William Yat Wai Lo is Assistant Professor in the Department of International Education and Lifelong Learning, The Hong Kong Institute of Education. He received his PhD from University of Bristol, and has worked as a researcher in Hong Kong and Britain. His main research interests include education policies and reforms in East Asia, and the impacts of globalization on education. His current research focuses on the implications of global university rankings for higher education. His publications have appeared in Higher Education Policy (Palgrave Macmillan), Globalisation, Societies and Education (Routledge), Comparative Education (Routledge), Compare (Routledge), Higher Education (Springer) and Asia Pacific Journal of Education (Routledge). He also serves as the General Secretary of the Hong Kong Educational Research Association.