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Personal information
First name(s) / Surname(s)
Address(es)
Yuan ZHENG
Rolighedsvej 23, DK-1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
Telephone(s) +45 35331750 Mobile: +45 51844211
E-mail
Nationality
yuanzheng@life.ku.dk
Chinese
Date of birth 24.08.1986
Gender
Desired employment /
Occupational field
Education and training
Dates
Female
Human dimension of climate change (behavioural economics; environmental
psychology); discrete choice analysis; climate change communication; climate
policy; Rural development
2011- Present
Title of qualification awarded Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Expected graduation date: 31.01.2014
Principal subjects/occupational skills
Name and type of organization
Title of qualification awarded
Principal subjects/occupational skills
Name and type of organization
PhD project: Households’ adaptation to future climate risks in rural Yunnan and its implications for
policy designs. (The project is supported by Lijiang Alpine Botanic Garden and Kunming Institute of
Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Occupational: Research design; Project management; Scientific writing; Public speaking; Qualitative
and quantitative data analysis; Interpersonal communication
Forest and Landscape, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen
Dates 2008-2010
Dates
Title of qualification awarded
Principal subjects/occupational skills
Joint double Master of Science (MSc.) degree in Forestry
Erasmus Mundus Master Program: Sustainable Forest and Nature Management (SUFONAMA)
Occupational: Forest ecology and nature conservation; Conflict management; Natural resource
economics; Geographical Information System; Wood science; Forest policy
University of Copenhagen, Denmark & Georg-August-Universität Göttingen; Germany
2004-2008
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Economics
Specialized in International Economics and Trade
Occupational: Advanced mathematics; Statistics; Linear Algebra; Probability theory; Applied
econometrics; Microeconomics; Macroeconomics; Agricultural economics; Development Economics;
International trade theory; International trade practice; International finance; International law
Name and type of organisation China Agriculture University, Key University of 211 and 985-projects.
Mother tongue(s)
Chinese
Other Languages Self-assessment Understanding Speaking Writing
European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production
English C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user
French A1 Basic user A2 Basic user A2 Basic user A2 Basic user A1 Basic user

(*) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
GRE : 1400+3.5 ( out of 1600+6 )
ILETS : 8 ( out of 9 )
TOEFL : 109 ( out of 120 )
Social skills and competences Good ability to adapt to multicultural environment, gained through my experience of studying and
travelling abroad;
Team spirit obtained through PhD research collaboration with fellows, multiple project work during
master study, working in the team of Public Relation Department of Student Union in college;
Good communication skills acquired through working PhD work, program assistant for Joint
Summer Module (JSM) of SUFONAMA master program, journalist work in college
Organisational skills and
competences
Good experience with project management (through PhD work including budget administration,
fund raising, contact maintenance, advanced work planning and in time adjustment)
Sense of organization and discipline (rich experience with “in-house” everyday logistics)
Computer skills and competences Good command of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access)
Basic command of Statistics tools (STATA, Biogeme, Eviews)
Basic command of geographical information system software (ArcGIS)
Artistic skills and competences Piano (to the 7 th grade out of 10, learnt from 5 years old)
Singing gained through choir experience in primary school
Other skills and competences LIFE PhD Climate Change Scholarship, 2011-2014, obtained 1 out of 155 applications
Full Erasmus Mundus Master Program Scholarship, 2008-2010, Obtained 1 out of 583 applications
Successfully raised 20,000 Danish kroner from O.-H.F og A.J.-E Heilmanns Fond in 2011,2012
Additional information
MIT Professional training: Discrete choice analysis and predicting market share demands, 06.2012
Oral presentation, 13 th Congress of the International Society of Ethnobiology, Montpellier, France,
20-25 May 2012
Oral presentation, EMA Thematic Conference “Communication: Let’s Redefine the Term” 8th
workshop “Evidence-based Public Policy: Informing decision-Making through Rigorous
Research”, 03.2010
Participation in the Project “Making the Mekong Connected”, 03.2010
Volunteer, International Scientific Congress on Climate Change, Copenhagen, 2009
Short-term farm practice, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan, 08.2007 to 09.2007
Teaching skills, obtained through working as a private English tutor for Wenba Education Company,
Beijing, 2005-2006
Yoga practice and meditation
Publications
“Globalization: Let’s redefine the term: with perspectives on global forests and forestry”, Emanate
Magazine, 4th issue “Dancing through the world”, 03/2010
Forests in the changing climate: A media discourse analysis of scientific communication. LAP
Lambert Academic Publishing GmbH & Co. KG.. 11/2010 (Master thesis)
Referees
Niels Strange
Professor of Management Planning of Forest and Nature
Director of the Erasmus Mundus Masters Course Sustainable Forest and Nature Management
Forest and Landscape, Faculty of Life Science, University of Copenhagen
Rolighedsvej 23, DK-1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
Email: nst@life.ku.dk
Tel: +45 35331753
Bo Jellesmark Thorsen
Professor of Economics, Politics and Operational planning
Head Division of Economics, Policy and Planning
Forest and Landscape, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen
Rolighedsvej 23, DK-1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
E-mail: bjt@life.ku.dk
Tel: +45 35331700