Dr. Bowen Ran

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Biography

Bowen Ran is a doctoral candidate at Erasmus University Rotterdam, engaged in research that explores historical consciousness and historical culture through the lenses of philosophy and theory of history. His academic work is focused on the configuration of historical distance in politically engaged Anglophone historiographies from the 1960s to the 1990s, influenced by notable historians such as Howard Zinn, E.P. Thompson, and Natalie Zemon Davis. In addition to his scholarly pursuits, Bowen works as a freelance academic translator, with extensive experience translating a variety of texts from Chinese. He actively participates in facilitating intellectual exchanges between Sinophone academia and the West. Bowen holds both a Bachelor's (2019) and a Master's degree (2022) in history, graduating cum laude from Beijing Normal University.

Research Interests

Requirements for Erasmus University Rotterdam

Master Program
Requirements
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:91
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in Econometrics, Mathematics, Statistics or Industrial Engineering Advanced Mathematics (Calculus, Linear Algebra) Applied Statistics Econometrics and Time-series analysis
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor diploma or graduation statement
  • Official academic transcript
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Course descriptions for Mathematics prerequisites
Specialization Notes

Department of Econometrics / MSc Econometrics and Management Science.