Prof. Yan Bin, an associate professor in NKIIE, has been selected as the grantee in 2012 of the Foreign Visiting Scholar Program of Nankai Elite Education Foundation (NKEEF). Professor Yan Bin has also received formal invitation from Columbia University for academic visit from August 2012 to August 2013.

The Foreign Visiting Scholar Program of NKEEF is set up to promote academic ability of young faculty members in NKIIE. One applicant among others will be sponsored yearly, and visiting period is 10-12 months. The grantee need to arrange her/his host institute abroad by her/his own.