Prof Weimin Li

Prof. Weimin Li is an Honorary Visiting Fellow at ARU. As a PhD supervisor and founder of the China Future Creative Class (CFCC) programme, he has made significant contributions to education, research, and innovation.

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Background

As well as being an Honorary Visiting Fellow at ARU, Prof Li is the Founder of CFCC Cambridge Academy and the Co-founder and Manager of the CFCC-Anglia Ruskin University Visiting Scholar Programme.

Additionally, Prof Li serves as a professor and PhD supervisor at the School of Economics, Liaoning University, and holds the position of Academic Researcher at the University of Cambridge.

Spoken Languages

• English
• Mandarin

Research interests

• Innovation and entrepreneurship
• Sustainable development in environment, economy, and society
• History of economics in Cambridge

Areas of research supervision

• Regional economics
• History of economics in Cambridge
• Entrepreneurship and suitability

Memberships, editorial boards

• Co-Founder, ARU - CFCC Visiting Scholar Visiting Scholar Programme
• Founder, CFCC Smart Economy Competition
• Founder, CFCC Cambridge Academy

Research grants, consultancy, knowledge exchange

• Project Leader, Research on the Knowledge System of Regional Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2023-2027
• Project Leader, Liaoning Promoting Industrial Internet Development Research, 2022
• Provincial Outstanding Teaching Award, Liaoning Department of Education, 2023
• National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Mentor, China Ministry of Education, 2018

Selected recent publications

Li, W. (2023) ‘Constructing the “New Cambridge - Zexing School”: Inheritance and Innovation’, Journal of Liaoning University (Philosophy and Social Sciences).

Li, W., Xiao, X. and Yang, X. (2023). ‘How Does Digital Transformation Impact Green Supply Chain Development? An Empirical Analysis Based on the TOE Framework’, Systems, 11(8), pp. 416. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/systems11080416

Jiang, S., Jiang, C., Cheng, Y. and Li, W. (2022) ‘Multidimensional measurement of child social exclusion: Development and psychometric properties of the social exclusion scale for children (SESC)’, Children and Youth Services Review, 141, 106624. Available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106624

Li, W. and Li, L. (2022). ‘The Promoting Effect of Green Technology Innovations on Sustainable Supply Chain Development’, Sustainability, 14(8), 4673. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/su14084673

Li, W. and Wang, X. (2020) ‘The role of Beijing’s securities services in Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei financial integration: A financial geography perspective’, Cities, 100, 102673. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2020.102673

Wang, Y., Tong, D., Li, W. and Liu, Y. (2019) ‘Optimizing the spatial relocation of hospitals to reduce urban traffic congestion: A case study of Beijing’, Transactions in GIS. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/tgis.12524

Li, W. and Wang, X. (2019) ‘Towards a mega-regional economy: A financial geography perspective to understanding Shanghai’s role in the Yangtze River Delta integration’, Geoforum. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2019.02.016

Recent presentations and conferences

Li, W. (2024) ‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship in a Global Context’, Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Conference (CIEC), Cambridge, UK.

Li, W. (2023) ‘The rise of China Future Creative Class’, Economics of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Conference (EIEC), Stanford, USA.