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DAI Kun

Assistant Professor

DAI Kun

B. Digital Media (Griffith University, Australia), M. Digital Design with First Class Honours (Griffith University, Australia), PhD (The University of Queensland)

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Dr. Kun Dai is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Administration and Policy at the Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass international and comparative education, transnational higher education, education policy, and intercultural learning and adaptation. His work has been published in numerous leading journals, including Higher Education, Studies in Higher Education, Journal of Studies in International Education, Educational Technology Research & Development, Compare, Higher Education Research & Development, Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, Oxford Review of Education, Fudan Education Forum, and Peking University Education Review. He has also authored five academic books published by Routledge, Palgrave Macmillan, and Brill. Dr. Dai serves as associate editor, guest editor, and editorial board member for several international journals, such as Higher Education Research & Development, Compare, and Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. Additionally, he has peer-reviewed over 90 international journal articles. His research has been supported by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC)’s Early Career Scheme, and he is honored with the 2025 Hong Kong RGC Outstanding Early Career Award. Dr Dai is ranked as one of the Stanford-Elsevier World Top 2% Scientists in 2025.

Research Interests
  • Comparative Education
  • Education Policy
  • Higher Education
  • Intercultural Studies
  • Narrative Study
  • Overseas Education
  • Qualitative Methods
  • Sociology of Education
Courses Taught
Recent Publications
  • Dai, K., & Hardy, I. (2023). Pursuing doctoral research in an emerging knowledge hub: An exploration of international students’ experiences in China. Studies in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2023.2166917
  • Dai, K., Matthews, K, E., & Liang, Y. (2023). ‘I wish to participate but…’: Investigating students’ perceptions of student-staff pedagogical partnerships at a Hong Kong university. Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-023-01035-7
  • Dai, K., Hu, Y., Li, X., & Oladipo, O. (2023). Conducting doctoral study in China: An exploration of international students’ motivation at Chinese universities. Higher Education Research & Development. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2023.2197195
  • Dai, K., Garcia, J., & Olave, K. (2023). In-between worlds: Chilean university lecturers’ experiences of teaching transition between face-to-face and virtual reality contexts during the Covid-19 pandemic. Educational Technology Research & Development. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-023-10217-0.
  • Dai, K., & Eillot, D. (2022). ‘Shi men’ as key doctoral practice: Understanding international doctoral students’ learning communities and research culture in China. Oxford Review of Education. https://doi: 10.1080/03054985.2022.2123309
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