Lecturer · Researcher · Consultant · Speaker
Bridging East and West through digital strategy, academic research, and cultural intelligence. Committed to connecting scholarly knowledge with sector-specific expertise.
Where East meets West — and scholarly inquiry meets real-world impact.
Current Roles
Bei Wang is a cultural broker, Digital China expert, and educator whose work sits at the intersection of academic research, media, and strategic consulting. Her career spans international NGOs, global broadcasting, and digital consulting — from campaign work at Greenpeace International to leading the Chinese Department at RNW Media (formerly Radio Netherlands Worldwide), where she launched the organization's Mandarin digital media platform and represented the Netherlands in China during international cultural exchange initiatives.
In 2015, she co-founded FIVE Degrees, a brand management and digital consulting firm specializing in the Chinese market. Today she is the founder of BW Media Consulting and a lecturer in Creative Business at Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, where she specializes in digital humanities, tech narratives, the twin green and digital transition, and innovation in the creative industries.
She is the founder and coordinator of the Digital China Minor — a program integrating academic insights with hands-on professional skills to prepare students for globalized digital markets. Her work reflects a strong pedagogical commitment to bridging theory and practice across research universities, universities of applied sciences, and professional training environments.
As a PhD researcher at Utrecht University, Bei investigates digital transformation in China and the Global South — research that directly informs her teaching, consulting, and public speaking. She is a Board Member of the Pan Asian Collective and a frequent presence at major industry stages.
Interested in speaking engagements, consulting projects, or research collaborations? Committed to connecting the next generation of interdisciplinary professionals with critical, globally informed perspectives.