International Eurasian Academy of Sciences, IEAS

Academician

Chuanqi HE

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Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2016, Professor Chuanqi He is a distinguished Chinese scholar of modernisation theory whose research has contributed to comparative modernisation studies and national development strategy. Born in February 1962 in Wuhan, Hubei Province, he received his B.S. from Wuhan University in 1983. He subsequently served as a Trainee Researcher and Assistant Researcher at the Institute of Genetics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), from 1983 to 1988, during which time he also received his M.S. from the same institute. From 1988 to 1993, he worked in the Bureau of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, CAS, where he rose to Deputy Division Chief. He then served as Second Secretary in the Science and Technology Section of the Chinese Embassy in the United States from 1993 to 1995. Upon returning to China, he became Division Chief of Planning in the Bureau of Planning and Finance, CAS, and subsequently served as Research Professor in the same bureau. From 2001 to 2016, he was Director and Research Professor at the Beijing Tongxiang Modernisation Strategy Research Center, while from 2002 to 2022 he served as Director and Research Professor at the China Center for Modernization Research, CAS.

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Professor He’s research has focused on the theoretical study of world modernisation, with particular emphasis on the theory of the second modernisation, the development of modernisation science, and the quantitative assessment of national modernisation processes. Through theoretical research, comparative analysis, and empirical assessment, he has developed comprehensive indicators and evaluation systems for examining modernisation across economic, social, cultural, and ecological dimensions. These approaches have provided a systematic basis for analysing patterns of national modernisation and for informing research and policy discussions on development. He has authored numerous monographs and research reports on modernisation theory and practice and is a Member of the New York Academy of Sciences. His work has also addressed comparative perspectives on social transformation and sustainable development, contributing to academic dialogue between different intellectual traditions. Through long-term leadership of national research institutions and think tanks, together with international academic collaboration, Professor He has contributed to the development of modernisation studies as an interdisciplinary field connecting social-science theory, quantitative assessment, and the strategic study of national development.