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Xueqing Liu successfully defended her PhD

(17-02-2025) On Thursday, 6 February 2025, Xueqing Liu successfully defended her PhD: " Interconnected Cities, Integrated Markets: Dynamics of Urban Networks in Explaining Regional Market Integration in China’s Megacity-regions"

Supervisors Prof. Dr. Frank Witlox, Ghent University Prof. Dr. Ben Derudder, KU Leuven, Ghent University

Examination Committee Prof. Dr. Nico Van de Weghe(Chair), Ghent University Prof. Dr. Kurt Fuellhart, Ghent University Prof. Dr. Jonathan Beaverstock, University of Bristol Dr. Yuting Yang, KU Leuven Prof. Dr. Weiyang Zhang, East China Normal University

Congratulations Xueqing!

Dr. Tanhua Jin receives the Best Paper Award from the TRB2025 AED20 committee

(16-01-2025) In January 2025, several researchers from Social and Economic Geography participated in the TRB annual meeting in Washington DC, a premier global gathering of transportation professionals, featuring thousands of presentations that showcase cutting-edge research in transportation. Tanhua Jin's paper (Evaluating the Potential of the ‘15-Minute City’ Concept in the United States via Activity-Based Mobility Patterns) won the Best Paper Award from the TRB2025 AED20 Committee on Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems.

Co-authors: Kailai Wang, Yanan Xin, Jian Shi, Ye Hong and Frank Witlox

Job position Department of Geography: Professor in Human Geography

(07-10-2024) Ghent University's Department of Geography is seeking to fill a full-time position for an Assistant Professor in Human Geography, with a specialization in sustainable socio-spatial transitions in land use.

More details about the position and how to apply, see:

https://jobs.ugent.be/job/Ghent-Professor-in-Human-Geography-9000/804585002/

SEG members meet colleagues from NUAA

(05-09-2024) On August 22, 2024, SEG members met with colleagues from NUAA. During the meeting, introductions were made, mutual research ideas were exchanged, and the existing collaboration with NUAA was reviewed and extended.

Were present from NUAA side:

  • HU Minghua, Professor, Deputy Director of State Key Laboratory of Air Traffic Management System, NUAA
  • WANG Zhongye, Director of Administrative Committee of Jiangjunlu Campus , NUAA
  • BU Jian, Assistant Professor of College of Aerospace Engineering, NUAA
  • WANG Yanjun, Professor, College of Civil Aviation, NUAA
  • PENG Ying, Assistant Professor, College of Civil Aviation, NUAA
  • TIAN Wen, Associate Professor, College of Civil Aviation, NUAA