A well-educated young man from China, Zhao Zicziyan (29 years old), has caused surprise and widespread resonance on Chinese social media with his academic achievements. He has received four doctoral degrees, two degrees after his doctorate, and also four master's degrees, along with more than 20 memberships in academic organizations.
Zhao's qualifications were published by the Institute of Cultural Studies and Arts Research in Inner Mongolia, where he was recently appointed as a researcher. Zicziyan explained that the doctoral degrees he received were in the fields of theater arts, psychology, education, and literature, graduating from two educational institutions: the Catholic University of South Korea and Laeum University in the Philippines.
In addition to academic degrees, Zhao also has four master's degrees in the fields of communications, Buddhist studies, and studies of bodhisattvas, obtained from universities in Hong Kong, Baptists, Zaragoza, and the European University Miguel de Cervantes in Spain.
Due to his scientific achievements, Zicziyan is a member of 22 different academic societies, covering various fields such as economics and medicine, and he also published 24 'high-level' scientific articles.
Many have been skeptical about Zicziyan's academic qualifications, expressing the opinion that 'this raises concerns,' noting that the majority of doctoral programs require at least four years of study.
The head of the Institute of Cultural Studies and Arts Research in Inner Mongolia, Ien Fuzhun, confirmed that there were no 'clear subordinates' found in the documents presented by Zhao when applying for a researcher position in the institute.
