Personal Information
Wang Yan serves as the Dean of the National Security Research Institute at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS), where she is also a Professor, PhD Supervisor, Yunshan Distinguished Scholar, and a Member of the University Academic Committee. She is the chief expert for the major project Research on Mechanism Innovation and Practice Path of Deepening Mixed Ownership Reform, funded by the National Social Science Fund of China. Additionally, she directs the Accounting and Economic Development Research Center of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, a key research base for humanities and social sciences in Guangzhou.
She has published over 30 papers in esteemed academic journals, including Journal of Management World, Nankai Business Review, and Accounting Research. Several of her works have been fully or partially reprinted in Xinhua Digest and the China People's University Books and Periodicals Center, as well as included in Key Philosophy and Social Science Documents (2024) and the China Accounting Yearbook (2022 edition). Recognized as a highly cited scholar in management studies, she ranks among the top 1% in CNKI. Additionally, she has authored monographs published by renowned domestic and international publishers, including People's Publishing House, Science Press, and Commercial Press."
A substantial number of research reports authored as the first author have garnered feedback from central government leadership and have been adopted by relevant central government agencies. Her proposals and recommendations have been disseminated through prominent media platforms such as "Strengthening Nation Study ", and she has been recognized with a ministerial-level award from the Ministry of Finance. Additionally, she has received the Guangdong Province Philosophy and Social Sciences Excellent Achievement Award on three occasions.
• International High-End Accounting Talent of the Ministry of Finance (2019)
• Director of the Chinese Accounting Association (2023)
• Secretary-General of the Accounting Education Branch of the Chinese Accounting Association (2024)
• Member of the Professional Ethics Committee of the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (2023)
• Vice Chair of the First Expert Committee of the Data Assets Branch of the Chinese Commercial Accounting Association (2024)
• Executive Director of the Guangdong Accounting Association and Head of the Accounting Digitalization Group of the Guangdong High-End Accounting Talent Work Committee (2021)
• Expert in the Second Major Administrative Decision-Making Expert Group of Guangzhou (2024)
• Decision-Making Consultant Expert of the First Batch of "Guangzhou Optimizing Business Environment Expert Database (25 experts)" by the Guangzhou Municipal Committee for Comprehensive Law-Based Governance (2020)
Main Research Areas:
Data Asset Value and Security Management, Collaborative Development and Security Coordination of State-owned and Private Enterprises, Accounting and Auditing Research Based on National Security Strategy.
Courses Taught
Doctoral Courses:
"AI Applications in Financial Big Data and National 'Open-Security' Intelligent Analysis"; "History of Artificial Intelligence Security"; "Thesis Writing Guidance".
Master's Courses:
Guangdong Provincial Department of Education's Provincial-Level Demonstration Course: "Contemporary Accounting Issues and Corporate Governance"; "Financial Statement Analysis"; "Capital Markets and Corporate Governance"; "Case Design and Thesis Writing Guidance".
Undergraduate Courses:
"Strategic Business Reporting (In English)" (Corporate Reporting); Guangdong Province First-Class Undergraduate Course: "Intermediate Financial Accounting" (Bilingual Teaching); "Advanced Financial Accounting"; "National Security".
Educational History
2013.09 - 2016.06, Postdoctoral Research in Business Administration, Postdoctoral Station, Central University of Finance and Economics
2010.09 - 2013.06, PhD in Accounting, Wuhan University
Work Experience
2024/11 - Present
Dean, Professor, Yunshan Distinguished Scholar, National Security Research Institute, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
2020/04 - 2024/10
Professor, Yunshan Distinguished Scholar, School of Accounting, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
2014/09 - 2020/03
Professor, Nanling Scholar, School of Accounting, Guangdong University of Finance and Economics
Academic publication and project research
I. Paper
(1) Chinese Publications (Representative Works)
[1] Wang Yan (First Author). 2024 (10). China's Unique Path to Management Accounting System Change: Transforming Data Elements into Data Assets. Journal of Management World (Chinese) (Class I: A) (Reprinted in Xinhua Digest, Issue 5, 2025)
[2] Wang Yan (First author). 2017(12). Can Social Trust Improve Corporate M&A Performance?. Journal of Management World (Chinese) (Class I: A).
[3] Wang Yan (Independent author). 2016(8). The Mixed Ownership M&A Activities and Innovation-driven Development. Journal of Management World (Chinese) (Class I: A) (Second Prize of the 8th Guangdong Philosophy and Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award (2019))
[4] Wang Yan (First author). 2014(11). The Firm's Culture and the Performances of the Merging. Journal of Management World (Chinese) (Class I: A) (Third Prize of the 7th Guangdong Philosophy and Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award (2017))
[5] Wang Yan (First author). 2024(12). Can Digital Transformation Mitigate the Risk of Corporate Zombification. Business Management Journal (Chinese) (Class II: B)
[6] Wang Yan (First Author). 2024 (09). Private Shareholders' Appointment of Directors and Innovation Strategy of State-Owned Enterprises. Nankai Business Review (Chinese) (Class I: B).
[7] Wang Yan (First Author). 2024 (09). ESG Responsibility Fulfillment and the Value of State-Owned Enterprises: Based on the Moderating Effect of Non-State Shareholders Appointing Directors, Supervisors, and Senior Executives. Accounting Research (Chinese) (Class I: B)
[8] Wang Yan (First author). 2023(3). Directors Appointed by Non-state Shareholders and Mixed Ownership M&A Performance of Slate owned Enterprises. Business Management Journal (Chinese) (Class II: B)
[10] Wang Yan (First author).2022(06). "Innovation-Capital" Interaction and the Catch-up of Latecomers: The Case of WuXi AppTec. Management Review (Chinese) (Class II: A).
[11] Wang Yan (First author). 2021(11). Has Damage from Goodwill Impairment Grown in China? Analysis and Response. Accounting Research (Chinese) (Class I: B) (Included in the China Accounting Yearbook (Volume 2022), Research Papers on Fiscal and Accounting Theory and Practice (only 20 articles nationwide)).
[12] Wang Yan (First author). 2021(5). Control Transfer and "Seller" Old Shareholder Governance: Who Hinders the Retention of Management. Nankai Management Review (Chinese) (Class I: B). Reprinted in full in NPC Reproduction Newspaper Materials (Enterprise Management Research) (2, 2022); selected as one of the first batch of Philosophy and Social Science Main Literature (2024)).
[13] Wang Yan (First author). 2020(7). Can the M&A Synergy of Private Enterprises Be Realized?. Accounting Research (Chinese) (Class I: B)
[14] Wang, Yan (First author). 2020(9). Which ls the Smartest? — Evidence from China's M&A Market. Management Review (Chinese) (Class II: A).
[15] Wang, Yan (Independent author). 2020(10). Impact of COVID-19 Pneumonia Epidemic on High-quality Development of Private Economy and Countermeasures. Management Review (Chinese) (Class II: A).
[16] Wang Yan (First author). 2018(4). Do Disclosure of Other Comprehensive Income Enhance Price-Earnings Ratio of Listed Companies. Accounting Research (Chinese) (Class I: B)
[17] Wang, Yan (First author). 2016(2). Study on Accounting Education Ideas and Innovation Ability Cultivation—An Investigation Based on Teaching of Accounting Course for Non Accounting Majors. Accounting Research (Chinese) (Class I: B)
[18] Wang Yan (Independent author). 2014(9). "Integrity and Innovation Value" Cultural Difference and Performance of M&A Based on Equity Merger Transactions of China's Listed Companies from 2008 to 2010. Accounting Research (Chinese) (Class I: B).
[19] Wang, Yan (First author). 2022(01). Can High-Premium M&A Bring about High Market Performance?. Securities Market Herald (Chinese) (CSSCI).
[20] Wang Yan (First author). 2021(4). Can Private Enterprises Obtain More Government Subsides by Reducing Reasonable Tax Avoidance: An Interpretation of Corporate Tax Payment Motivation. Journal of Guangdong University of Finance and Economics (Chinese) (CSSCI).
[21] Wang Yan (First author). 2018(11). Does the Capital Market Really Welcome the Return of the China Concept Stocks?. Securities Market Herald (Chinese) (CSSCI, cover article for 11, 2018)
[22] Wang Yan (First author). 2018(5). Can OCI Disclosure Curb Earnings Management of Listed Companies: A Perspective of Changes in Accounting Standards. Journal of Guangdong University of Finance and Economics (Chinese) (CSSCI).
[23] Wang Yan (First Author). 2024 (05). A Study on the Internal Audit Structure of State-Owned Enterprises' Mixed-Ownership Reform from the Perspective of the "Three-Line Model". Friends of Accounting (Peking University Core Journal) Reprinted in full in NPC Reproduction Newspaper Materials (Audit Digest), (May 2024 Issue)
[24] Wang Yan (Third author). 2024(4). Does the Improvement of State-owned Assets Supervision System Affect the Labor Income Share of State-owned Enterprises-Based on Empirical Evidence of the Implementation of State-owned Capital Operation Budget System. Finance & Trade Economics (Chinese) (Class II: A).
[25] Wang Yan (4th author). 2024(3). Industrial strategic investors and governance of "zombie" state-owned enterprises: A study based on the similarity of shareholders' and companies' business scope. Research in Finance and Economics (Chinese) (Class II: A).
(2) English Publications (Representative Works)
[1] Wang Yan (Corresponding author, rank 2). Corporate social responsibility, family involvement, and stock price crash risk. 2023.02. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management (SSCI-Q1, IF: 8.3).
[2] Wang Yan (Corresponding author, rank 2). Corporate responsibility towards employees and innovation: evidence from an emerging market. 2022.11. International Review of Financial Analysis (SSCI-Q1, IF: 7.5; ABS 3).
[3] Wang Yan (Corresponding author, rank 2). Corporate social responsibility and insider trading profitability: Evidence from an emerging market. 2023.03. Pacific-Basin Finance Journal (SSCI-Q1, IF: 4.8)
[4] Wang Yan (Co-corresponding Author, Ranked 2nd). Can environmental tax promote green M&A in emerging market firms? Evidence from China's heavy polluters. 2024.07. Business Ethics, the Environment and Responsibility (SSCI-Q1, IF: 3.6; ABS 2)
[5] Wang Yan (First author). Other comprehensive income reporting and earnings management: Evidence from China. 2021.04. Accounting Forum (SSCI-Q2).
[6] Wang Yan (Corresponding author, rank 4). Corporate social responsibility and stock price crash risk: does analyst coverage matter?. 2022.07. Applied Economics (SSCI-Q3)
[7] Wang Yan (First author). Has Damage from Goodwill Impairment Grown in China?. Analysis and Response. 2021.03. China Journal of Accounting Studies (ABS 2)
[8] Wang Yan (First author). Control transfer and old shareholder governance of the "seller": who hinders the management retention?. 2022.04. Nankai Business Review International (ESCI)
[9] Wang Yan (Second author). Occupational health and safety management system and stock price crash risk. 2024.02. International Review of Financial Analysis (SSCI-Q1, IF: 7.5; ABS 3)
II. Publications
[1] Wang Yan (First Author). 2024.04 Research on the Integration and Development of State-owned Enterprises and Private Enterprises in the New Era, Science Press (First Class Publishing House)
[2] Wang Yan (Sole Author). 2022.04 Research on Trust and Innovation Mechanisms in Mixed Ownership Mergers and Acquisitions of Chinese State-owned Enterprises. Science Press (First Class Publishing House) (Second Prize of the Twelfth Guangdong Outstanding Financial Research Achievements of Guangdong Financial Society (2023))
[3] Wang Yan (Sole Author). 2021.09. Exploring the Trust and Innovation Mechanisms in M&A of China's State-owned Enterprises with Mixed Ownership, Springer (First Class Publishing House) (Won the Third Prize of the Tenth Philosophy and Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award of Guangdong Province (2024))
III. Projects
(1) Research Projects
[1] Wang Yan (Chief Expert): National Social Science Fund Major Project Research on the Mechanism Innovation and Practical Path of Deepening the Reform of the Mixed Ownership System (21ZDA039), National Social Science Fund 2021 Major Project, National Office for Philosophy and Social Science Work, Completed (2024), National-Level Major Project;
[2] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): Research on trust innovation mechanism in mixed ownership merger and acquisition of state-owned enterprises (16BGL058), 2016 annual general project of National Social Science Foundation, National Office of Philosophy and Social Science Work, Completed(2021), national-Level project;
[3] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): Research on the High-Quality Development of Internal Auditing from the Perspective of Deepening State-Owned Enterprise Reform (2202), National Audit Office 2022-2023 Annual Internal Auditing Research Project, National Audit Office, Expected Completion (2025), Provincial and Ministerial-Level Project.
[4] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): Research on the Impact of VAT Reform on the Insurance Industry and Countermeasures , China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission 2016 Annual Department-Level Research Project, China Financial Regulatory Bureau, Completed (2017), Provincial and Ministerial-Level Project.
[5] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): Value Research on the Disclosure of Comprehensive Income: Based on the International Convergence of Corporate Accounting Standards (2018A030313103), 2018 Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation General Project, Completed (2021), Provincial-Level Project.
[6] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): Research on the Embedded Governance of Innovation Culture in Mixed Ownership Enterprises (GD15XGL09), Guangdong Provincial Philosophy and Social Science "12th Five-Year Plan" 2016 Annual Project, Completed (2018), Provincial-Level Project.
[7] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): Empirical Study on Government R&D Indirect Funding, Organizational Culture, and Corporate Innovation Performance (2016ZC0205), Guangdong Provincial Department of Science and Technology 2016 Science and Technology Plan Project, Completed (2019), Provincial-Level Project.
[8] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): Research on the Reform and Innovation of the Management System of Operating State-Owned Assets (2019WZDXM015), 2019 Guangdong Provincial Department of Education "Guangdong Provincial Major Project for Ordinary Universities (Humanities and Social Sciences)", Completed (2021), Major Project of Guangdong Provincial Department of Education.
[9] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): Research on the Path to Accelerating the Formation of New Productive Forces in Guangzhou: From the Perspective of "Integration of Digital and Physical" (Project Approval No: 2024GZZD08), 2024 Major Project of the Guangzhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, Completed (2024), Guangzhou Social Science Planning Leading Group (Sub-Provincial Level Project, Major).
[10] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): Research on the High-Quality Development of Private Enterprises in Guangzhou (2023JCZX81), 2023 Decision-Making Consultation Research Key Project, Guangzhou Municipal Philosophy and Social Science "14th Five-Year Plan" Project, Completed (2024), Guangzhou Social Science Planning Leading Group (Sub-Provincial Level Project, Key).
[11] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): Research on the Comprehensive Promotion of Urban Digital Transformation in Guangzhou (2022GZZK06), Guangzhou Municipal Philosophy and Social Science Development "14th Five-Year Plan" 2022 Annual Funding Project (Think Tank Project), Completed (2023), Guangzhou Social Science Planning Leading Group (Sub-Provincial Level Project, Key).
[12] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): Research on the Strategy of Empowering Workers with Intelligence in Industrial Application Scenarios in Guangzhou Development Zone (2024Z5), Guangzhou Social Science Planning Leading Group, Huangpu District Propaganda Department, 2024, Ongoing (Sub-Provincial Level Project).
[13] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): Research on the Operational Mechanism of Financial and Accounting Supervision (2023GDCZ030), 2023 Guangdong Provincial Financial Research Project, Guangdong Provincial Department of Finance, Completed (2023), Department-Level Project (Third Prize).
[14] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): Research on Accounting Talent Development in Guangdong Province during the 14th Five-Year Plan Period, Guangdong Provincial Department of Finance 2021-2022 Annual Accounting Research Project, Guangdong Provincial Department of Finance, Completed, Department-Level Project.
[15] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): Exploring the Establishment of an Evaluation Mechanism for Industry and Commerce Association Management Talent, Guangzhou Federation of Industry and Commerce (Guangzhou Chamber of Commerce) 2021 Commissioned Project, Guangzhou Federation of Industry and Commerce, Completed (2022), Department-Level Key Project.
[16] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): Research on the Transformation of Government Functions, 2020 Guangzhou Municipal Comprehensive Law-Based Governance Project, Office of the Guangzhou Municipal Committee for Comprehensive Law-Based Governance, Completed (2022), Department-Level Project.
[17] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): Cultivation of Innovative Talents and Corporate Organizational Capital Accumulation — A Study on the "Industry-Academia-Research" Education Model for Accounting and Finance Undergraduate Programs in Local Financial Colleges (2014GXJK089), Guangdong Provincial Department of Education 2014 Project, Completed (Outstanding, 2016), Department-Level Project.
[18] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): Research on Institutional Background, Corporate Governance, and Enterprise Value, 2017 Guangdong Provincial Foreign Experts Bureau Project, Completed (2017), Department-Level Project.
[19] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): Research on the Deepening of Mixed-Ownership Reform in State-Owned Enterprises in Huangpu District, 2023 Key Project of the Huangpu District Propaganda Department, Guangzhou, Completed (2024), Government Project.
[20] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): Research on Preventing ***, Guangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone Management Committee Office, July 2023, Completed (2024), Government Project.
[21] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): The Impact of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Reporting on the Certified Public Accountant Industry, 2022 Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants Project, Completed (2023), National-Level Industry Project.
[22] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): Research on the High-Quality Development of the Accounting Service Industry in Guangdong Province, 2021 Special Commissioned Project of the Guangdong Accounting Association, Completed (2022), Provincial-Level Industry Key Project.
[23] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): Research on Promoting ESG Information Disclosure by Accounting Firms in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, 2022 Industry Research Project of the Guangdong Provincial Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Completed (2023), Provincial-Level Industry Project.
[24] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): Comprehensive Evaluation of Accounting Firms, 2023 Industry Research Project of the Guangdong Provincial Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Completed (2025), Provincial-Level Industry Project.
[25] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): Research on ESG Assurance and Protection of Corporate Overseas Interests in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (20237-07), 2023-2024 Annual Accounting Research Project of the Guangdong Accounting Association, Completed (2024), Provincial-Level Industry Project.
[26] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): Research on Data Asset Valuation (2024LH8-2), June 2024, Guangdong Accounting Association, Guangdong Finance Association, Guangdong Asset Appraisal Association, Completed (2025), Provincial-Level Industry Key Project (Second Prize).
[27] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): Research on Data Asset Management of Power Grid Enterprises in the Digital Economy Era, South China Grid Energy Research Institute, March 2024, Completed (2024), Horizontal Project.
[28] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): Research on Accounting Treatment of Corporate Data Assets, South China Grid Energy Research Institute, September 2024, Ongoing, Horizontal Project.
[29] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): 2018 Visiting Professor Granted: PhD Supervisor, Guest Lecturer for MPA Students of the University of Western Australia, Completed (2018) (Project Host, Overseas Top 100 World University Program: Overseas Project).
(2) Teaching and Research Projects
[1] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): The "New Liberal Arts + Digitalization" Accounting Talent Independent Cultivation Plan, 2024 Guangdong Provincial Department of Education Undergraduate University Teaching Quality and Teaching Quality Engineering Project, Provincial-Level Special Talent Cultivation Plan, Guangdong Provincial Department of Education, 2024, Ongoing, Provincial-Level Project.
[2] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): The "Dao" and "Shu" of Financial Accounting ("Yue Jiao Yue Xin" Course Ideology and Politics Typical Case), Guangdong Provincial Undergraduate University 2022 Course Ideology and Politics Reform Demonstration Project, Guangdong Provincial Department of Education, 2023, Provincial-Level Project.
[3] Wang Yan (Lead): Intermediate Financial Accounting, 2022 Provincial-Level First-Class Undergraduate Course, Guangdong Provincial Department of Education, 2022, Provincial-Level Course.
[4] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): Internationalized Teaching Team for Accounting Major, 2019 Guangdong Provincial Department of Education Undergraduate University Teaching Quality and Teaching Quality Engineering Project, Guangdong Provincial Department of Education, Completed (2023), Provincial-Level Teaching Team Project.
[5] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): Research on Promoting the Digital Transformation of Higher Education through Online Open Courses: A Case Study of New Liberal Arts Accounting (2022ZXKC147), Guangdong Provincial Undergraduate University Online Open Course Guidance Committee 2022 Annual Research Project, Completed (2024), Provincial-Level Key Project.
[6] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): 2022 Course Ideology and Politics Construction Project Intermediate Financial Accounting, Guangdong Provincial Higher Education Teaching Management Society, Completed (2024), Provincial-Level Key Project.
[7] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): Accounting Teaching Team, 2015 Guangdong Provincial Department of Education Undergraduate University Teaching Quality and Teaching Quality Engineering Project, Guangdong Provincial Department of Education, Completed (2019), Provincial-Level Teaching Team Project.
[8] Wang Yan (Principal Investigator): Capital Market Case Mining Platform, 2018 Guangdong Provincial Undergraduate University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Reform Research Project (Platform Construction), Guangdong Provincial Department of Education, Completed (2022), Provincial-Level Project.
[9] Wang Yan (Lead): Contemporary Accounting Issues and Corporate Governance (2019SFK23), Guangdong Provincial Department of Education 2019 Guangdong Province Graduate Education Innovation Plan, Guangdong Provincial Department of Education, Completed (2021), Provincial-Level Demonstration Course.
[10] Wang Yan (Lead): Corporate Reporting, 2020 University-Level "Course Ideology and Politics" Demonstration Course, University-Level Project.
[11] Wang Yan (Lead): Strategic Business Reporting, 2020 University-Level Online Teaching International Platform Course, University-Level Project.
[12] Wang Yan (Lead): Intermediate Financial Accounting 1: General Overview, 2021 Course Ideology and Politics Reform Demonstration Project, University-Level Project.
IV. Textbooks
[1] Wang Yan (First Author): Intermediate Financial Accounting, September 2023, Higher Education Publishing House
[2] Wang Yan (First Author): Intermediate Financial Accounting (Digital Textbook), September 2024, Southwest University of Finance and Economics Press
V. Research Bases
[1] Wang Yan (Lead): December 2020. Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Accounting and Economic Development Research Center (Member of the Chinese Accounting Association, Member of the Chinese Auditing Association, Member of the Guangdong Accounting Association, Member of the Guangdong Financial Think Tank Federation), Guangzhou Municipal Key Humanities and Social Sciences Research Base (Seventh Round of Evaluation "Excellent" (18 in total)), Seventh Round of Construction Ongoing.
[2] Wang Yan (Lead): December 2021. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies - Foshan Nanhai District Accounting Association University Student Practice Base, Guangdong Provincial Department of Education University Student Practice Base, Completed (2024).
[3] Wang Yan (Lead): September 2021. Guangzhou Comprehensive Deepening Mixed Ownership Reform Popularization Base, Guangdong Provincial Humanities and Social Sciences Popularization Base, Ongoing.
VI. Guiding Undergraduate Students in Competitions
[1] Wang Yan (First Supervisor): The Impact of ESG Assurance on Chinese Enterprises' Overseas Greenfield Investment, 2023, College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project (National-Level Project).
[2] Wang Yan (Supervisor): The Impact of Outsourced Technical Executives on Corporate New Productive Forces, 2024, College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project (National-Level Project).
[3] Wang Yan (First Supervisor): Mixed-Ownership Reform of State-Owned Enterprises and the Capitalization of R&D Expenditure—A Study from the Perspective of Non-State Shareholders in Senior Management, 2022, College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project (Provincial-Level Project).
[4] Wang Yan (Supervisor): Minority Shareholders and Innovation in State-Owned Enterprises, 2023, College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project (University-Level Project).
Professional Certificates:
China Certified Public Accountant (CPA); Senior Accountant; Insurance Broker.
Awards
I. Talent Programs
1. Wang Yan: Selected for the 2019 Ministry of Finance International High-End Accounting Talent Development Program (30 nationwide, with only 10 professors from universities). The program concluded in 2023, officially recognizing her as a Ministry of Finance International High-End Accounting Talent. Awarding Unit: Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China, Level: Department-Level Talent.
II. Research Awards
1. Wang Yan (Second Author, Primary Writer): Thesis "Research on Countermeasures for Accounting Integration in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area", October 2022, Awarding Unit: Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China, Level: Excellent Award, Ranking: 2.
2. Wang Yan: Thesis "Mixed Ownership Mergers and Acquisitions and Innovation-Driven Development", Second Prize in the 8th Guangdong Province Philosophy and Social Sciences Outstanding Achievement Award, June 2019; Awarding Unit: Guangdong Provincial People's Government, Level: Provincial and Ministerial Second Prize, Ranking: 1.
3. Wang Yan: English Monograph "Exploring the Trust and Innovation Mechanisms in M&A of China's State-Owned Enterprises with Mixed Ownership", Third Prize in the 10th Guangdong Province Philosophy and Social Sciences Outstanding Achievement Award (2023-A-3-361), February 2024; Awarding Unit: Guangdong Provincial People's Government, Level: Provincial and Ministerial Third Prize, Ranking: 1.
4. Wang Yan (First Author): Thesis "Corporate Culture and M&A Performance", Third Prize in the 7th Guangdong Province Philosophy and Social Sciences Outstanding Achievement Award, October 2017; Awarding Unit: Guangdong Provincial People's Government, Level: Provincial and Ministerial Third Prize, Ranking: 1.
5. Wang Yan: Monograph "Trust and Innovation Mechanisms in Mixed Ownership Mergers and Acquisitions of State-Owned Enterprises", May 2023, Awarding Unit: Guangdong Financial Society, Level: Second Prize, Ranking: 1.
6. Wang Yan (First Author): Research Report "Research on the Operational Mechanism of Financial and Accounting Supervision System", December 2023, Awarding Unit: Guangdong Provincial Department of Finance, Level: Third Prize, Ranking: 1.
7. Wang Yan (First Author): Research Report "Research on Data Asset Valuation", May 2025, Awarding Unit: Guangdong Accounting Association, Guangdong Finance Society, Guangdong Asset Appraisal Association, Level: Second Prize (2 projects awarded), Ranking: 1.
III. Teaching Awards
1. Wang Yan (First Author): "Intermediate Financial Accounting Teaching Team" (One of the 6 awarded teams nationwide), June 2024, Awarding Unit: China Commercial Accounting Association, Level: Second Prize, Ranking: 1, National-Level Award.
2. Wang Yan (First Author): Teaching Case "Data Asset Confirmation, Valuation, and Value Management Issues – A Case Study of South China Grid", May 2024; Awarding Unit: National Accounting Professional Degree Graduate Education Guidance Committee, Level: 2023 MPAcc Excellent Teaching Case Award (30 nationwide), Ranking: 1, National-Level Award.
3. Wang Yan (First Author): "Exploration of Teaching Practice in Intermediate Financial Accounting: Interpreting Accounting Standards through Case Analysis", May 2021; Awarding Unit: Guangdong Provincial Undergraduate University Online Open Course Guidance Committee, Level: Second Prize, Ranking: 1, Provincial-Level Award.
4. Wang Yan, March 2024: First Prize in the 4th Teacher Teaching Innovation Competition and the 4th National College Teacher Teaching Innovation Competition Guangdong Regional Selection (University-Level Award).
5. Wang Yan, February 2023: First Prize in the 3rd Teacher Teaching Innovation Competition and the 3rd National College Teacher Teaching Innovation Competition Guangdong Regional Selection (University-Level Award).
6. Wang Yan, February 2022: First Prize in the 2nd Teacher Teaching Innovation Competition and the 2nd National College Teacher Teaching Innovation Competition Guangdong Regional Selection (University-Level Award).
7. Wang Yan, June 2023: Second Prize in the 2022 Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award (University-Level Award).
8. Wang Yan, June 2023: Outstanding Undergraduate Mentor for the 2022-2023 Academic Year (University-Level Award).
Contact
Address: Office 203, Administration Building, University Town Campus, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, 510006
