本科于国际期刊发表两篇论文！张扬的学术探索之路
My UNNC Story
Yang Zhang is a graduand of BSc International Business Economics at Nottingham University Business School China. In her story, whether she was a research assistant, successfully publishing papers in an international journal, or choosing a gap year for research after graduation, all of these show that she has the determination to persevere.
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张扬 Yang Zhang
2023届国际商务经济学准毕业生
BSc IBE, Class of 2023
毕业高中：合肥市第一中学
High School: Hefei No.1 High School
在张扬的故事里，无论是做研究助理，还是在国际学术期刊上成功发表两篇论文，并在国际学术会议（FMET2022）上被授予“杰出口头报告奖”，又或者是选择毕业后推迟一年留学，先把全部精力投入到正在做的学术研究上，都展现着她对自我的不断探索以及坚持到底的决心。
从“哑巴英语”到“英语大佬”
“平等多元的师生文化、开放包容的教学环境以及丰富多彩的校园生活，构成了宁波诺丁汉大学的底色”，来自安徽合肥的张扬因为被学长学姐的这句话所吸引，进入到诺丁汉大学商学院（中国）就读国际商务经济学专业。
初入校园，全英文课堂对张扬来说是一个不小的挑战。然而，大一的课程为她提供了很好的帮助。“宁诺的课程设置很合理，第一年主要是语言学习，学校从听力、阅读、写作、口语四个方面全方位提高学生的语言能力。”在老师的帮助下，通过大量的课堂演讲和小组讨论的锻炼，张扬渐渐变得敢说、爱说。
“宁诺对学生英语的包容度非常高，你只需要大胆地去表达，尽可能展现自己就好。”为了锻炼英语思维，在课堂之外她还加入了校内最成熟的跨文化交流组织——Vis-a-Vis，在这个以英文作为内部交流语言的社团，她的英文又得到了进一步的提升。
经过四年在宁诺的锻炼，张扬的英语能力已经跨越了好几个台阶，她现在不仅能自信流利地用英文交流，而且还正在担任一位外籍教授的访谈翻译，完美实现了从“哑巴英语”到“英语大佬”的蜕变。
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爱上科研，成功发表学术论文
在本科期间，由于日常受到课程作业的磨练，张扬养成了沉浸式写作的习惯，而她在写作过程中也渐渐发现了自己的兴趣所在，那就是学术研究。目前，她已成功完成两篇论文，并发表于国际期刊Advances in Economics Business and Management Research上，录入CPCI和CNKI双检索。
这两篇论文分别探讨了近年来不同激励制度在应用上的差距以及特质强度对领导力的影响。从前期的寻找发稿渠道，到后期所做的多次修改，张扬在发表过程中遇到了不小的挑战，也获得了很大的成长。
前两次在科研学术上的成功尝试增强了张扬的信心，在毕业论文中她把目光投向了自己的家乡——合肥市的经济发展研究。世界各地的经济学家和政府都对如何实现系统性更快更好的区域发展非常感兴趣，然而全球化和技术变革已经挑战了这些问题的“传统”答案。在确认了研究方向后，她主动邀请商学院战略管理学教授马丁·洛克特担任自己的论文指导老师。
在反复修改打磨的一年中，她收集了合肥市30多个“创业型政府”的成功案例，结合新结构经济学和企业家政府理论，深入分析合肥GDP在2000-2020年间增长超过十八倍的原因，并且比较分析了其他地区经济发展或落后的原因。
大量的文献阅读，复杂的数据分析以及严谨的学术论文撰写，这对于一个本科生来说实属不易。这篇论文最终得到了80分（一等为70分）的高分，现在她正在和洛克特教授筹备文章的发表。
主演学校音乐剧《蝶》
找到内心追寻的“那束光”
目前张扬打算推迟一年留学，先把全部精力投入到她正在做的学术科研上。她已经成为麻省理工学院气候变化相关项目的科研助理，并且正准备与挪威BI商学院签署长期的研究助理合同。
参加宁诺的飞拉达极限运动
在宁诺的四年中，她做过的科研领域包括区域经济发展、老龄化、企业的管理创新和气候变化等。跨学科的经验使她可以从更多元的视角分析问题，“这些项目的跨度不算小，但也正因如此，我收获了更广阔的视野和知识。它们共同滋养着我，我也会用汲取到的经验努力回馈”。
一步步的探索前进，张扬逐渐发现科研是自己真正热爱的事情，“在每一段不同的科研当中我都能发现自己感兴趣的点。更重要的事，最终报告或论文的产出能让我在这个世界留下一点微光。”
Yang Zhang: Exploring research during my undergraduate studies
Yang Zhang is a graduand of International Business Economics at Nottingham University Business School China (NUBS China). In her story, whether she was a research assistant, successfully publishing papers in an international journal, or choosing a gap year for research after graduation, all of these show that she has the determination to persevere.
Although being taught subjects in English was a challenge for Yang Zhang at the beginning, the preliminary modules offered by the university provided her with great help. She explains "UNNC's curriculum is very logical, with the first year mainly focused on learning academic English, comprehensively improving the language abilities of students in four areas: listening, speaking, reading and writing."
Furthermore, to develop her ability to think in English, she also joined the cross-cultural communication organisation on campus, Vis-a-Vis. In this organisation that uses English for their communications and work, her English was further improved. At present, Yang is working as an interview translator for a professor's research.
During her undergraduate studies, Yang developed strong academic writing skills due to a lot of practice from her coursework. During the writing process, she gradually discovered her interests and completed two papers that have been published in the international journal Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research. One paper discusses the vast gap in the scope of application between piece rate and efficiency wages in recent years and the other examines the impacts of trait level on leadership. From the initial search for publishing channels to the multiple revisions made in later stages, she encountered significant challenges but gained great growth during the research and writing process.
The first two successful attempts at research have strengthened her confidence. In her dissertation, she turned her research interest toward the economic development of Hefei, her hometown. After deciding on the research topic, she took the initiative to invite Martin Lockett, Professor in Strategic Management at NUBS China, to be her supervisor. The dissertation was repeatedly revised and refined for a whole year and got a high score of 80 points achieving the publication standards.
In the dissertation, she collated more than 30 successful cases of "entrepreneurial government" actions in Hefei, investigating the reasons and summarising the rules by combining New Structural Economics and Entrepreneurial State Theories. In addition, she extended the above data analysis and conclusion to other general economies, and compared and analysed the reasons for the economic development or backwardness of these regions.
Currently, Yang Zhang choosing a gap year after graduation to focus on the research she is currently doing. She has become a short-term research assistant at MIT in a climate change project and is preparing to be a long-term research assistant at BI Norwegian Business School.
During her four years at UNNC, she has worked in research areas such as regional economic development, aging, enterprise management innovation, and climate change. Her interdisciplinary experience allows her to analyze problems from a more diverse perspective. "The span of these projects is not small, but because of this, I have gained a broader perspective and knowledge. Together they have nourished me and I will given back with the experience I have gained".
Through step-by-step exploration, Yang Zhang gradually discovered that research is something she truly loves. "In each research experience, I can find something that truly interests me. More importantly, the output of my research can enable me to leave a shimmer in this world".
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