Alain-James Palisse, graduated from the French Institute of Oriental Languages and Cultures with a Bachelor's Degree in Chinese Language, and graduated from the University of Political Science in Paris with a Master's Degree in Political Science. He is currently a doctoral student at the Renmin University of China and the Université Paul Valery in Montpellier, France, under the supervision of Prof Jean-François Vergnaud, with the research interests of Chinese-French co-operation in higher education and education. He worked as a project officer in the Cultural Department of the French Embassy in China, and has been working on the French side of the Faculty of Law since September 2011, where he is currently the Director of the French Office and the Director of Teaching and Student Affairs.