Part of IDEAS — doctoral supervision team.
👤 Dr Yitong Liu
Lecturer, Doctoral Supervisor, Renewable Energy Economics & International Higher Education Specialist – Part of IDEAS
🧭 Broad Area of Supervision
Health Information Systems — with a secondary area in Comparative & International Higher Education, particularly private higher education policy.
🔎 Specialist sub-areas:
- Health Information Systems
- Social Media Marketing
- Infodemics
- Private higher education policy and institutional development
- Cross-cultural and international education.
Dr Yitong Liu is a Lecturer at the School of Economics and Management, Weifang University of Science and Technology, China, and a core member of the Shandong Provincial Higher Education Youth Innovation and Technology Support Program Team on efficient environmental control technology for agricultural greenhouses. Her research focuses on the techno-economic analysis and energy efficiency management of renewable energy systems, particularly solar PVT heat pump systems. With international education experience across Singapore, the UK, the US, and China, she also brings expertise in comparative higher education and private higher education policy.
📄 Full Profile
Dr Yitong Liu is a Lecturer at the School of Economics and Management, Weifang University of Science and Technology, China. She is a core member of the Shandong Provincial Higher Education Youth Innovation and Technology Support Program Team for “Clean Function and Efficient Environmental Control Technology for Agricultural Greenhouses.”
Her research focuses on the techno-economic analysis and energy efficiency management of renewable energy systems. She specialises in evaluating the economic viability and system performance of solar PVT heat pump systems through life-cycle cost-benefit models and operational data analysis, providing evidence-based support for the adoption of high-efficiency energy conversion technologies in green buildings and related applications.
She holds international education experience spanning Singapore, the United Kingdom, the United States, and China. This exposure has shaped a strong secondary expertise in comparative and international higher education, with a particular focus on private higher education policy and institutional development. She teaches both international and domestic students, bringing cross-cultural perspectives to her interdisciplinary research and teaching practice.
🔬 Areas of Research Interest
Renewable Energy Economics Techno-economic analysis of renewable energy systems · solar PVT heat pump system performance and viability · life-cycle cost-benefit modelling · operational data analysis for energy systems
Green Building & Energy Efficiency Energy efficiency management in buildings · adoption pathways for high-efficiency energy conversion technologies
Comparative & International Higher Education Private higher education policy · institutional development in higher education · cross-cultural and international teaching practice
🎯 Ideal Candidate Fit
| If your research is about… | Dr Liu is a strong match because… |
| Economic viability of renewable energy systems | Core research specialism, including life-cycle cost-benefit modelling |
| Solar PVT or heat pump technology adoption | Direct research and project team experience in this area |
| Private higher education policy or institutional development | Secondary specialism grounded in international education experience |
| Cross-cultural or comparative higher education research | International teaching and study experience across four countries |
📬 Contact / Enquire
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