YU Ji

Assistant Professor

Email：yuji2020@tsinghua.edu.cn

Address：Room 406, Wennan Building，Tsinghua University，Beijing

Yu Ji received her PhD degree from the University of Cambridge in 2017. Her main research interests include university innovation, higher engineering education and learning space. As the first author, she has published papers on international journals and contributed to books released by Springer and Sense. Her research has been supported by the Ministry of Education Foundation of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Education Background

Ph.D., University of Cambridge

Master in Education, Beijing Normal University

Bachelor in Engineering, Tongji University

Work Experience

Assistant Professor, Institute of Education, Tsinghua University

Post-doctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Education, Peking University

Research Field & Overview

My main research interests include university innovation, engineering education and learning space. Following a theme-oriented approach, I explore research from different perspectives, and pay close attention to the use of mix-methods.

Research Project

Learning space and student learning in higher education

Publications（*corresponding author）

Yu, J.*, Vermunt, J. D., & Burke, C. (2020). Students’ learning patterns and learning spaces: An empirical investigation in China.Higher Education Research & Development, 1-16, DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2020.1775557. (SSCI, Q1)

Yu, J.* (in press). Exploring the relationships between learning space and student learning in higher education: A comparative case study in China. In W. Imms & T. Kvan (Eds.)Teacher Transition into Innovative Learning Environments(in press). New York: Springer.

Yu, J.* (2019). Modelling learning space and student learning in higher education: An evidence-based exploration. In K. Fisher (Ed.)The Translational Design of University Learning Environments(pp. 205-219). Leiden & Boston: Brill Sense.