
The Awards and Affiliations of Zhi Mian Institute

In 2004, Zhi Mian Institute, with its high-quality service and commitment, has gained wide recognition from Chinese society and distinguished commendation from Nanjing municipality. Dr. Wang Xuefu, on behalf of the Institute, was awarded “Elite of the Ten Emergent Enterprises” and “Commanddoman of the New Long March.”


In 2013, Zhi Mian Institute and its founder Wang Xuefu received the prestigious Charlotte and Karl Bühler Award from the Society of Humanistic Psychology, American Psychological Association. This award honors “an Institution and an Individual Associated with an Institution that has made an Outstanding and Lasting Contribution to Humanistic Psychology.”

In 2015 and 2023, Zhi Mian Institute participated the World Congress on Existential Therapy respectively held in London (the First World Congress) and Athens (the Third World Congress). We are looking forward to the Fourth World Congress on Existential Therapy to be held in Denvor. The representative of Zhi Mian Institute, Wang Xuefu, has received invitation as the member of the Scientific Committee of the Congress.

In 2023, Wang Xuefu joined the Advisory Committee of Existential Movement (initiated by Emmy van Deurzen in London) and Zhi Mian Institute was thereby appointed as the National Hub of this global existential movement.