Dr. Shawn Chen

Name: Shawn Chen

Place of Birth: Chongqing, China

Nationality: United States of America

Address: 168 Renmin Road, Xinzheng, Henan, China

Email: shawn_sias@ yahoo.com

Tel:86-371-69972860

Present Assignment:

Sias Group, Inc., President

Sias International University, Founder & Chairman of the Board

Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific (AUAP), Previous President

International Association of University Presidents (IAUP), Treasurer-elect

California Institute of Technology, School Board Member

Education Background:

Chongqing University, China, BA

Linfield College, USA, Master of Education

Willamette University, Master of Management and MBA

University of the Cordilleras in Philippines, Honorary Doctorate

University of Caucasus in Georgia, Honorary Doctorate

Romania University of Galatz, Honorary Doctorate

Work Experience:

1990: Training center for business management, founded in Los Angeles, USA

1992: Sias Group, Inc., founded in USA

1998: Sias International University, Founder and Chairman of the Board

2009: City College of Zhengzhou, Chairman of the Board

2010: International Association of University Presidents (IAUP), Treasurer-elect

2011: California Institute of Technology, School Board Member

2013: Plug and Play (China), Co-founder and Executive Director

2014: Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific (AUAP), Previous President

Awards Received:

1995: "Outstanding Youth Award" by the State Department of the United States

1998: “Honorary Doctor of Humanities” by the University of Humanities, USA

2004: “The Yellow River Friendship Award” by the People's Government of Henan Province

2005: 2007: 2009: 2011: 2014: 2015: 2015: 2016: “Shangdu Friendship Award” by the People's Government of Zhengzhou

“Special Contribution Award” by the State of Kansas, USA

“Outstanding Contribution Award” by Los Angeles Government, California

“Honorary Doctorate” by the University of the Cordilleras, Philippines

“Honorary Doctorate” by the University of Caucasus, Georgia

“Honorary Doctorate” by the University of Galatz, Romania

“Outstanding Award” by the US- China Business Association

“The Advanced Individuals of Private Education in Henan” by Henan Educational Administration

2017: “Envoy for Talents” by the People's Government of Zhengzhou

About Dr. Shawn Chen:

Dr. Chen was born in Chongqing and his ancestral home is Xiangxiang, Hu’nan

Province, China. As an advocate of lifelong learning, Dr. Chen's educational career has lasted

for over 30 years. Dr. Shawn Chen is the Founder and the Chairman of the Board of Sias

International University. Besides being IUAP Treasurer Elect, he also served as the President

of the Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific.

Being educated in China and the United States, Dr. Chen’s career has embraced

education, business, and entrepreneurism in both countries. In 1998, with the approval of the

Minister of Education and the State Degree Office in China, Dr. Chen founded Sias

International University, an innovative educational institution through which students, leaders,

and scholars from East and West can meet and profit from an exchange of ideas expressed in

both Chinese and English.

Located in Henan Province near the City of Zhengzhou in Central China, Sias

International University has graduated almost 65,000 seniors. As Founder / Chairman of the

University, Dr. Chen is solely responsible for financing, planning, implementation and

assessment of the university’s overall operations. Dr. Chen has received many awards from

both organizations and governments of China and the United States. Recent recognition

includes Resolutions and Commendations from the City of Zhengzhou, the Provincial

Government of Henan, the Governor of Kansas, the Mayor and City Council of Los Angeles,

the Missouri State Legislature, and the Arizona State Legislature. He is an Economic Advisor

to Chongqing and Henan Province and also a Cultural ambassador between China and U.S. His

efforts on facilitating the business and cultural exchange between the two nations have been

highly acknowledged.

In 2014, Dr. Chen started to serve as the President of the Association of Universities

of Asia and the Pacific. Under his leadership, AUAP had successfully carried out institutional

reform of AUAP by designing and implementing many member benefit programs, such as the

English-Speaking Competition, Robots Design competition, AUAP basketball tournament,

Student Leadership Summer camp, Innovation and entrepreneurship conference etc. Also, the

Teaching Quality Monitoring and Rating System among AUAP member universities had been

setup under Dr. Chen’s support. In addition, a strong tie with other international organizations

in the fields of higher learning, such as IAUP and IAU, has been established.