Dr. Juming Shen is a local resident of Suzhou. He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Soochow University in 2007 and 2010 respectively. To further explore his interest in academic studies, he went to Australia with the fund from China Scholarship Council and he obtained his Ph.D in educational studies from Queensland University of Technology in 2013. He returned to his hometown immediately and started working at Soochow University as a senior lecturer in the School of Foreign Languages. In 2016, Dr. Shen joined the Language Centre of Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University where he taught modules on English for Academic Purposes and developed a new module of “Developing Students’ Intercultural Awareness and Skills”. In 2019, he joined Academy of Future Education as an Assistant Professor to lecture on the program of MA Global Education. From 2019 to 2021, he worked as Director of Learning and Teaching for the school for two years. From 2021 to 2024, he worked as the founding HoD of Learning Institute for Future Excellence (LIFE), a department dedicated to develop students’ lifelong learning capacity as well as the overall learning practices in XJTLU. Currently, Dr Shen is the Programme Director of MA Global Education in Department of Education Studies, Academy of Future Education.

Dr Shen’s research interest is now focused on the sociological aspects of digital eduation, such as the impact of educational digitalization and AI on students, teachers, and schools at various levels. His research is largely informed by educational semiotics (edu-semiotics), an analytical framework gaining acknowledgement rapidly and widely in educational studies.

Project-based learning

Digital education theory and practice

Educational policy analysis

February 2024 - Present: Associate Professor; Programme Director of MA Global Education, Department of Educational Studies, AoFE, XJTLU

October 2021 - January 2024: Associate Professor, AoFE; Head, Learning Institute for Future Excellence, Academy of Future Education, XJTLU

December 2019 – September 2021: Assistant Professor, Director of Learning and Teaching, Institute of Leadership and Education Advanced Development (ILEAD), Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University

August 2016 – December 2019: EAP Teacher at English Language Center, Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University;

August 2013 – 2016：Senior Lecturer, School of Foreign Languages, Soochow University;

Programme Director: MA Global Education

Programme Director: Industry and Enterprise Tailored Education (IETE)

Module Leader: LIF001 (ACY2023-2024)

Module Leader: EDS401 (ACY2020-2023)

Module Leader: LAN008 (ACY2018-2020)

Language and Power

Education and Globalization: Critical Perspectives

Comprehensive English

Developing Students Intercultural Communication Competence

English for Academic Purposes

2023 Excellent Teacher of Suzhou Municipal City

2022 AoFE Excellence in Learning and Teaching Award