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Research output per year
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Dr Ren-Hao Xu is a Lecturer in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Western Australia, as well as a fellow of Taiwan’s National Science and Technology Council Early Career Researcher (ECR) grant. He is a policy sociologist with research interests in education policy, higher education, comparative and international education, and education governance. Ren-Hao is currently involved in several research projects, including geopolitics and higher education, student place decision-making in Australian universities, and the global educational governance of NPDL.
He welcomes supervision inquiries from potential students who share his research interests, including but not limited to:
- Higher education
- Global education policies
- Comparative and international education
- Sociology of education
Funding overview
- Research small grant for publication, National Science and Technology Council of Taiwan, $6,500 AUD, 2025.
- Early Career Researcher Grant, National Science and Technology Council of Taiwan, $29,000 AUD, 2024.
- UWA Graduate School of Education Early Career Research Award, $2,500 AUD, 2024.
Teaching overview
EDUC5616 International and Comparative Education
EDUC5658 Globalising Education Policy
EDUC5659 Higher Education: Past, Present, and Future
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Education Policy / Comparative Education, PhD, University of Sydney
Oct 2018 → Sept 2022
Educational Policy and Administration, Master of Education, National Taiwan Normal University
Feb 2014 → Jan 2016
Comparative Education, Bachelor of Education, National Chi Nan University
Sept 2008 → Jan 2013
Industry keywords
- Education
- Government
Research expertise keywords
- Education policy and practices
- Comparative Education/ International Education
- Higher education
- Governance
- Politics and Society
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Research output
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Calculation for best decision on university places under the demand-driven funding system
Xu, R.-H., 2025, In: Discourse: studies in the cultural politics of education. 46, 2, p. 237-249 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Interviews and focus groups in comparative and international education: More than merely talking
Thomas, M. A. M., Engel, L. & Xu, R. H., 22 May 2025, The Bloomsbury Handbook of Method in Comparative and International Education. Thomas , M. A. M., jules, T. D., Schweisfurth , M. & Shields, R. (eds.). Bloomsbury Publishing, p. 363-373 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter › peer-review
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Tracing future education reforms: policy mobilities within and between Taiwanese, Australian and global networks
Chen, P., Xu, R.-H. & Hung, C.-W., 9 Mar 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Comparative Education. 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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(Re)assembling future education policy mobilities ‘within’ and ‘between’ Taiwanese, Australian and global networks
Xu, R.-H., Dec 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference presentation/ephemera › peer-review
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(Re)making the ‘National’ in Taiwan’s allocation of student places (1980s-2000s)
Xu, R.-H., Dec 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference presentation/ephemera › peer-review
Prizes
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Early Career Researcher Fellowship of National Science and Technology Council (Taiwan)
Xu, R.-H. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Fellowship
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The University of Sydney Faculty of Arts and Social Science Doctoral Research Travel Grant Scheme
Xu, R.-H. (Recipient), 15 Jun 2022
Prize: Postgraduate Scholarship
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Sydney School of Education and Social Work Thesis Completion Scholarship
Xu, R.-H. (Recipient), 16 May 2022
Prize: Postgraduate Scholarship
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John Anthony Gilbert (Humanities) Research Grant
Xu, R.-H. (Recipient), 4 May 2021
Prize: Postgraduate Scholarship
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Higher Education Quarterly (Journal)
Xu, R.-H. (Reviewer)
2025Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Publication peer review
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AUSTRALIAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER (Journal)
Xu, R.-H. (Reviewer)
2024Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Publication peer review
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Journal of Education Policy (Journal)
Xu, R.-H. (Reviewer)
2024 → 2025Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Publication peer review
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International Journal of Educational Management (Journal)
Xu, R.-H. (Reviewer)
2023Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Publication peer review
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Discourse (Journal)
Xu, R.-H. (Reviewer)
2023Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Publication peer review
Press/Media
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Taiwan’s policy shift: Transitioning from the pursuit of world-class universities to addressing local needs
Xu, R.-H. & Hsu, Y.-P.
3/09/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media