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Dr Ye Xu

FRICS, PhD, MSc, BSc(Hons)

Associate Professor and Course Director for Real Estate Investment Finance & Oxford Adapt

School of the Built Environment

Ye Xu
Role
Teaching and supervision
Research
Publications
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Role

Ye is Associate Professor and course director in the School.  Her role involves programme development, student recruitment, day to day management of academic programmes as well as engagement of both external and internal stakeholder and alumni.  She is passionate about digital education and has designed and developed entirely online programmes at both postgraduate and continuing professional development (CPD) levels for the school.  More recently, she has qualified as a Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy (SFHEA).

During her role as the Global Partnership Lead for the Faculty, Ye led and validated several Transnational Education programmes in China, Sri Lanka, Greece and Myanmar. 

Professionally, she was trained in the industry as a commercial property valuer and research manager in London and Shanghai China.  Ye is the Fellow of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and RICS counsellor and assessor.

Teaching and supervision

Modules taught

Ye teaches following Postgraduate and CPD modules:
  • Applied Real Estate Valuation
  • Real Estate Investment Finance
  • Real Estate Investment Market
  • Professional Ethics and Standards
  • Real Estate Development and Management
Oxford Adapt (Previously known as the Qualified Certificate in Property Valuation): - Capitalised on her industrial experience, Ye developed a professional CPD training programme for mid to senior property professionals in emerging markets, such as China, Vietnam, Indonesia.  The programme has now attracted delegates from Africa.  It covers RICS pathways such as valuation, commercial real estate, property finance and investment, project management and research.  

Real Estate Investment Finance (MSc/PGD/CPD) – An entirely online and flexible programme for professional professionals around the world.  The programme achieved 100% overall satisfaction rate in the national Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey twice during the 10 years of running. 
 

Supervision

Ye has been supervising students at the MSc level with topics ranging from property valuation, ESG, Portfolio management, REITs performance analysis and placemaking.

Research

Dr. Xu has extensive research and advisory experience in the property industry as well as in the academic field. Ye has had a wide range of knowledge in quantitative modelling and property market research. She examined investment decision-making among property professionals in her PhD study, and applied both traditional and behavioural finance theories to understand property market performance. She is also interested in studying the linkages between different property investment vehicles and financial markets. Ye was also the book review editor for Journal of Property Investment & Finance. She is the co-author of the book titled ‘Real Estate – Property Markets and Sustainable Behaviour’.

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Professional information

Memberships of professional bodies

Fellow of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy