Yidan Liu

Yidan (Elaine) currently leads initiatives in soft skills development and plays an active role in advancing global partnership engagement within IBSS, focusing on the design, delivery, and continuous enhancement of training and coaching that support students’ professional readiness and long-term career development. She also generates data-informed insights through student and employer research, translating emerging employment and skills trends into programme design to ensure training remains aligned with evolving industry expectations.

With an MBA from Lancaster University Management School, she brings a cross-disciplinary background grounded in strategic thinking, project management, learning experience design, and large-scale programme coordination.

Since 2013, Elaine has delivered over 2,400 teaching hours and facilitated more than 300 lectures and workshops. Her expertise spans training design, stakeholder collaboration, employer engagement, and project-based delivery of employability programmes.

She is a certified Career Development Practitioner with the National Career Development Association (NCDA), a certified Belbin Team Roles consultant, and holds the Project Management Professional (PMP) credential.

Transferable Skills Training Specialist, IBSS - Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University - 2022 to present

Member of External Mentor Committee(Commerce) - Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University - 2024 to present

Member of The MiM(MSc in Management) Global Industry Mentoring Board - Lancaster University Management School - 2023 to present

Director of Digital Marketing, MBA Student Board - Lancaster University Management School - 2019 to 2020

MBA Consultant, The Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce/ ARUP Limited Group - 2019 to 2020

Project Manager and Language Teacher, Overseas Prep Center - Suzhou New Oriental School - 2013 to 2019

IBSS Student Development and Student Team

Employability and Soft Skills Training:

1. CV Writing and Cover Letter
2. Group Interview Strategy
3. One-on-one Interview Strategy
4. Presentation Skills for PG Dissertation and UG Final Year Project(FYP)
5. Self-awareness and Career Construction
6. Networking for Your Career Ecosystem
7. Job Searching Skills
8. Negotiation
9. Business Etiquette 
10. English Presentation - Stress and Intonation
11. Belbin Team Roles for Effective Teamwork

IBSS Summer School Group Projects:

1. Effective Teamwork: Belbin Team Roles
2. Presentation for Business Proposal/Pitching

Guest Speaker

1. UG ACC 101 (Skills for Professional Accountants)
2. PG ACC406 (Corporate Reporting and Auditing I)
3. PG ECO402 (Time Series Analysis)

IBSS Award - Service Excellence in AY2024/25