Mr Qin is a senior expert in the planning and monitoring of China’s educational development. He led the drafting of the 13th Five-Year Plan for Educational Development of China (2016-2020). Between 2015 and 2018, he served as China’s National Coordinator for SDG4-Education 2030 and one of the key drafters of China’s national document for the implementation of Education 2030 agenda - China’s National Plan for Education Modernization. He once worked as Deputy Director and Director of Division and Deputy Director-General of the Department of Development Planning in the Ministry of Education, as well as Deputy Secretary-General of the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO.