1992——1996，美国康奈尔大学（Cornell University）古典学系就读（其间：1994—1995，在苏格兰圣·安德鲁斯大学（St. Andrews University）古典学系留学一年；1996.05，获康奈尔大学古典学学士学位 （B.A. in Classics））...

Ruobing Xian received his first degree in Historical Linguistics and Greek Philology at the Humboldt University, Berlin. He then moved to Heidelberg where he pursued his postgraduate studies in Greek Philology,