Second phase of the Study (2016-2019)
The Chinese part of the the second phase of the Study has been coordinated by a team of the National Centre for Education Development Research (NCEDR) of the Ministry of Education (MoE) consisting initially of Dr. DOU Xianjin, Director of Lifelong Learning of NCEDR, and from 2018 by Mrs. Dr. WANG Xiaoyan, Director of the Division of Comparative Research and International Cooperation, Mr. MA Kai, Deputy Director, Administration Office, and Mrs. LIANG Yan.
The following academic leaders were responsible for the activities of the (new) subject areas involved in the Study:
Transport and Logistics: Prof. CHEN Xiaohui, Graduate School of Chongqing University
Information and Computing Sciences: Prof. YANG Zhihui, Graduate School of North China University of Technology, Beijing
Nursing: Prof. SHEN Xiaoping, Vice-president & Dean Shanghai Sipo Polytechnic School of Health Science & Nursing
List of Universities and Colleges involved in 2nd Phase
| Transport and Logistics （9） |
| Chongqing University |
| Tianjin University |
| South China University of Technology |
| Xi’an Jiaotong University |
| Hohai University |
| Dalian University of Technology |
| Southwest Jiaotong University |
| Beijing Technology and Business University |
| Guangzhou University |
| Information and Computing Sciences （6） |
| North China University of Technology |
| Tongji University |
| Chongqing University |
| Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications |
| Shanghai Polytechnic University |
| Beijing Technology and Business University |
| Nursing （18） |
| Shanghai Sipo Polytechnic |
| Baicheng Medical College |
| Donghai Vocational and Technical College |
| Wuwei Vocational College of Gansu Province |
| Quzhou Vocational and Technical College |
| Xiangyang Vocational and Technical College |
| Sichuan International Flaunt Vocational College |
| Jinan Nursing Vocational College |
| Guangdong Medical University |
| Shandong First Medical University |
| Ji Guang Vocational and Technical college |
| Shanxi Health vocational college |
| Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine |
| Shanghai Aurora College |
| Shanghai Lida University |
| Institute of Xinzhuang |
| Southern Medical University |
| Xi ‘an University of Foreign Affairs |
| Civil Engineering （5） |
| Tongji University |
| Tsinghua University |
| Harbin Institute of Technology |
| Chongqing University |
| Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology |
| Business Administration （1） |
| Xi’an Jiaotong University |
| Comparative Education （1） |
| Beijing Normal University |
First phase of the Study (2012-2014)
The first phase of the Chinese contribution to the Study was coordinated by Dr. DOU Xianjin, Director of Lifelong Learning in the National Centre for Education Development Research of the Ministry of Education. He was supported by Mrs. Dr. LU Hai Hong and Mrs. LIANG Yan.
The following Chinese universities and their representative were involved in the first phase of the study (2012-2014). Each subject area had a coordinating university and academic leader.
List of Universities involved in the first phase
Comparative Education
| Coordinating institution | Institute | Coordinator / Academic leader |
| Beijing Normal University | Institute of International and Comparative Education | Liu Baocun |
| Particicipating institutions | Institute | Representative(s) |
| Beijing Normal University | Institute of International and Comparative Education | Liu Baocun |
| Institute of International and Comparative Education | Wang Yingjie | |
| Institute of International and Comparative Education | Gu Xianlin | |
| Institute of International and Comparative Education | Gao Yimin | |
| Institute of International and Comparative Education | Li Jiayong | |
| Institute of International and Comparative Education | Liu Qiang | |
| Institute of International and Comparative Education | Teng Jun | |
| Institute of Educational Management | Yu Kai | |
| Institute of Teachers Education | Zhu Xudong | |
| Institute of Higher Education | Hong Chengwen | |
| Institute of Preschool Education | Huo Liyan | |
| Peking University | Graduate School of Education | Shi Xiaoguang |
| Tsinghua University | Institute of Education | Wang Xiaoyang |
| University of China | School of Education, Minzu | Chang Yongcai |
| University of China | School of Education, Renmin | Zhang Donghui |
| Beijing University of Technology | Institute of Higher Education | Wang Zhanrui |
Civil Engineering
| Coordinating institution | Institute | Coordinator / Academic leader |
| Tongji University | Huang Hongwei |
| Particicipating institutions | Institute | Representative(s) |
| Tongji University | Huang Hongwei | |
| Zhao Cheng | ||
| Feng Peng | ||
| Chen Jian | ||
| Zhu Lihua | ||
| Ren Rui | ||
| Wang Wan | ||
| Shen Jiajun | ||
| Zhang Xiangrong | ||
| Su Xiaojuan | ||
| Ye Weimin | ||
| Chongqing University | Li Zhengliang | |
| Harbin Institute of Technology | Lu Dagang | |
| Tsinghua University | Ma Zhiliang | |
| Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology | Shi Qingxuan |
Business Administration
| Coordinating institution | Institute | Coordinator / Academic leader |
| Xi’an Jiaotong University | Wei SUN (Coordinator) | |
| Youmin XI (Academic leader) |
| Particicipating institutions | Institute | Representative(s) |
| Xi’an Jiaotong University | Youmin XI | |
| Research Institute of Higher Education | Wei SUN | |
| Yingluo WANG (Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering) | ||
| Huaizu LI | ||
| Fubin SUN | ||
| Xinhong WANG | ||
| Xiaotao YAO | ||
| Qin SU | ||
| Research Institute of Higher Education | Gengshu LU | |
| Cong ZHANG | ||
| Tianjin University | Wei ZHANG | |
| Dongbei University of Finance and Economics | Xuhui WANG | |
| Sun Yat-sen University | Yongli WANG | |
| Xin YU | ||
| Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University | Sarah Dixon |