Yang Rui is Dean and Chair Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong. With over thirty-six years of academic career in Mainland China, Australia and Hong Kong, he has an impressive track record on research at the interface of Chinese and Western traditions in education. Bridging the theoretical thrust of comparative education and the applied nature of international education, Professor Yang’s research interests include education policy sociology, comparative and cross-cultural studies in education, international higher education, educational development in Chinese societies, and international politics in educational research. His international reputation is evidenced by his extensive list of publications, research projects, invited keynote lectures in international and regional conferences, leadership in professional associations and membership in editorial boards of scholarly journals.