Prof. Du Peng received his PhD degree at Renmin University of China in 1992. He did his post-doctoral research at Duke University and was a visiting scholar at the Center for Aging Studies at Flinders University,Australia, and Fulbright Fellow at the Davis School of Gerontology and Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work at University of Southern California in the U.S. Prof. Du served as Chair of Asia and Oceania Region, International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics from 2009 to 2013, Vice President ofChina Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, member of the Expert Committee of Ministry of Civil Affairs, and President of Beijing Society of Gerontology.
Prof. Du has been teaching at Renmin University of China since July 1992. He is the dean of School of Population and Health at Renmin University and director of Gerontology Institute. He was the vice President of RUC from 2017 to 2023. He has taught courses on Social Gerontology and the Economics of Aging. He has also published and edited many books, including Study on the Aging Process of the Chinese Population, Aging Issues and Policies in EU, Retrospect and Prospect: Studies on Chinese Elderly Care, China’s Population in the New Century: Analysis on the 5th National Population Census, Study on Chinese Rural Disabled People and Social Security, and Translation Collection of Contemporary Gerontology, among others.
