Professor Huang Yuanshen studied in Australia completing a Master of Arts degree at the University of Sydney in 1981. He has published several books on Australian literature, notably A History of Australian Literature, Australian Culture in Review, Contemporary Australian Society and An Anthology of Australian Literature. He has worked as Director at the Australian Studies Centre, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China and has served as Visiting Professor at the University of Sydney, La Trobe University and Pennsylvania State University. He has managed key Australian partnerships at LaTrobe University and Monash University's Gippsland campus.
In 2007, he was professor of English at Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade. Previously, Professor Huang was the President of the National Association of Australian Studies in China.
