Dr. Cheng Bian

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Cheng Bian is an Assistant Professor at Erasmus School of Law, specializing in international investment law, arbitration, Chinese business law, and comparative investment law. He obtained his Master's degree in international law and subsequently passed the Chinese bar. He completed his doctorate at Erasmus University Rotterdam in 2018, with a thesis published as a monograph titled 'National Security Review Foreign Investment: Comparative Legal Analysis China, United States European Union' in 2020 by Routledge. Bian has served as the country reporter for China at the CELIS Institute since 2021 and has contributed significantly to academia by publishing monographs, edited volumes, journal articles, policy reports, and blogs. His international exposure includes being a visiting scholar at institutions like the Max Planck Institute for Comparative International Private Law in Germany and the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law at the University of Cambridge in the UK.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2018-01-01 — Present

Erasmus School of Law • Amsterdam

Cheng Bian conducts research and teaches courses related to international investment law and arbitration.

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.