Institute for Adult Learning, Singapore University of Social Sciences Dr Chen Zan is Principal Researcher and Senior Lecturer in the Institute for Adult Learning at Singapore University of Social Sciences. She has over 20 years of research and teaching experiences in universities in both China and Singapore. Her research focuses on adult education, teacher professional learning, digital futures of learning, and training and adult education systems at both national and international levels. Her research seeks to inform both policy and practice so as to enhance understanding of the impact of higher continuing education and training and enable its future developments. She has led flagship research which have great impact on the higher education, training and adult education in Singapore. She has published widely in her field and presented regularly at both international and local conferences. She is now the Asian Co-ordinator of Research Network 3 of the ASEM Education and Research Hub for Lifelong Learning. She also serves as a national expert to projects related to adult education and training run by the UK, the European Commission's Directorate General for Education and Culture, Korea, and Australia.