Zhang Dongming is the Vice-Dean at School of International Studies and the Director of the Center for Korean Studies. Previously, he was a visiting professor at Kangwon National University (1999-2000), visiting fellow at Seoul National University (2003-2004), (2007-2008) that were founded by Chinese government, the Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies and Korea Foundation. He received a Ph.D in economics, and his research field includes: Northeast Economy, World Economy, International economic cooperation (Northeast Asia), Korean Peninsula economy (DPRK-ROK), Korean Peninsula Issue,