Senior Vice President Global | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global) | Curtin University
Professor Xiaotian Zhang is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Global and a member of the senior executive team at Curtin University, Australia. In this role, he oversees the DVC Global Portfolio, which is responsible for shaping and delivering the University's global strategy. This includes Curtin's internationalisation initiatives, international student recruitment and admissions, global student mobility, transnational education and partnerships, Curtin English, and the operations of its five global campuses in Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius, Dubai (UAE), and Sri Lanka.
With extensive experience in the internationalisation of higher education, Professor Zhang has held senior leadership roles at prominent universities across Asia, Europe, and Oceania, including as Deputy Vice-President (International) at Shanghai University. Over the past decade, he has successfully led and chaired multinational academic initiatives, establishing impactful collaborations on a global scale. He currently serves as Treasurer and Executive Board Member of the Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE).
As an academic, Professor Zhang is an SHU Distinguished Professor of International Business and has held academic positions at the University of Southern Denmark, Stockholm University, the University of Oulu, and the University of Tartu. He has also undertaken academic research visits to the John F. Kennedy Schoolof Government at Harvard University and Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford, among other institutions.
Professor Zhang is passionate about the strategic development of global entrepreneurial universities.