LL.B., LL.M., Dr. iur (Wuhan),  Luojia Professor of Law, Director of the Research Institute of Environmental Law (RIEL), Associate Dean for School of Law, Wuhan University. 

Dr. Qin is also Co-Chief Editor of the Chinese Journal of Environmental Law and a Lead Author and Review Expert of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), and he is the Secretary-General of Chinese Society of Environment and Resources Law (CSERL).

Dr Qin received his LL.B and LL.M degrees from Wuhan University. He finished his Doktorarbeit in Universität Frankfurt and obtained his Dr. iur degree from Wuhan University. He has been a Post-doctor Research Fellow in Ghent University, Belgium. He headed or participated in drafting of several major national environmental bills. He is an Advisor for Chinese Delegations for negotiations on biodiversity, ocean and climate change issues.

Currently, Prof. Qin is concentrating his researches in law and policy concerning biodiversity and biosafety, water and ocean, climate change and energy, environment and health, and trans-boundary environmental issues. He is author of several books and more than 100 articles in these fields.

Chinese-language native, he is fluent in English, and has a passive knowledge of German.