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Qiantao Zhang is currently Associate Professor at the Department of Urban Planning and Design, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU). Dr. Zhang received his Ph.D. in Economic Geography from Cardiff University. Dr. Zhang's main research interests include entrepreneurship, innovation, and regional development. Prior to joining XJTLU, he worked as Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto and Research Assistant at Trinity College Dublin. Dr. Zhang's ORCID profile is available at: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4450-5775, and his Scopus ID is: 58642627100.
Research interests
Urban and regional economics
Entrepreneurship and innovation
Experience
Associate Professor, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University - 2024 to present
Assistant Professor, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University - 2019 to 2024
Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Toronto - 2017 to 2019
Research Assistant, Trinity College Dublin - 2014 to 2016
Teaching
DES107 Entrepreneurialism in Design and Engineering
UPD105 Urban and Environmental Economics
UPD109 History and Purpose of Planning
UPD202 Rural Planning
UPD305 Final Year Project
UPD311 Planning and Property Development
UPD409 Dissertation
GLA2000H Innovation Policy Capstone (at University of Toronto)
GLA2014H Innovation and Economic Development (at University of Toronto)
Awards and honours
2022 Outstanding Academic Staff Award for Teaching Excellence (Nominated), XJTLU
2020 Entrepreneurship and Innovation Award, Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education (via XJTLU)
2014 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Irish Research Council (via Trinity College Dublin)
2010 Doctoral Scholarship, Nesta (via University of Wales)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Related documents
Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D., Cardiff University - 2016
M.M., Chinese Academy of Sciences - 2009
B.Eng., Huazhong University of Science and Technology - 2006
External positions
Associate, Innovation Policy Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto
15 Aug 2019 → …
Research areas
- Economic Geography
- Entrepreneurship & Innovation
- Regional Development
Keywords
- G Geography (General)
- Economic Geography
- Regional Development
- HD28 Management. Industrial Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Innovation
- LB2300 Higher Education
- Economics of Higher Education
Person Types
- Staff
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Spatial Planning and Rural Revitalisation Summer School
Wang, X. (PI), Chao, Q. (Team member), Chen, B. (Team member), Zhang, Q. (Team member), Tang, X. (Team member), Tang, B. (Team member), Dong, Y. (Team member), Jiang, F. (Team member), Lan, C. (Team member), Xu, K. (Team member) & Song, J. (Team member)
1/03/24 → 31/10/24
Project: Other
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TDF: A Proactive Learning and Teaching Approach to Preventing Student Cross-Language Plagiarism
Wang, X. (PI), Lei, Y. (CoI), Zhang, Q. (CoI) & Lin, L. (CoI)
1/03/23 → 31/12/24
Project: Internal Research Project
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Balancing Economic Growth and Environmental Improvement: Evidence from the Chinese Prefectural-Level Cities
Zhang, Q. (PI)
1/01/23 → 31/12/24
Project: Internal Research Project
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Perceptions and Experiences of Overseas Visitors in Suzhou: Survey, Implications and Policy Recommendations
Wang, Y. (PI), Zhang, Q. (Team member), Manley, A. (Team member) & Sun, B. (Team member)
20/12/22 → 30/04/23
Project: Governmental Research Project
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Educational diversity and work experience paths towards entrepreneurship
Zhang, Q., Marzocchi, C. & Breznitz, S. M., 14 Mar 2025, In: Small Business Economics. p. 1-23 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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国际本土化视角下的合作共建园区
Xu, Y. (Editor) & Zhang, Q. (Editor), Mar 2025, (In preparation) 中国建筑工业出版社. 300 p.Research output: Book/Report/Edited volume › Book › peer-review
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2024 UPD Summer Exhibition: Papers published on our lands / UPD暑期展览：写在大地上的论文
Huang, Y. (Designer), Chang, Y. (Other), Chen, B. (Other), Cho, H. R. (Other), Chung, H.-C. (Other), Kao, S.-Y. (Other), Kim, K. (Other), Kim, J. S. (Other), Lee, J. H. (Other), Lei, Y. (Other), Lin, L. (Other), Pellegrini, P. (Other), Song, J. (Other), Sturup, S. (Other), Wang, R. (Other), Wang, Y. (Other), Wang, X. (Other), Xu, Y. (Other), Yonto, D. (Other) & Zhang, Q. (Other) & 5 others, , 20 Jun 2024Research output: Practice-based research output › Exhibition/ Event/ Festival › Curated works: Physical Exhibition/ Event/ Festival
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Analyzing the impact of gender on entrepreneurship and innovation: Evidence from university graduates
Zhang, Q., Fox, M. F., Breznitz, S. M. & Kessler, T. C., 5 Aug 2024, In: The Journal of Technology Transfer. p. 1-31 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Cybersecurity governance and corporate market value: Perspectives from investor trust and supply chain trust
Tan, W., Guo, B. & Zhang, Q., 18 Dec 2024, In: Pacific Basin Finance Journal. 90, 2025, p. 1-17 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)
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Building cities through urban regeneration in the era of AI
Lei, Y. (Organiser), Chen, B. (Organiser), Zhang, Q. (Organiser), Liu, J. (Organiser), Tang, Y. (Organiser), Liu, J. (Organiser), Tao, Y. (Participant), Schnabel, M. A. (Participant), Wu, Z. (Participant), Yi, X. (Participant), Shaw, D. (Participant), Li, Y. (Participant), Chen, Q. (Participant), Sun, L. (Participant), Hong, G. (Participant), Wang, C. (Participant), Wei, X. (Participant), Kim, J. S. (Participant), Wang, Y. (Participant), Xu, Y. (Participant), Feng, X. (Participant) & Chen, J. (Participant)
20 Sept 2025 → 21 Sept 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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Second Symposium on Cooperative Industrial Park: Taking a GLOCAL Perspective
Yunqing Xu (Organiser), Qinyu Zhang (Organiser), Qiantao Zhang (Organiser), Xuefeng Wang (Participant), Zhenyu Su (Participant), Hongqiao Dou (Participant), Shunjie Jiang (Participant), Jing Lv (Participant), Dasheng Zhao (Participant), Xinwen Gao (Participant), Qining Chen (Participant), Hongchen Hu (Participant), Zhihan Pan (Participant) & Qianhong Mao (Participant)
22 Jul 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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First Symposium on Cooperative Industrial Park: Taking a GLOCAL Perspective
Yunqing Xu (Organiser), Qinyu Zhang (Organiser), Qiantao Zhang (Organiser), Xuefeng Wang (Participant), Zhenyu Su (Participant), Hongqiao Dou (Participant), Shunjie Jiang (Participant), Lin Li (Participant), Daoan Fan (Participant) & Jing Lv (Participant)
22 Jun 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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Regenerating the Public Realm in Time of Environmental Crises: Experiments by Sasaki
Shih-yang Kao (Organiser), Qiantao Zhang (Organiser) & Shuai Hao (Participant)
27 Nov 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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UPD Alumni Stories
Lei, Y. (Participant), Chen, B. (Participant), Zhang, Q. (Participant) & Cho, H. R. (Participant)
Nov 2023 → Aug 2025Activity: Other