Dr Qianqian Chai

Profile

Dr. Qianqian Chai is a Lecturer in Business Management, specializing in both Business Management and Marketing. As a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, she is dedicated to student-centered pedagogy and is passionate about developing interactive teaching and learning strategies. Qian is committed to enhancing student engagement and actively seeks innovative ways to enrich her teaching methods.

Research

Research Interests:

• Assessment design
• Student engagement
• Motivation
• Employability
• Cross-cultural studies

Research:

Qian’s early research focused on recruitment practices in the Hong Kong Colonial Government before World War II. She has since broadened her research interests to include cross-cultural studies, examining social and historical contexts. Since joining QMUL, she has also engaged in pedagogical research, particularly focusing on assessment redesign to improve student engagement, motivation, and employability.

Publications

• Chai, Q., Cheung, C.W.M., & Kwong, C. (2016). Early Global Trotters and Their Entrepreneurial Employment Practices: A Case Study of the Colonial Hong Kong Government, 1845-1850. Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, 8(3), 378-384.

Conferences:

• 2024: The 12th European Conference on Education (ECE2024), London – presented
• 2023: Language Centre Away Day: Reconnection and Wellbeing, IFY Assessment Review: Enhancing Practice and Inclusivity – presented
• 2021: Virtual Management Seminar, SIIB Cluster, Centre for Enterprise and Innovation, De Montfort University – presented
• 2021: Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) Conference, Cardiff – presented (by team member)
• 2019: European Conference on the Social Sciences (ECSS), Brighton – presented