Dr Simon Xu, Associate Vice President (Global Affairs) and Director of Global Affairs, joined the University (the then Hong Kong Institute of Education) in 2009.

Dr Xu received his master’s degree from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand and a PhD from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He has served at higher educational institutions in Hong Kong for the last 20 years and has extensive experience in institutional outreach and regional networking. Before joining the University, Dr Xu was the person-in-charge of mainland operations at The Open University of Hong Kong.