Anwei Feng

Professor in Education

Most Recent

  • Chair of organizing committee of the International Symposia on Cultivating Glocal Talents through International and Transnational Higher Education, one held on 7th – 8th December 2018, the second on 4th-5th June 2021, and the third to be held on 17th-18th June, 2023. The two previous symposia attracted transnational university (vice) presidents of several Sin-Foreign Cooperative Universities, including UNNC and Kunshan Duke, and Education University of Hong Kong and Lingnan University, (vice) Deans of Sin-Foreign Cooperative programmes that run in most universities in China, and world-leading scholars in international higher education. The third one next June aims to have an even larger gathering leading to an edited book and other publications.

As founder and leader of the Chinese Society for Multilingualism and Multilingual Education (CSMME), I have played a key role to lead research and organise the annual symposium on trilingualism and trilingual education at nine different locations, mostly in minority regions in China. At each symposium, I make at least one presentation, including:

  • Chair of organizing committee of the First Conference on Local Studies for Education hosted at UNNC on 20th-21st May 2022.
  • Chair of organizing committee of the Celebrating Event of the International Mother Language Day hosted at UNNC on 21st February 2022.
  • Chair of organizing committee of the Open Forum by the International Talent Development and Research Base hosted at UNNC on 18th January, 2022.
  • Chair of organizing committee of the Roundtable on Local Studies for Education hosted at UNNC on 14th July 2021.
  • Chair of organizing committee of the Second International Symposia on Cultivating Glocal Talents through International and Transnational Higher Education hosted at UNNC on 4th-5th June 2021.
  • Co-chair of organizing committee of the E-Forum on National Language Resources and Multilingual Education in China hosted by the Chinese Society for Multilingualism and Multilingual Education on 29th August 2020.
  • Chair of organizing committee of the First International Symposium on Cultivating Glocal Talents through International/Transnational Higher Education hosted at the UNNC on 7th-8th December 2019.
  • Feng, A.W. (2018) Multilingual education and nation-wide promotion of standard Chinese. Plenary speech at the 10th International Symposium on Multilingualism and Multilingual Education in China held on 20th-23rd October, 2018 at Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang, China.
  • Feng, A.W., Kong, L.C. Cao, R. & Xu, R. (2018) Researching affective dimensions in multilingual education – Methodological concerns. Plenary group presentation at the 10th International Symposium on Multilingualism and Multilingual Education in China held on 20th-23rd October, 2018 at Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang, China.
  • Feng, A.W. (2017) Promoting Trilingual education in the context of One-Belt-One-Road initiative. Plenary speech at the 9th International Symposium on Trilingualism and Trilingual Education in China held on 19th-22nd October, 2017 at Pu’er University, Yunnan, China.
  • Adamson, B., Ma, F. and Feng, A.W. (2017) Increasing Impact of Policy Research – Writing Policy Briefs to Enhance Knowledge Transfer. Panel Session at the 9th International Symposium on Trilingualism and Trilingual Education in China held on 19th-22nd October, 2017 at Pu’er University, Yunnan, China.
  • Feng, A.W. (2016) A SWOT Analysis of CSMME Research. Plenary speech at the 8th International Symposium on Trilingualism and Trilingual Education in China held on 11th-13th June, 2016 at Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, China.
  • Feng, A.W. (2016) EMI Programmes at Universities for Nationalities in China. Plenary speech at the 8th International Symposium on Trilingualism and Trilingual Education in China held on 11th-13th June, 2016 at Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, China.
  • Feng, A.W. (2015) Methodological Considerations for Quality in Trilingualism and Trilingual Education Research. Plenary speech at the 7th International Symposium on Implementing Trilingualism in Schools and Teacher Education in China held on 4th-7th June, 2015 at Qinghai University for Nationalities, Xining, China.
  • Feng, A.W. (2015) Implementing Additive Trilingualism in Key Domains in China: A Proposal for a Joint CSMME Publication. Plenary speech at the 7th International Symposium on Implementing Trilingualism in Schools and Teacher Education in China held on 4th-7th June, 2015 at Qinghai University for Nationalities, Xining, China.
  • Feng, A.W. (2014) Trilingual Education in Context: Towards a Comprehensive Framework for Research. Plenary speech at the 6th International Symposium on Trilingualism and Trilingual Education in China held on 28th-30th November, 2014 at University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China.
  • Feng, A.W. (2013) Disseminating Research to Influence Policies for Trilingual Education. Plenary speech at the 5th International Symposium on Promoting Strong Models of Trilingual Education held from 31st October to 2nd November, 2013 at Yanbian University, Yanji, China.
  • Feng, A.W. (2012) Ethics in Trilingualism-in-China Research. Plenary speech at the 4th International Symposium on Trilingualism and Trilingual Education in China held on 10th-12th March, 2012 at Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, China.
  • Feng, A.W. (2012) Developing and Promoting Strong Models of Trilingual Education: What, Why and How. Plenary speech at the 4th International Symposium on Trilingualism and Trilingual Education in China held on 10th-12th March, 2012 at Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, China.
  • Feng, A.W. (2011) Creating Impact with Trilingualism-in-China Project. Plenary speech at the 3rd International Symposium on Trilingualism and Trilingual Education in China held on 24th-25th June 2011, at Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
  • Feng, A.W. (2011) On Typology of Trilingual Education: Towards a Conceptual Framework. Keynote speech at the Symposium on Trilingualism and Trilingual Education held on 24-25 June, 2011, at Southwest University, China.
  • Feng, A.W. (2010) Culture, Identity and Trilingual Education — Terminology Matters. Plenary speech at the 2nd International Symposium on Trilingualism and Trilingual Education in China held on 11th-13th June 2010, at Yunnan Normal University, kunming, China.
  • Feng, A.W. and Adamson, B. (2009) Trilingualism-in-China Project Overview: Rationale, Scale, Significance, etc. Plenary speech at the 1st International Symposium on Trilingualism and Trilingual Education in China held on 18th-19th June 2009, at Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong.
  • Feng, A.W. (2009) Research Methodology: Issues and Challenges. Plenary speech at the 1st International Symposium on Trilingualism and Trilingual Education in China held on 18th-19th June 2009, at Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong.

Conferences Organised at Bangor University include

  • Intercultural Network (Cultnet) Conference held in Bangor on 29-30 March 2010. This conference drew over 40 intercultural educators, students and researchers from around the world.
  • Symposium on ‘Funds of Knowledge in Intercultural Education’ held in Bangor on 31st March 2010. This symposium ran back to back with the above conference but was attended mostly by experts and senior researchers in this specialised area.