Guangzhou Center for Innovative Communication in International Cities established in Sept, 2016, the key research base of Guangzhou Humanities and Social Sciences, and is the collective base of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, School of Journalism and Communication, Guangdong Collaborative Innovation Center for Language Research& Service, Communication and Information Center Studies, Fudan University.          

Center relies on Guangdong Collaborative Innovation Center for Language Research & Service, and Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, School of Journalism and Communication, integrating multidisciplinary research power, aiming at "city branding" strategy to explore the city image and government image shaping, communication management and effect assessment and other fields innovation and practice. Center is striving to study theory and practice such as the international city innovation andcommunication, city brand influence evaluation, the international communicationeffect of city image, combined with "one belt one way" developmentstrategy, especially under the "21st century Maritime Silk Road"background, Guangzhou international city innovative communicationopportunities, path, strategy and effect, for enhancing the internationalinfluence of urban innovation in Guangzhou to provide theoretical support, practical guidance and intellectual support.          

Guangzhou Center for Innovative Communication in International Cities appointed well-known experts from home and aboard as “YunshanChair Professor”, using the school of Journalism and Communication related areas of academic backbone, the school-level international urban research andinnovation team as the core, has established a more than 10 part-timescientific research team, the team accounted for above 70% of senior titles, 80% possess overseas study or visiting aboard experience, 40% of the returnees.          

The director: Professor/PhD Tutor Yang Kui

The deputy director: Professor Ge Shi Li          

Secretary general: Professor Liu Chao          

Yunshan Chair Professor: Professor /PhD Tutor HuangDan; Professor /PhD Tutor Zhang Kun; Professor /PhD Tutor Chen Long;Professor/PhD Tutor Sun Wei          

Team members: Professor Hou Yingzhong; ProfessorZhu Ying; Professor Wang Hai; Professor Tang Jiamei; Associate Professor YangKai; Associate Professor Quan Yan; Associate Professor Liu kangjie ;AssociateProfessor Liu Pei; Ph.D. Jiangxi; Ph.D. Wan Jing; Ph.D. Gong Wanqi; Ph.D. QiaoFei