Zhu Xinlin, Associate Professor and Master's Supervisor.Dr. Zhu received his Ph.D. in Chinese Classical Philology from the Institute of Ancient Chinese Books, Zhejiang University, in 2010. He was jointly trained as a doctoral student at Zhejiang University and Waseda University, completed postdoctoral research in the Department of Philosophy at Zhejiang University, and has been a visiting scholar attheGraduate School of Letters, Arts, and Sciences atWaseda University,as well as a visiting professor at Hokkai School of Commerce.
He was selected as one of the first group of National Exemplary Teachers in Ideological and Political Education by the Ministry of Education, and also recognized as an Exemplary Teacher in Shandong Province. He is a recipient of the third cohort of the "Future Plan for Young Scholars" at Shandong University (Weihai). He serves as a peer reviewer for theEditorial and Research Center ofConfucian Canon at Peking University, an expert evaluator for achievements under the National Social Science Fund, a thesis reviewer for the Ministry of Education, and a subject matter expert for provincial civil service exams.
His course "Foundations of Chinese Classics" has been recognized as a First-Class Undergraduate Course in Shandong Province, while his "Philology" course has been listed as a Model Course in Ideological and Political Education by the Ministry of Education and as a Distinguished Graduate Course in Shandong Province. Dr. Zhu has guided students to multiple project grants under the National College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program. His students have won second and third prizes in the Shandong Provincial Student Entrepreneurship Competition, third place in the first Liberal Arts Practice Innovation Competition at Shandong University, and several awards for excellent undergraduate theses.He has received the Outstanding Mentor Award in the 8th “ResearchingintoShandong” student social investigation campaign organized by the Shandong Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League. He is also recognized as an expert in Shandong Province's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Mentor Program and has repeatedly been honored as an excellent undergraduatesupervisorand outstandingmentorfor summer social practice activities.
Main research interests: Pre-Qin and Han Dynasty philology, textual bibliography, and overseas Sinology.
Undergraduate courses: Classical Chinese, Foundations of Chinese Classics
Graduate courses: Philology, The Beauty of China in Ancient Texts, Survey of China (Chinese-taught)
Awards for Academic Research:
1.First Prize, 16th Outstanding Achievements in Social Sciences, Weihai (December 2013).
2.First Prize, 19th Outstanding Achievements in Social Sciences, Weihai (December 2016).
3.Third Prize, Outstanding Scientific Research Achievements of Higher Education Institutions in Shandong Province (December 2016).
4.Second Prize (Ranked 5/11), 8th Outstanding Achievements in Humanities and Social Sciences of Higher Education Institutions, Ministry of Education (December 2020).
Courses Hosted as Principal Instructor (First-Class or Model Courses)
1.Philology selected as a National Model Course in Ideological and Political Education (June 2021).
2.Philology recognized as a Provincial Model Course in Ideological and Political Education, Shandong (June 2021).
3.Foundations of Chinese Classics selected as a First-Class Undergraduate Course, Second Batch, Shandong Province (August 2021).
4.Philology recognized as a Distinguished Graduate Course, Shandong Province (December 2022).
Teaching Achievements:
1.First Prize (Ranked 1/4), Shandong University (Weihai) Teaching Achievement Award – "Upholding the Original Mission of Educating for the Nation: Exploration and Practice in Chinese Language and Literature under the New Liberal Arts and Ideological-Political Education Framework" (November 2021).
2.Awarded “Outstanding Teacher of the Year,” Shandong University (Weihai) (March 2022, Ranked 1/1).
3.Second Prize (Ranked 3/10), 9th Shandong Provincial Teaching Achievement Award – "Brand Building and Practice of Ideological and Political Construction in Graduate Courses Based on Learning-Stage Differences" (March 2022).
4.First Prize (Ranked 1/1), Research Achievement Award in Undergraduate Teaching Reform, Shandong University (Weihai) (September 2022).
5.Recognized as an Excellent Case of Ideological and Political Education in Major National Strategies Courses for the Yellow River Region in Undergraduate Institutions, Shandong Province – "Up and Down the Great River: Spiritual Symbols and Cultural Essence of Ancient Yellow River Texts" (March 2023, Ranked 1/1).
Demonstration and Outreach:
1.Delivered a keynote lecture titled "Constructing Model Courses in Humanities and Social Sciences for Ideological-Political Education: A Case Study of the Graduate Course 'Philology'" at the National Teacher Training Center for Colleges and Universities, Ministry of Education (September 2021).
2.Delivered a presentation titled "Development and Application of First-Class Humanities Courses: A Case Study of 'Foundations of Chinese Classics'" organized by the Academic Affairs Office, Shandong University (Weihai) (April 2022).
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