YIFAN OU

Media Practitioners to Media Scholars
(1)Phd candidate,Department of Communication,Faculty of Social Science,University of Antwerp
(2)Founder of Beijing Ou Yifan Culture Co., Ltd.
(3)Assistant professor (tenure track and permanent contract), Organizational Committee Member of the university, Jiangsu Second Normal University
(4)Chinese media professionals.
(5)Chinese Mandarin Tester; Jiangsu Province Radio and Television Arts Entrance for University Examination Judge

I obtained a double bachelor's degree and a master's degree from the two key universities  in China, and I also earned a double master's degree in the UK.In China's university entrance examination (Gaokao), I emerged from fierce competition to gain admission to ZJUT. I also obtained the qualification for direct admission(waiver of examination) to graduate school, which would have sent me to Huazhong University of Science and Technology. However, I later chose to take the entrance examination on my own and was admitted to CUC with the No.1 compherensive score nationwide.

(1)Bachelor:Zhejiang University of Technology(2024ARWU: 301-400 globally; 2024USNEWS: 560 globally)

Dual Bachelor Degree(Bachelor of Art & Mangement): Broadcasting and Hosting Art & Business Management

(2)Master:   Communicaton University of China(2024 Time Higher: 1501 gloablly) This is a university that specializes in media studies. In addition to media-related majors, it only includes a small number of other social science and language majors. It is not a comprehensive university, which is why it only has subject rankings and no overall world ranking in many global ranking lists. 

However, the university is part of the Project 211, and its Broadcasting and Hosting major ranks Top 1 in mainland China (The university is the only one university has the  A+ discipline of broadcasting and hosting in China). Its Journalism and Communication Studies are tied for Top 2 with another university in mainland China (there are only two universities have  A+ disciplines of journalism and communication in mainland China). Almost all well-known media professionals in China come from this university.

Master Degree(Master of Fine Arts): Broadcasting and Television - Broadcasting and Hosting Specialization

(3) University of Cambridge(2024ARWU: 4th gloablly;2024 USNEWS: 6th gloablly)

Master(Mphil) Degree: Sociology(Media and Culture Route)

Visiting Scholar(Non degree):

(1)During my master's degree program in CUC, I went to Boston University in the United States for an exchange and visit. 

(2)During my doctoral studies, I also visited the University of Lugano in Switzerland.

Summer School:

2021 Outstanding Trainee in Zhejiang University & University of Wisconsin & University of Pennsylvania

The theme of the summer school was international cutting-edge communication theories and research methods.

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Study Expierence: 

University of Cambridge: Through this program, I became proficient in understanding and using qualitative research methods, systematically studied mainstream sociological research methods such as semi-structured interviews, ethnography, and fieldwork, and completed a 25,000-word master's thesis using the semi-structured interview method as a method of empirical research（supervisor: John B Thompson).

Master(Mphil) Degress: Sociology(Media and Culture Route)

Mphil Dissertation : Participating in Chinese Social Question and Answer Communities: A Case Study of Zhihu. com. DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/EJ8SC

Communication university of China(Master):I graduated from the TOP.1 ranked university in China for broadcast hosting and was awarded the Outstanding Graduate of Beijing and the Scholarship of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. 

Broadcast hosting is an art major （http://www.besteduchina.com/broadcasting_and_hosting.html）only found in China, mainly aiming at training program hosts, training their image in front of the camera, voice, news broadcasting, program hosting, impromptu expression and speech, recitation and other skills. Under the guidance of Prof. Du Xian, who was a famous program host in China, and Prof. Li Fenghui, I completed my master's thesis, which was rated as an excellent thesis, and produced a graduation portfolio (video) containing my hosting, interviewing, and news reporting.（supervisor: Fenghui Li李凤辉, Du Xian 杜宪)

Zhejiang University of Techonology(Dual bachelors' degree)：The Ministry of Education has recognized the broadcasting and hosting majors of ten universities in China as "firstclass undergraduate programs at the national level", and both Zhejiang university of technology and Communication University of China (CUC) are ranked among them, with CUC ranking first.My undergraduate thesis I completed my thesis under the supervisor of Xiao Han, a famous Chinese documentary director. I participated in a number of broadcasting and hosting competitions during my university years and received honors. At the same time, my academic performance was also outstanding: I won several scholarships, was awarded the excellent undergraduate thesis, as well as the title of outstanding graduate in Zhejiang Province. At the same time, I also spent two years minoring and getting a double bachelor's degree in Business Administration. (supervisor: Xiao Han萧寒)