Dr. Liang Xianping is a postdoctoral researcher of the Centre for Higher Education Research, Southern University of Science and Technology. She was a joint Ph.D. student of Columbia University in the United States In 2018, she received her Ph.D. in Higher education from the Beijing Normal University. Her research interests include philanthropy and fundraising, innovative university development and governance. She participated in several National Social Science Fund Projects as the main member, one of the projects was awarded first prize in Zhe Jiang provincial excellent research achievements in education. Currently, she hosts one project funded by Ministry of Education.