The ceremony for the 19th Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation (FYTEF) Higher Education Youth Science Award and Education and Teaching Award was recently held in Nanjing, Jiangsu. Based on expert evaluations organized by the Ministry of Education and the final decision of the Foundation’s Board of Directors and Advisory Committee, a total of ten educators nationwide were awarded First Prizes—five in the Youth Science Award category and five in the Education and Teaching Award category. Professor Jinyuan Chang was honored with the First Prize in the Youth Science Award category.
inyuan Chang is a Distinguished Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at Southwestern University of Finance and Economics. He is a recipient of numerous national and provincial talent programs and is a holder of the State Council Special Government Allowance. His research focuses on the frontier area of large-scale complex data analysis in statistics, where he has made a series of original and influential contributions.
Professor Chang has published 24 papers in top-tier international academic journals, including Annals of Statistics, Biometrika, Journal of the American Statistical Association, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series B, Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, and Journal of Econometrics. He has led 18 major research projects, including those funded by the Major Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, and the Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation Higher Education Young Teacher Fund.
He currently serves (or has served) as an Associate Editor for several leading journals, such as the Journal of the American Statistical Association, Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series B, and Statistica Sinica. Additionally, he is the Field Editor for the Journal of Management Science in China, a premier journal in the field of management science in China.
The Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation was established in 1986 with the mission of promoting educational development and cultivating academic talent. It aims to recognize and support outstanding young lecturers who have demonstrated excellence in both teaching and research. Over the years, the Foundation’s awards have become some of the most prestigious honors in China’s higher education sector, providing critical encouragement and recognition for early-career university faculty members. Since the 18th round of awards, the Foundation has introduced two distinct categories: the Higher Education Youth Science Award and the Education and Teaching Award, thereby honoring contributions in both research and education. The Youth Science Award is intended for university faculty members under the age of 40 who are engaged in cutting-edge scientific research and have made significant achievements in areas such as national economic development, social progress, and technological innovation. The Education and Teaching Award is granted to faculty members under the age of 55 who have devoted themselves to undergraduate education, demonstrated innovation in educational philosophy and teaching methodology, delivered exceptional teaching outcomes, and made a meaningful impact on student development.
