Dr. Weize Huang is the Founding Director of Social Entrepreneurship Research Centre (SERC) and Assistant Professor at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) in the UK. Dr. Huang received his Ph.D. degree from the School of Management (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA, CEEMAN IQA and CAMEA accredited) at Zhejiang University. His research spans topics in Entrepreneurship and Organizational Behavior, with particular interests in the micro-foundation of entrepreneurship and the interpersonal side of individual workplace behaviors in the era of digitalization and artificial intelligence. In 2023, Dr. Huang received the Jiangsu Provincial High-level Talent Award for his research achievements in entrepreneurial team formation. 

His work has been published and presented in journals and conferences such as Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal (FT 50, ABS4, SSCI Q1), The International Journal of Human Resource Management (ABDC-A, ABS3, SSCI Q1), Ethics & Behavior (SSCI Q2), Chinese Journal of Applied Psychology (CSSCI), Psychology in China Social Science Excellence (reprinted journal), AoM Annual Meeting, IACMR Biennial Conference, AIB Asia Pacific Regional Conference, EIASM, ESI, etc. His dissertation won the Award of National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation in Innovation and Entrepreneurship  (10 winners per year with 5 in Entrepreneurship research). He has also hosted or participated in several research projects sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Zhejiang Provincial Philosophy and Social Science Foundation of China, the Science Technology Department and Education Department of Zhejiang Province, and McGill University.

Dr. Huang is the Liaison Officer in Zhejiang Province for IACMR. As for entrepreneurial practice, he co-founded two new ventures and currently also serves as a consultant for some domestic start-ups. He also takes the role of entrepreneurship mentor at government-backed incubators in Suzhou as well as Shanghai. Regarding human resource management practice, he has several consulting experiences in tourism, transportation, education training, and medical industries. Concerning education practice, he collaborated with Haier Group to develop an English-taught course on innovative management models for undergraduate programmes.

**Accepting PhD Students. Ph.D. applicants are encouraged to email Dr. Huang with their research ideas. Students with research backgrounds in education are welcome to co-explore the phenomenon of student entrepreneurship (Office: E-5078).

SERC is a social innovation ecosystem rooted in the XJTLU ecosystem, aiming to empower the center's ecosystem partners through Syntegrative research/consulting projects. The center focuses on Syntegrative consulting/research projects as its foundation, working alongside the government, think tank members, and student research assistants. By integrating the diverse resources of these various stakeholders, the center strives to generate sustainable and scalable ecological value for education, businesses, government, and society as a whole. [SERC是一个根植于西交利物浦大学大生态下的社会创新生态系统。它以融合式项目为切入点，整合各生态相关方的优势资源，持续创造更具网络效应和规模效益的生态价值。自2023年10月18日正式成立以来，中心已陆续完成多个政府、企业融合式项目。期待更多生态伙伴的加入与合作! ]

Selected Media coverage regarding SERC：

• Chinese Enterprises in the Digital Era (RMIT Study Tour)
• University-level Innovation Competition (Business Consulting)
• Government Activities Engagement (Governmental Award)
• Innovation Management in Industry 4.0 (Governmental Workshop)
• Governmental Entrepreneurship Competition Support (Ent. Judge)
• Coping with Uncertain Environments (Business Practice Workshop)
• Co-construction of Ent. Practice Base (Government Collaboration)
• Government-backed Incubator Support (Ent. Mentor)
• GYB Entrepreneurship Workshop for Communities (Ent. Workshop)

Entrepreneurship

OB&HRM

Academic:

Founding Director of Social Entrepreneurship Research Centre, XJTLU, 2023 - Present

PhD supervisor, XJTLU, 2023 - Present

Assistant Professor, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Hub, XJTLU, 2022 - Present

Liaison Officer in Zhejiang Province for IACMR, 2019 - Present

Joint Ph.D. student (Organizational behavior), McGill University, 2020-2021

Visiting Student (Entrepreneurship and Innovation), Stanford University, 2019

Teaching Assistant, UG/PIEGL/MBA, SOM, Zhejiang University

Administrative and practical:

Peer Review Coordinator of Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Hub, XJTLU, 2022 - Present

Representative of Sustainability Council, XJTLU, 2023 - Present

Lead Pathfinder of School of Intelligent Manufacturing Ecosystem, XJTLU, 2024 - Present

Representative for School Progress Committee of IME, XJTLU, 2024 - Present

Liaison Officer for the Alumni Association of Zhejiang University, 2022 - Present

Co-founder, Hangzhou Beiao Internet of Things Technology Co., Ltd. (Founded in 2022)

Co-founder, Wuhan Fengkuang Aiqu Internet Technology Co., Ltd.(Founded in 2015)

Undergraduate Modules:

1. ENT102TC Entrepreneurship Concepts and Practice, Module Leader

(AY22/23, 483 students; AY23/24, 476 students)

2. ENT203TC Leadership and Communication, Co-teacher

(AY22/23, 358 students; AY23/24, 456 students)

3. ENT103TC Creative Innovator’s Toolkit, Co-teacher

(AY24/25, 824 students)

4. MFE304TC Haier Rendanheyi Management Model, Co-teacher

(AY22/23, 11 students; AY23/24, 13 students)

5. ENT301TC Capstone Project

Postgraduate Modules and others

1. Chinese Enterprises in the Digital Era, Module leader

(AY24/25, 15 RMIT University EMBA/MBA students)

2. ENT401TC Research Methods for Entrepreneurs, Guest Lecturer

(AY22/23, 123 MSc students)

3. Global Entrepreneurship, Module leader (Summer School)

(AY23/24, 57  Immersive Technopreneurship students)

* Unique Teaching Innovation: Entrepreneurial Gamification Pedagogy

Research:

• Mao Lixiang Family Business Research Best Paper Award, ISEFB, 2024
• Jiangsu Provincial High-level Talent Award, 2023
• Outstanding Reviewer, Chinese Human Resources Development Conference, 2023
• National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2022
• Outstanding Ph.D. Graduate in Zhejiang Province, 2022
• Outstanding Ph.D. Graduate in Zhejiang University, 2022
• The First Prize of Excellent Achievement Award of Philosophy and Social Science in Zhejiang University, 2022

Practice:

• Outstanding Entrepreneurship Mentor, 2024
• National Bronze Award, National Students Entrepreneurship Competition, 2016
• Provincial Gold Award (Hubei Province), National Students Entrepreneurship Competition, 2016

Scholarship:

• Postgraduate of Merit / Triple A Postgraduate, 2021
• Yangye Alumni Scholarship, 2021
• Award of Honor for Postgraduate, 2021
• Xinhai Public Welfare Responsibility Scholarship, 2021
• Outstanding Postgraduate Leader Award, 2020
• Scholarship of Academic Excellence, 2017-2022
• Award of Honor for Undergraduate, 2015
• China National Scholarship, 2015
• Outstanding Undergraduate Leader Award, 2014
• President Scholarship, 2014