Liao Xiangzhong

Liao Xiangzhong (Chinese: 廖祥忠; pinyin: Liào Xiángzhōng; born December 1968) is a Chinese animation and digital art expert who has served as President of the Communication University of China (CUC) since March 2018. He was Vice President of CUC from November 2010 to March 2018.[1][2] He is a PhD advisor and professor of Digital Media Art at CUC.[3]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liao.
Liao Xiangzhong
廖祥忠
President of Communication University of China
Assumed office
March 2018
Preceded byHu Zhengrong (胡正荣)
Personal details
BornDecember 1968 (age 52)
Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Alma materCommunication University of China
OccupationEducator

Life and career

Liao was born and grew up in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province. He entered the Communication University of China (CUC) in September 1986, majoring in radio technology, and graduated in July 1990. He Joined the CUC faculty in 1990 and received a PhD in 2005 from the university.[4]

Liao served as the Deputy Chair of Radio Engineering between 1994 and 1995, and Deputy Dean of the School of Information Engineering between 1995 and 2005. While he was the Dean of the School of Animation and Digital Arts between 2005 and 2012, he founded the first Digital Media Art program in China. He was promoted to the Vice President of CUC in 2010.[4]

He is a well-known expert of Digital Media Art and Animation, wrote and published multiple papers and books in those areas. With his leadership, Communication University of China has been the top Chinese university in the area of digital media art and animation. As Deputy Director and Secretary General of the Animation and Digital Media Teaching Guidance Committee under the Ministry of Education, Liao was the key contributor of the Ministry of Education Teaching Quality Standard for Animation and Digital Media in Higher Education (Chinese: 教育部高等学校动画、数字媒体教学质量国家标准).[5]

Liao is member of the National Strategic New Industry Consultant Experts Committee (国家战略性新兴产业专家咨询委员会),[6] Deputy Director and Secretary General of the Animation and Digital Media Teaching Guidance Committee under the Ministry of Education (教育部动画、数字媒体教学指导委员会),[7] member of the Art Education Committee under the Ministry of Education,[8] Vice President of the China Animation Association (中国动画学会),[9] Deputy Director of the Editorial Board of Modern Cinema (当代电影).[10] Liao is selected in the New Century Outstanding Talent Support Project (新世纪优秀人才支持计划).[11]

Liao founded the Aniwow! China (Beijing) International Student Animation Festival.[12]

Awards
  • 1st prize of the Science Research projects of the State Administration of Film, Radio and Television, 2007
  • 1st prize of Academic Writings of the China Association of Radio and Television (Chinese: 中国广播电视学会), 2007
  • 1st prize of the 10th Beijing Outstanding Research Projects of Philosophy and Social Science, 2007
  • 1st prize of the 5th National Best Academic Writings in Radio and Television, 2007
  • 1st prize of Beijing Outstanding Achievement of Education and Teaching, 2012
  • Selected as the Four Kinds of First Batch Talents of Beijing Publicity Department (Chinese: 北京市委宣传部“四个一批”人才)
  • Selected as the New Century Outstanding Talent Support Project (Chinese: 新世纪优秀人才支持计划) of Ministry of Education[11]

References
  1. "Current Leadership Of CUC". Communication University of China.
  2. "廖祥忠任中国传媒大学校长". People's Daily. 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  3. "全国（首届）数码艺术教育与发展高级研讨会". Design Online.
  4. "廖祥忠-新传媒研究者的青春之心". China Youth Daily.
  5. "动画、数字媒体专业教指委召开年度主任委员会议". Communication University of China.
  6. "数字创意产业纳入国家战略性新兴产业发展规划". Sina.
  7. "动画、数字媒体专业教指委召开年度主任委员会议". Communication University of China.
  8. "仲呈祥教授、廖祥忠教授受聘教育部第六届艺术教育委员会副主任、常务委员". Communication University of China.
  9. "中国动画学会新一届领导名单". 中国动画产业网.
  10. "《当代电影》杂志社召开2016年度编委会". China Film Archive.
  11. "党建专家库——廖祥忠". Dangjian.
  12. "第十届中国（北京）国际大学生动画节圆满闭幕". China National Radio.
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