Professor Xie Zhibin_Lumbini International Centre for Buddhist Studies

Associate Professor Xie Zhibin is affiliated with the Institute of Middle Eastern Studies at Northwest University.

Academic Profile

Current Positions:

Associate Professor at the Institute of Middle Eastern Studies, Northwest University
Deputy Director of the South Asian Studies Research Center
Invited Researcher at the Buddhist Studies Institute
Editor – in – Chief of the “Journal of South Asian Issues”

Concurrent Positions:

Associate Researcher at the Gansu Research Base for the Theoretical Study of Ethnic and Religious Issues under the China United Front Theory Research Association
Researcher at the Fo Guang Shan Institute of Humanistic Buddhism
Member of the China Association for the Study of Religions
Member of the China Association for South Asian Studies
Member of the China Association for Middle Eastern Studies

Education:

Graduated from Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chinese Painting.
From 2011 to 2019, studied at the School of History, Northwest University, earning a Master’s degree in Philosophy (Religious Studies) and a Ph.D. in History (Chinese History).
In July 2019, began postdoctoral research at the Institute of Middle Eastern Studies, Northwest University (World History).

Academic Achievements:

Has conducted academic research and fieldwork in Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, and other countries.
Published over 20 academic papers in journals such as “Journal of World Religious Studies”, “Monthly Journal of Historical Studies”, “World Religious Cultures”, “Studies in Religious Sciences”, and “World Ethnicities”.
Authored three monographs, including “A Study on the Early Guanyin Statues in China”.
Led one project each from the National Social Science Fund for Young Scholars, the Sub – project of the National Social Science Fund for Major Projects, the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, the Shaanxi Provincial Social Science Project, and the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Education Innovation Team Project.
Received one award for Outstanding Achievement in Philosophy and Social Sciences of Shaanxi Province.
Maintained a column in the “Religious Weekly” of the “China Ethnic News” published by the State Ethnic Affairs Commission for several years.
Invited multiple times to serve as a main lecturer on CCTV – 10’s Science and Education Channel.