Our Team
Bridging the gap between British and domestic, traditional education systems—crafted by top academics from both sides.
Formed upon decades of combined Chinese and British higher education expertise, LGE provides a solution to support international students transitioning to UK education.
Richard Mann
Academic Director
Responsible for LGE programme development & quality assurance.
Former leadership roles in China:
- Academic Lead, University of London Recognised Teaching Centre
- Research & Academic Support, GAD Foundation
- Foreign Principal, A-Level Centre, DongBei University, Dalian
Nina Dong
Delivery Centre Support & Student Recruitment Officer
Responsible for LGE student-led recruitment and front-end operations.
- Managing, sustaining and developing all LGE Delivery Centres and Delivery Partnerships.
- Experienced in student marketing, admissions as well as the operational aspects.
- UK-educated with Masters
Dave Amor
Director, UK Partner Development
Responsible for UK university relations building with LGE.
20 years of experience as a data & market analyst, recruitment strategist, and China specialist.
- Background includes agent, sales, student services, recruitment, business development, and insights roles, providing deep understanding of international higher education.
Jon Santangelo
External Relations Advisor
- 10+ years' experience of Sino-foreign strategic
partnership formation.
- Former Spokesperson of BOSSA, China's Association of the Study Abroad Service Industry
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Dr. Midya Yousefi
Academic Advisor
Assistant Professor,
Department of Educational Leadership, Wenzhou-Kean University.Global Academic Leader
Cross-Border Higher Education Specialist
Dr. Heather McClean
External Examiner
Professor and the Pre-sessional Senior Coordinator (Academic) at University College London (UCL).
Former Education and Recognition Consultant at Queen Mary University of London.
Xiaolong Li
Academic Advisor
Professor and the Director of the Department of Postal Administration at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications.
Deputy Director/Researcher at the Market Economy Research Center at Peking University.
Professor Chris Harris
Academic Advisor
Professor and the Former Board Monitor and Vice President of Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU).
Wenyi Zeng
Academic Advisor
Professor, School of Artificial Intelligence at Beijing Normal University (BNU)
Mingze Sang
Academic Advisor
President of BOSSA, China's Association of the Study Abroad Service Industry
