On the morning of October 28, the opening ceremony of the 12th China-Japan Management Forum was held at the International Conference Hall of the Administration Building in GDUFS (North Campus). The theme of this forum was Business Internationalization against the Background of the Belt and Road Initiative. Vice President of GDUFS Jiao Fangtai met with WangZhiping, Assistant to the Dean of the Confucius Institute at Sapporo University, Deputy Dean Li Yugang of School of Business, East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST) at the VIP Hall of the Administration Building.
The opening ceremony
In his speech, Jiao Fangtai indicated that an effective mechanism for cooperation and exchanges has been formed between GDUFS and Sapporo University, and there is a great necessity and feasibility to carry out exchanges and cooperation between GDUFS and ECUST. He pointed out that this forum will play a positive role in enhancing the friendship of experts and scholars,exchanging academic research results and cultivating business talents among three universities.In addition, this forum will be of great importance to the construction of School of Business to be a top-tier internationalized business school with distinctive features and excellent quality. He particularly introduced the mission of School of Business, which is to cultivate international business talents of high quality and the “SMILE” values of School of Business, namely, “social responsibility”, “mutual respect”, “integrity”, “learning by doing” and “entrepreneurship”.He hoped that School of Business can continue to take advantage of cultivating interdisciplinary talents and utilize the “4+2” training model for global business talents, focusing on cultivating business elites for China.
Jiao Fangtai delivering a speech
Wang Zhiping deliver a speech on behalf of Sapporo University’s president and its Confucius Institute’s chairman. He welcomed GDUFS as a new partner of the China-Japan Management Forum, and pointed out that the forum, as a key project of Sapporo University, has played an important role in spreading Chinese culture. He first reviewed the 11-year development of the forum. Wang hoped that this forum could not only promote exchanges, enhance friendship, deepen mutual understanding, and strengthen cooperation among three universities, but also make contributions to a harmonious relationship between China and Japan.
Li Yugang delivering a speech
Li Yugang extended his appreciation to GDUFS and Sapporo University for hosting the Forum together, and hoped that the China-Japan Management Forum could be sustained. At the same time, he introduced the situation of students and teachers of ECUST, and welcomed teachers from GDUFS and Sapporo University to attend the 13th China-Japan Management Forum held in ECUST.
A group photo
The 12th China-Japan Management Forum was jointly hosted by GDUFS, Sapporo University and ECUST, and co-organized by Office of International Cooperation and Exchange and School of Business of DUFS. People who attended the meeting and the opening ceremony include Professor Iwahashi Chutoku, Professor Musha Kanae, Dr. Hirai Takayuki of Sapporo University in Japan, Associate Professor Dong Linping and teachers Wu Bing and Zheng Qinghuan of School of Business of East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST), Director Cai Hong of Office of International Cooperation and Exchange, Dean Zhu Wenzhong, Deputy Deans Yuan Denghua and Liang Jie of School of Business of GUDFS.
