Yifan Liu

Yifan Liu is a PhD Candidate in Social Justice Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto, with a collaborative specialization in Diaspora and Transnational Studies. She holds undergraduate degrees from Renmin University of China and Sorbonne University, and two Master’s degrees in Education from University College London and the University of Montreal. Her research examines migration, education, and social inequality, with particular attention to the ways transnational mobility shapes young people’s educational experiences across borders. Her recent work focuses on international student mobility, exploring the roles of transnationalism, racialization, family contexts, and institutional structures in shaping educational trajectories and everyday experiences.