On October 16th, the 3rd meeting of the 2nd International Advisory Board of Management and Economics (IABME) of Tianjin University was held on Weijin Road campus.
Established in 2014, IABME is a high-caliber consulting institution, composed of world class business and political leaders, scholars in management and economics, and other social elites. Its tenet is to provide strategic reviews and outreach toward resources for the long-term development of management and economics disciplines at TJU. It also serves as a bridge for the communication between TJU’s College of Management and Economics (CoME) and academic institutions and industries around the world. Since its establishment in 2014, CoME has appointed two session members in succession.
During the meeting, Shu-xin Wang, Vice President of Tianjin University delivered a welcoming speech. He mentioned that Tianjin University was the first modern university in China. He briefed IABME members on the development of Tianjin University in recent years, expressing that Tianjin University would further serve the strategic needs of the country, improve the layout of comprehensive subjects and accelerate the pace of building a world-class university.
Jian-zhou Wang, Chairman of the IABME in 2019, Chairman of China Association for Public Companies, and former Chairman of China Mobile, on behalf of IABME, affirmed the development of CoME, and provided some targeted and strategic suggestions and guidance for the long-term development of management and economics in Tianjin University.
Bao-feng Huo, Dean of CoME reported the work of the college in the past year in talent cultivation, faculty, discipline construction and Reshaping Business Education construction and introduced the future development plan. The IABME members made specific suggestions on the construction of faculty, training of postgraduates, recruitment of high-level teachers, and foreign cooperation and exchange. They also discussed the format of the next IABME and how to effectively play its important role in strategic guidance, resource integration and development direction.
By the College of Management and Economics
Editors: Eva Yin & Doris Harrington
