the first prize of the Provincial Teaching Achievement Award for Higher Education in Hunan Province in Mar 2001, ranking second.

3. "Facing the Frontline of Grassroots and Cultivating Applied Real Estate Specialized Talents", won the second prize of Hunan Provincial Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award in March 2001, ranking first.

4. “Research and Practice on Teaching Reform of Real Estate Operation and Management” won the second prize of Hunan Province Teaching Achievement Award in Jul 1997, ranking first.

5. “Participatory Teaching Model” won the provincial second prize for teaching achievements in Hunan Province in Oct 1993, and is the sole author.

6. “Exploration and Practice of Teaching Reform in Higher Engineering Majors for Construction” was awarded the third prize at the provincial level for teaching achievements in Hunan Province in July 1997, ranking fourth.

Teaching Courses

Undergraduate course: “Contemporary Chinese Economy Special Topic”

Master's courses: “Special Topics in Regional Economic Theory” and “Policy and Frontiers in Economics”

Doctoral course: “Professional Frontier Special Research Course”