Doctor of Administration chairing the Research Institute of Yangtze River Economic Belt, Professor Cheng Changchun’s research interest covers regional economy and river delta economy. He has in recent years hosted a key research project of social science sponsored by National Social Science Foundation, and some ten other research projects supported by National Natural Science Foundation and Foundation for Key Projects of Ministry of Education, over 100 articles having been published in Guangming Daily and other top publications.
Prof. Yang Fenghua is Doctor of Administration, currently vice president of Research Institute for the Development of Jiangsu along Yangtze River and the Sea in Nantong University involving himself mainly in studies of regional development and management. He has hosted one research project supported by National Social Science Foundation and hosted or participated in some others. He is authored one monograph, and has over twenty of his research articles published in Management Review, Shanghai Finance and Chinese Social Science Today.