Zhiqi Wang

Personal statement

Zhiqi worked for 10 years as an accountant for one of the five biggest Chinese banks-the Bank of Communications. After that, she spent over nine years to complete three degrees in Dublin and the UK-BA in International Business Management (Irish American University); MSc in International Securities, Investment and Banking and PhD in Corporate Finance (Henley Business School-University of Reading).

Zhiqi had teaching experience with Lancaster University, the University of Reading and Birkbeck, University of London before joining Bath Spa University as Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance and Module Leader for the undergraduate courses in Financial Accounting and Management Accounting.

Zhiqi is also a fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her research interests include accounting and finance education and pay out polices of UK companies. She has published on various highly ranked international journals. 

Academic qualifications

• PhD University of Reading-ICMA centre
• MSc University of Reading-ICMA centre
• BA Irish American University.

Professional qualifications

• Passed National Exams in 1996 obtained Public Accountant Certificate in Business Enterprise in 1997
• Passed National Exams in 1995 obtained Junior Auditor Certificate in Business Enterprise in 1996
• Passed National Exams in 1994 obtained Junior Accountant Certificate in Business Enterprise in 1995.

Professional memberships

• A fellow of the Higher Education Academy-April 2011
• International Fixed Income and Derivatives Certificate(IFID)-ICMA Center (Switzerland) (2004).

Other external roles

• Acting as a reviewer for various journals.

Teaching specialism

• Financial Accounting
• Management Accounting.

Recent articles

• 2014: Crawford and Wang. (2014). The Conversation. Mid-degree work placements can boost chances of getting a 2.1 or first. 
• 2019: Crawford and Wang. (2019). The Conversation. Paid work experience and ‘sandwich degrees’ help boost social mobility – new research.