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Zhang Yiping

Prof.

Zhang Yiping

Professor

Professor of Communication Design

Dean, Sino-German Faculty of Branding

zyp@brand-university.de
Brand DesignDigital Media DesignIntercultural Communication

About

23 years experience in intercultural management of design & innovation higher education across Asia and Europe. To bridge cultures in dialogue through contemporary visual communication.

Teaching

Courses and Modules

Chinese Culture and Brand Design, International Design and Innovation Trends

Academic Background

2005

MA

University of Portsmouth

Design for Digital Media

2003

Communication Designer

DFI College of Communication Design and New Media

2000

BA

Shanghai Jiaotong University

Industrial Design

Professional Background

2018

Dean, Sino-German Faculty of Branding

Zhejiang Wanli University

2017

Professor of Brand Design

Brand University of Applied Sciences

2016–2018

Deputy Dean, School of Design

Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai

2005–2018

Director of Sino-German School of Media Design

Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai

2003–2005

Lecturer of Communication Design

DFI College of Communication Design and New Media

2002–2006

Chief Designer

TMRC Motion Design, Hamburg & Shanghai

Academic Memberships

2022

China Advertising Association

Member of the Academic Committee

2026

China Academy of Management

Member, Deputy Chief of Secretary, Committee of Culture, Technology & Management

2024

Association of Media & Advertising of Ningbo

Member, Deputy Director-in-Chief

Publications

CIService AR: A Mobile Augmented Reality System to Enhance User Experience for Campus Information Access

Y. Gao, Z. Yu, C. Jin, H. Ji, G. Chen, K. Li, N. Xu, Y. Zhang · 2026

Peer-ReviewedDOI

Investigating the Continuous Intentions to Use Hybrid Cultural Gift in Collaborative Learning: A Study Design

H. Ji, C. Jin, N. Xu, Y. Zhang · 2025

Peer-ReviewedDOI

Student Identity in Transnational Higher Education: International Branch Campuses Versus Sino-Foreign Institutes

Cai, L., S. Wilkins, L. Zhao, Y. Zhang. · 2024 · Compare A Journal of Comparative and International Education

Peer-ReviewedDOI

Chinese Aesthetics in a Global Context

Yiping Zhang · 2024 · Philosophy East and West

Peer-ReviewedDOI

Integration of Art and Technology: A Study on Digital Media Design

Zhang Yiping · 2021 · China Atomic Energy Press

Monograph

Von der Interaktion zur Erfahrung

Zhang Yiping · 2018 · MARKENARTIKEL

Trade Journal

Creativity for Tomorrow

Zhang Yiping · 2012 · Shanghai Hongkong Joint Publishing

Monograph

Current Research

Tour Exhibition: Interculture Brand Design of Yangtze Delta Region

PI2025–2026

Funded by: National Arts Fund / Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China

Zhang Yiping (PI)

Interkulturelles Markendesign der Jangtse-Delta-Region

PI2024–2025

Funded by: National Arts Fund / Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China

Zhang Yiping (PI)

Research of 'Glocal' Interdisciplinary Branding Study Programs based on In-depth Cooperation between China and Germany

PI2022–2024

Funded by: Zhejiang Provincial Department of Education

Zhang Yiping (PI)

Awards & Grants

2025

2025 Zhejiang Higher Education Achievement Award

Department of Education of Zhejiang Province

2024

2024 Ningbo Higher Education Achievement Award

Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Education

2006

International Young Design Entrepreneur of the Year (IYDEY) 2006 Award

British Council