The Centre for Research on Business and Economics (CRBE) aims to promote collaborative research between Victoria University and the Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE) in Beijing.
The CUFE–VU CRBE focuses on research and research training in:
The mission of CUFE-VU Centre for Research on Business and Economics (CRBE) is to become a world-class research and research training centre focusing on business and economics.
The Centre for Research on Business and Economics (CRBE) was established in 2017 to consolidate the relationship between the Central University of Finance and Economics (China) and Victoria University and to provide directions for future research collaboration.
The Centre aims to:
CUFE has been earmarked as one of the top 100 universities to which the Chinese Government has attached top priority for the 21st Century. It’s also a pilot university for developing the national innovation platform under the guidance of China’s Ministry of Education.
In Beijing, the joint CUFE-VU Research Centre is located at the Xueyuan South College Campus, Beijing.
In Melbourne, the joint Centre is located in the Victoria University Business School at the City Campus.
Every year the Centre invites a number of visiting Fellows to each campus for conducting and publishing research in the key areas of interest.
Each visiting Fellow will spend up to 12 weeks at the CRBE to conduct research seminars and workshops and submit research output for publication by the CRBE.
The annual CUFE-VU Joint CRBE Conference was held at Victoria University Convention Centre, Melbourne, Australia, on 8-9 July 2020.
The conference themes were:
The keynote address for the conference was delivered by Professor Ross Garnaut, Professorial Research Fellow in Economics at the University of Melbourne. Professor Garnaut's expertise in international economics, public finance and economic development, particularly in relation to East Asia and the Southwest Pacific, is widely known.
Download the full CUFE-VU Joint CRBE conference program.
If you’re interested in being part of the Centre or learning more about what they do, please get in contact with one of the co-directors:
Professor Guijun Li is the Director, Research Management Office at Central University of Finance and Economic (CUFE). He is also the Secretary-General of CUFE’s Academic Committee and the Director, Global Economy and Sustainable Development Research Centre.
Professor Li’s major research areas are focusing on urban complex ecosystem, finance and investment of infrastructure. He has chaired and worked collaboratively on about 20 Chinese national level research projects. Professor Li is a council member of the Chinese Research Institute of Construction Management, China Society of Urban Economy, and the Beijing Association of Project Management.
Phone +8610 13641369109
Email: ligj@cufe.edu.cn
Dr Yongqiang Li is Co-director of the VU-CUFE Research Centre on Business and Economics and a Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Law at the Victoria Law School, VU. He has consulting experience on corporate governance and university governance, promoting law programs and maintaining collaborations with law specialised universities in China and across Asia.
His current research investigates the interaction between law and disruptive technology, IP and Belt and Road Initiative. His areas of expertise include law, governance, regulation, small businesses, evidence-based policy, econometric and statistical modelling.
Email: yongqiang.li@vu.edu.au.
