On the afternoon of March 22, Professor Shi Jianming, Tokyo University of Science, was invited to visit and exchange with more than 20 teachers in our school. Prof. Wang Shouyang, the dean of our school, expressed his warm welcome to Professor Shi from afar.
Many of the participants, who had participated in the Sakura Science and Technology Program and had dealings with Professor Shi in Japan, were very cordial to meet him again. Professor Shi greeted the teachers one by one and recalled the scene when they were doing their research together.
The Sakura Science and Technology Program, also known as the Japan Science and Technology Exchange for Asian Youth Program, is organized by the Japan Science and Technology Agency. By inviting outstanding Asian youth to visit Japan for a short period of time, it aims at deepening exchanges in science and technology between future generations of Asian and Japanese youth through close cooperation between industry, academia and the government.
In July 2016, eight outstanding young teachers, including Lv Ping and Qiao Han, were sent to Tokyo Science University to conduct joint research activities in the fields of financial engineering, game theory, network economy, operation management, innovation and entrepreneurship management, and international business management. The exchange promoted the joint exploration of cutting-edge issues in the field of economic management by young scholars of the two universities, also promoted high-level academic papers publishing and influential works writing, laying the basis for further research.
Professor Shi said that the "Sakura Science and Technology Program" is a promising project and hoped to have long-term cooperation with our school. Dean Wang also talked about the various possibilities for future cooperation. Professor Lv Ping proposed to involve more students in the future and promote joint research on the premise that both mentors share the same research directions.
As the conference unfolds, more teachers were involved in the discussion to talk about the similarities and differences between Japan and China in terms of economy, culture and customs. The seminar ended in a lively discussion.
Invited by Prof. Shi Minjun, the Director of the Centre of Regional Development Research in China, Prof. Zhang Xiao Ling, the Professor of Public Policy Department, City University of Hong Kong visited School of Management on April 28th.
During her visit, Prof. Zhang first gave an academic speech entitled "pro-growth giant business, lock in sustainable urban development and effect on local political economy". The speech was mainly related about one of Prof. Zhang’s latest research papers. She combined the pro-growth machine, carbon lock-in and institute industry complex together, analyzed the environmental problems in the process of urban economic growth in China and the sustainable development with a new perspective. She mainly applied case study method to do the detailed research on the state-owned petrochemical enterprises in Nanjing.
After the lecture, Professor Zhang visited the Green Economic Research Centre and exchanged her ideas with the faculty there. She shared her research experience with the faculty in School of Management, for example, how to combine the microscopic case analysis and macro statistical analysis together, how to improve the efficiency of scientific research.
The faculty of Green Economic Research Centre introduced the scientific research of the centre to Prof. Zhang. They looked forward the cooperation in the future.
The Chairman of AVIC International Holding Corporation(AVIC International), Mr. Wu Guangquan, accompanied with six other delegation members of AVIC International, visited School of Management. The Executive Dean of the School, Prof. Wang Shouyang, Assistant Dean, Associate Prof. Xu Jian, Director of Public Relation Office, Associate Prof. Qiao Han, and some other representatives from School of Management received the visit.
Prof. Wang, on behalf of Dean Cheng Siwei, welcomed the visit of the guests. He introduced the basic information of UCAS and School of Management. Meanwhile, Chairman Wu introduced the delegation and the situation of the transition problem that AVIC International faced. He showed their willing to cooperate with School of Management.
Subsequently, the research fellows from School of Management gave academic reports on different topics, such as "Forecasting Warning of Macro Economy”, “The Subversion and Innovation of Virtual Business towards Retail Trade" and so on. Besides, Prof. Xujian also reported the EDP sessions that the EDP Center of School of Management has conducted.
Chairman Wu showed his great interest towards the contents of the reports and exchanged his own ideas on such topics with the scholars. The two sides both agree that there are plenty of opportunities to cooperate in the future.
After the meeting, the delegation visited the decision-making theater and the Reuters financial risk management laboratory. The two sides agreed to draft a strategic cooperation agreement soon.
The representative from Politecnico di Milano (MIP), the Director of MIP Chinese Office, Mr. LI Xining visited School of Management on Apr. 4th. The International Cooperation Office of the School conducted a publicity activity for the students, Mr. Li made a presentation towards the ACE Master program, the Vice Dean of the School, Prof. ZHAO Hong attended the activity.
Mr. Li first showed the latest promotion video of the ACE Master program to the students. Then he introduced MIP, the curriculum of the program, the advantages of the discipline, and the application process of the program. More than thirty students from School of Management participated in the activity.
After the presentation of Mr. Li, the students began ask questions regarding the tuition fee, the courses, the thesis requirements and the internship opportunities of studying in MIP. Mr. Li answered the questions patiently.
The activity lasted for one hour. Some students applied the program immediately after the presentation.
The Signing Ceremony for the Memorandum of Understanding between School of Management and Freetech Road Recycling Technology Ltd. Company（Freetech）was conducted at Zhong Guan Cun Campus of UCAS on the morning of Mar.27th morning of March 27th. Executive Dean of the School, Prof. WANG Shouyang, the Vice Deans of the School, Prof. ZHAO Hong and Prof. DONG Jichang, the President of Freetech, Mr. SHI Weibin, Vice President of Freetech, Mr. FAN Xiaoshan, the Director of Strategic Cooperation Department, Ms. ZHANG Yan attended the ceremony.
At the beginning of the ceremony, Professor Wang Shouyang made a speech and showed his gratitude towards the endeavor that Freetech has done for the higher education. He mentioned that Freetech had set Scholarship in CAS since 2007. Up till now there have been more than ten excellent students that received the scholarship. He believed the cooperation between School of Management and Freetech in the future would be win-win cooperation.
President SHI Weibin reviewed the history of the cooperation between the company and CAS. He was quite glad that the previous winners of the Freetech Scholarship have become the elites in different areas. He was looking forward to the further cooperation with School of Management.
Prof. Wang and President Shi signed the MOU after then.
According to the agreement, both sides will cooperate in the establishment of the Freetech science and technology center. They will actively carry out the relevant academic research on the conservation of resources, environmental protection and economic development.
Mr. Li Xiangjie, Deputy Director of Development And Reform Commission of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, visited School of Management on March 13. Executive Dean Wang Shouyang and Dean’s Assistant Xu Jian received the visitor. Both parties communicated on cooperation in talent exchange and training.
Dean Wang introduced to the guest the new measures and new programs that the School of Management had developed in MBA education and EDP training. Director Li introduced what the Development And Reform Commission of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region had done in talent exchange and training and their demands. Both parties believed that there were opportunities for cooperation in many fields.
On the afternoon of Feb. 11, Ms. Gao Xiaozhen, Vice General Manager of Dalian Commodity Exchange, together with Mr. Zhang Yingjun, the Transaction Director, and Mr. Zhang Lishu, the Transaction Manager, visited School of Management.
Prof. Wang Shouyang, Executive Dean of School of Management, received the visitors warmly. Both sides held a friendly talk.
The guests first visited the Decision Theatre, and then they listened to three reports made respectively by Ms. Shangwei, Ms. Bao Qin and Mr. Lu Fengbin. They introduced what CAS had done on economic analysis and forecasting, the construction of the platform, and research methods adopted, etc. Mr. Xu Jianchayuan， the Dean’s Assistant, introduced EDP Center of the School of Management. He hoped to develop joint research and training with Dalian Commodity Exchange in world commodity, grain yield prediction, and big data analysis.
Gao Xiaozhen also introduced the business of Dalian Commodity Exchange and talked about their demands for cooperation. The talk enhanced understanding between each other and laid a solid foundation for the future cooperation between School of Management and Dalian Commodity Exchange.
Background information:
Founded on February 28, 1993, Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) is one of the four futures exchanges under the supervision and administration of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) upon the approval of the State Council, and also the only futures exchange in Northeast China. Upon approval by the CSRC, Currently DCE has listed a total of 16 futures products, including corn, corn starch, No. 1 soybean, No. 2 soybean, soybean meal, soybean oil, RBD palm olein, egg, fiberboard, blockboard, linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polypropylene (PP), coke, coking coal and iron ore.
In more than 2 decades since its establishment, DCE has grown into an important futures trading center in China with standardized operation and steady growth. By the end of 2014, DCE had 170 member companies and 193 designated delivery warehouses. In 2014, DCE achieved 770 million contracts and RMB 41.5 trillion (on a unilateral basis) in trading volume and turnover, respectively. According to the Futures Industry Association (FIA) of the U.S., DCE’s trading volume ranked 11th out of the global leading derivative exchanges in 2013.
The Chinese Affairs Manager, Ms. Delia Olivetto, and Office Manager, Mr. Li Xining, visited School of Management on January.8th. Vice Dean, Professor Zhao Hong, the director of international cooperation office, Dr. Zhang Sha and Ms. Liang Wei received the visiting.
The two sides first discussed the student recruitment plan of the dual degree program, and the Italian side also reported the learning situation of the Chinese students in MIP in the past semester.
According to the feedback of Italian side, the first session of cooperation between the two sides in the dual degree program went smoothly; two Chinese students from school of management performed quite well in MIP. They have finished the first phase study, and will soon begin the second phase.
There will be several changes during the application of the dual degree program in 2015. The International Office will send out the notice at the beginning of next semester. Besides, the two sides also agreed to launch a new round of project promotion.
Finally, Professor Zhao Hong asked some questions regarding the cooperated executive development program between two sides. The Italian side will propose new course design soon.
The meeting ended in a pleasant atmosphere.
Ms. Hu Hong (MBA student) and Ms. Yang Wenning( Academic Graduate student) went to Italy in Oct. 2014 and started their life in School of Management, MIP. They would study there for a year and got their overseas Master’s Degree upon completion of thesis defense.
At the beginning of the New Year, they wrote down their experience in Italy and shared with those who would like to study overseas.
Ms. Hu Hong said,
Time flies and it is almost two months since I have been to Milan. On the one hand, I am experiencing loneliness and challenges all by myself, and on the other hand, I am feeling the unique culture of this city and learning brand new courses for Masters.
MIP held a welcome ceremony for the new foreign students and showed us around the campus and the learning facilities. It also organized a tour of culture, and we were led to visit Torre Branca, the city center, and the famous Via Montenapoleone.
I chose to major in Industrial Enterprise Management. The learning process was divided into three stages. The first stage included one and a half months, and the following courses would be learned:ITALIAN LANGUAGE，ACCOUNTING & FINANCE，QUANTITATIVE METHODS & BUSINESS STATISTICS，ECONOMICS & INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS，ORGANIZATION & THEORY DESIGN，INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING & MADE IN ITALY. In the second stage, from Jan. to June, I would be arranged to involved in three international programs with other students, and the courses included supply chain and project management. The last stage was for thesis writing. I could choose to write an academic thesis or go to practice in the enterprises and complete the thesis there. The course information could be found on the school website, and the coordinators would inform the students through emails of what they should prepare in advance. Some courses were learned online, but most courses were still taught in class. There were case discussions in each course. Students could form groups and hand in the case analyses in the given time.
Italy is rich in food culture. Students can cook by themselves or buy from restaurants. As for housing, they can choose to live in the school dorm, or rent a house. The language there is Italian, and English is not very popular. So it is suggested that the applicants learn some Italian before they come to Italy. The school also offersItalian language course. Italian people are very friendly, and it is very easy to make friends with them.
In a short period of two months, I heard different voices and felt different lifestyles. From here, I would travel to more places, and I believe, this would be a precious experience.
Ms. Yang Wenning said,
MIP is located in Bovisa district. It is very quiet here. There are bars almost every hundred meter along the street. Bars are very polular here.
The Italians have heavy accent when they speak English. When I first arrived here, it was difficult for me to understand their English, but it was better after two months’ study and living here. The atmosphere in class is quite relaxed and I like the teachers in the school. They helped a lot both in my stydy and in my life.
Italy is heaven for those who love delicious foods. Pizza, spagetti, chocolate, wine, cheese, coffee…… Life here is really great!
The Delegation from School of Banking and Finance of University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) visited School of Management on Dec. 18th. The delegation included the Vice Dean of the School of Banking and Finance of UIBE, Prof. Pan Huifeng, the Director of Financial Engineering Laboratory, Associate Professor Feng Jianfen, and the program manager, Ms. Zeng Ying. Vice Dean of the School, Prof. Dong Jichang, Executive Director of MBA Center, Prof. Gong Qiguo, and Associate Professor Yan Yan, Ms Wu Na that take charge of the Financial Master Program received the visit.
Prof. Pan Huifeng first introduced the student recruitment, training, career development and the development plan of the Financial Master Program in UIBE; Prof. Feng Jianfen then introduced the feature and advantages of the Financial Master Program in UIBE.
Vice President Dong Jichang introduced the basic situation of School of Management, Associate Professor Yan Yan introduced the discipline advantage of the School from the aspects of faculty, research institutes cooperation, and the financial MBA project development status.
After the discussion, the two sides decided to cooperate in student recruitment, course teaching and lectures in the future. The cooperation details will be confirmed soon.
Mr. Shi Weibin, President of FreeTech Co., together with Ms. Shi Yunya, Mr. Zhang Yifu, Vice Presidents of the company, visited School of Management on the morning of Nov. 19. They were warmly welcomed by Professor Wang Shouyang, Executive Dean of School of Management, Professor Dong Jichang, Vice Dean, Associate Professor Xu Jian, Dean’s Assistant, Professor Gong Qiguo and Associate Professor Peng Geng, Directors of MBA Center, received the guests. Professor Yu Hua, Dean of School of Engineering Management and Information Technology, UCAS was also invited to attend the meeting.
Professor Wang Shouyang introduced UCAS and School of Management first. Then he conferred the certificate of MBA Enterprise Supervisor to Mr. Shi Weibin on behalf of School of Management.Mr. Following that, Shi Weibin introduced FreeTech. He said that the purpose of their visit this time was to seek help from School of Management. They hoped to get training service and technical support in road maintenance and environmental protection. They also hoped to cooperate with School of Management in research. Professor Yu Hua then introduced the programs developed by School of Engineering Management and Information Technology such as Logistics, Industry Engineering, Engineering Management, Computer Program Control, and Software.
All the participants had a heated discussion on the details of cooperation. The meeting was closed in a friendly atmosphere.
