Ms. Yalan Liu is an English lecturer in the English Language Centre (ELC) at BNU-HKBU United International College. Ms. Liu holds a Master of Management from Peking University and a Master of Science in Finance from the University of Hong Kong. She is a CATTI2 certified interpreter and has provided professional interpreting services for various institutions and conferences, including Shenzhen Pingshan Government, World Buddhist Forum, Monash University, and University of Technology Sydney. She has also worked for the Agricultural Bank of China. She has a strong research interest in intercultural communication and education. Teaching English I English II English for Academic Purposes I Awards National Scholarship (twice), Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China (2008-2010) First prize, English Speaking Contest of Hunan Province (2009) Hope Award (grand final), CCTV Star of Outlook English Speaking Contest (2010) Champion of the Debating Competition between Peking university and the University of Hong Kong (2012) Mulan Scholarship, Peking University, China (2012) Education M.Sc. in Management, Peking University, China (2014) M.Sc. in Finance, University of Hong Kong, China (2014) B.Sc. in International Trade and Economics, Hunan University, China (2011)

She has a strong research interest in intercultural communication and education.