The 2nd International Young Scholars Forum of Shanghai Maritime University

and International Young Scholars Forum (for Economics and Management Disciplines) of Universities in Shanghai

Date: March 27-29, 2020

Venue: Lingang Campus of Shanghai Maritime University

Sponsor: Shanghai Education Commission

Organizers: HR Department, Shanghai Maritime University

School of Economics and Management, Shanghai Maritime University

1. Introduction to the Forum

The Second International Young Scholars Forum of Shanghai Maritime University and International Young Scholars Forum (for Economics and Management Disciplines) of Universities in Shanghai aim to build an academic exchange platform for outstanding young scholars in management science and engineering, business management, and applied economics. This forum focuses on cutting-edge research, discusses subject hotspots, deepens friendship, encourages cooperation, and promotes the growth and development of young scholars. At the same time, it also provides opportunities for young scholars in related fields to fully understand the development strategy, discipline construction, and talent recruitment policy of Shanghai Maritime University.

2. Introduction to Shanghai Maritime University (SMU)

China's higher maritime education originated in Shanghai. In 1909, the Shipping Administration Department of Shanghai Higher Industrial School (Nanyang Public School) of the Ministry of Posts and Communications of the Qing Dynasty set a precedent for higher maritime education in China. Wusong Merchant Marine School was established in 1912, and was renamed Wusong Merchant Marine College in 1933. In 1959, the Ministry of Communications established Shanghai Maritime Institute in Shanghai. In 2004, it was renamed Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) with the approval of the Ministry of Education. In order to better serve the construction of the Shanghai International Shipping Center and the development of the national shipping industry, in 2008, the main body of Shanghai Maritime University was relocated to Lingang New City (now the Lingang New Area of Shanghai Free Trade Zone) in accordance with the layout adjustment plan of overall universities in Shanghai. In 2019, SMU successfully held a series of celebrations for her 110 anniversary.

SMU is a multi-disciplinary university with the characteristics of shipping, logistics, and oceans, including engineering, management, economics, law, literature, science, and arts. In 2008, the Shanghai Municipal People's Government and the Ministry of Transport signed an agreement to jointly build SMU.

SMU has 3 post-doctoral research stations (transportation engineering, electrical engineering, management science and engineering), 4 first-level discipline doctoral sites (transportation engineering, management science engineering, shipbuilding and marine engineering, electrical engineering), 23 Second-level discipline doctoral degree, 16 first-level discipline master's degree authorization points, 60 second-level discipline master's degree authorization points, 12 professional degree authorization categories, 48 undergraduate majors. SMU has 12 provincial and ministerial key research bases. At present, there are 1 national key (cultivation) discipline, 1 Shanghai Peak discipline, 2 Shanghai Plateau disciplines, 9 ministry-level key disciplines, engineering disciplines have entered the top 1% of ESI global, and Hong Kong and shipping logistics disciplines have maintained global leadership. There are 5 national specialty programs, 1 national comprehensive reform pilot program, 7 national first-class undergraduate programs, 6 special education programs for outstanding engineers from the Ministry of Education, and 17 Shanghai undergraduate education highlands. There are currently two national experimental teaching demonstration centers, two national virtual simulation experimental teaching demonstration centers, five national practical teaching demonstration centers, and one national model engineering graduate degree joint training base. There is a water training center with a 10,000-ton container teaching practice vessel "Yufeng", and a 48,000-ton bulk teaching practice vessel "Yuming".

SMU was evaluated “outstanding” in the evaluation of the undergraduate teaching quality of the Ministry of Education in 2004 and the evaluation of the English-taught majors by the Ministry of Education in 2006. In 2018, the total annual scientific and technological expenditure reached 370 million yuan. SMU won a number of national scientific research projects and science and technology progress awards at the ministerial or municipal level.

SMU implements a two-level administrative system. At present, the secondary colleges and schools include Merchant Marine College, College of Transportation, School of Economics and Management (including the Asian Cruise Academy), Logistics Engineering College (including Sino-Dutch Mechatronics Engineering College), School of Law, College of Information Engineering, College of Foreign Languages, College of Marine Science and Engineering, College of Arts and Sciences (including Marxism College), Xu Beihong Art College, Institute of Logistics Science and Engineering, Shanghai Advanced Institute of International Shipping. Each year, SMU opens the door of higher education to more than 24,000 students, among them more than 16,500 undergraduate students, 6,000 graduate students and nearly 700 foreign students. SMU has a full-faculty of more than 1,200 teachers, including more than 160 professors, and the proportion of teachers with Ph.D. is about 63%. SMU is committed to cultivating all kinds of specialized talents required by the national shipping industry. It has sent more than 160,000 graduates to ports, shipping companies, and government departments throughout the country. It is known as the "cradle of senior shipping talents".

3. Overview of School of Economics and Management (SEM)

SEM is based in Shanghai, radiates the Yangtze River Delta and coastal areas, and opens harms to both opportunities at home and abroad. We pursue the coordinated development of talent training, scientific research, and social services. We harbor the state-of-the-art research bases for the national One Way and One Belt Initiative, Shanghai International Shipping Center construction and Shanghai Free Trade Zone construction. We strive to provide business talent support and related intellectual and decision-making support for the national shipping, logistics, and other related maritime and port-related industries.

The history of SMU's economics and management major has a long history, recording the history of higher business education in China's maritime institutions. SEM's predecessor originated from Wuhan Water Transport Engineering College, which was founded in 1956. The Ministry of Transport carried out adjustments of university majors in 1963, and determined that SMU should focus on cultivating senior professionals in water transport economic management. In order to form the new school in Shanghai, the economics and management departments in Wuhan Water Transport Engineering Institute and Dalian Maritime University were integrated into SMU, as a new water transport economics department and a new water transport management department. In 1983, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific jointly held a graduate class to recruit the first graduate student. In 1986, the transportation economics major obtained the right to grant a master's degree. In 1996, the transportation economics discipline became a key discipline of the Ministry of Transportation. In 1996, the first SMU MBA program started, pioneering MBA education in China's maritime field. In 2002, SEM became one of the first 30 EMBA-granting institutions in China, and obtained AMBA certification. In 2006, it obtained a doctoral degree granting right in the second discipline of transportation engineering economics and management. In September 2010, SMU is approved to grant Master of Engineering Management (MEM) degree. In 2011, SEM obtained a doctoral degree granting right in management science and engineering. In 2012, two disciplines of management science and engineering, transportation system management and engineering economics obtained Shanghai first-class discipline (Class B) qualifications. In 2014, SEM officially became a member of AACSB, and in 2015 management science and engineering (logistics engineering and management) was selected as the Shanghai Highland Plateau subject, and in 2018 was granted the MPAcc granting authority.

SEM currently has 145 full-time teachers, 2 specially-appointed lecture professors, including 27 professors, 39 associate professors, and 79 lecturers. Teachers with senior positions account for 46%; 122 teachers with Ph.D., accounting for 84%; 23 teachers with master degrees, accounting for 16%; all faculty members have graduate degrees. Some of them possess honorary titles such as “outstanding talents in the new century of the Ministry of Education”, “Famous Teacher of Shanghai”, “Distinguished Professor of Shanghai’s Thousand Talents Program”, “Shanghai Oriental Scholar”, “Shanghai Shuguang Scholar”, “Transportation Youth Science and Technology Talent”, “Shanghai Young Oriental Scholar”, “Shanghai Pujiang Scholar” , etc.; We also have excellent teaching teams in shipping and logistics economics, management science, accounting and other specialties.

The school has 5 departments: Department of Logistics Economics, Department of International Economics and Trade, Department of Finance and Accounting, Department of Business and Tourism Management, Department of Management Science; it has a doctoral program of first-level discipline in management science and engineering, a postdoctoral mobile station in management science and engineering, 4 doctoral programs in transportation engineering economics and management, 3 first level master's degree programs in management science and engineering, applied economics, and business management. SEM offers 9 master's degrees in industrial economics, international economics and trade, finance, business management, technical economics and management, accounting, tourism management, financial management, management science and engineering, 5 professional masters programs including MPAcc, MBA, EMBA, MEM, and MAS, 13 undergraduate programs in economics (marine and logistics economics), international economy and trade, finance (shipping finance), accounting, financial management, accounting (international accounting), accounting (ACCA), accounting (management accounting), business administration, tourism management, management science, supply chain management and e-commerce. SEM has established 2 + 2, 3 + 1 and other joint programs with 15 overseas universities.

SEM also includes the Asian Cruise Academy, which is Asia's first professional institute to train cruise management professionals with a degree-granting qualification. It is co-founded by Shanghai Maritime University, Seatrade Group, Shanghai International Port Group and the China Shipping and Transportation Association (Cruise and Yacht Chapter) and is dedicated to deliver high-quality cruise management talents for the cruise industry in China and Asia.

Mission

– To train future business leaders, with competitiveness in maritime and logistics industries.

Vision

– To be recognized as a leading academic community that is committed to excellence in the education and research in maritime economics and supply chain management.

4. Registration requirements

1) Must be under 35 years of age;

2) Must or will have a PhD from an overseas institution (including institutions in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) or from a joint PhD program between Chinese and foreign institutions. Applicants who have PhD in accounting, economics and finance from domestic institutions are also welcomed to register.

3) Registrants will be given prior consideration if their research fields are the following: management science and engineering (preferably operation management), business management (preferably accounting), applied economics (preferably finance and economics)

4) Applicants should have strong commitment to teaching and research and those who have acquired distinguished research results will be given prior consideration.

5) Applicants who have already been selected into the National and Shanghai Talent Program will not be considered.

5. SMU Talent Recruitment Policy

SMU offers annual salary (more details can be discussed at interviews). After being hired, you can enjoy the talent policy of Shanghai Free Trade Zone Lingang New Area, including preferential policies for new area subsidies, talent apartments, and New Area rent subsidies. At the same time, SMU actively supports the application of titles such as “Shanghai Young Oriental Scholar” and “Pujiang Scholar”.

6. Forum Agenda

March 27 Check-in all day

March 28 Opening ceremony, keynote speeches, exchange and dialogue of relevant academic talents

March 29 Tour to Shanghai Yangshan Deepwater Port (the world's largest container port)

7. Travel and accommodation

SMU provides transportation (economy class) and accommodation expenses (reimbursement by ticket) for each invited young scholar.

The accommodation during the forum will be arranged by Shanghai Maritime University.

8. Registration method

Applicants are encouraged to send resumes to zzchen@shmtu.edu.cn (Deputy Director of the Office of the School of Economics and Management) and hfwu@shmtu.edu.cn (Deputy Director of the HR Office), and the title format of the email is "Name-Unit-International Young Scholars Forum". After the initial review, the school will send invitations to qualified applicants before February 26 and March 8.

High-level overseas scholars are welcomed to register or inquire about the details. If you are interested but cannot participate in the forum, you are welcomed to contact us so that we can reach you at a more convenient time.

9. Contact us

School of Economics and Management, Shanghai Maritime University

Contact: Chen, Zhenzhe

Phone: +8613512176446

Email: zzchen@shmtu.edu.cn

Website: http://sem.shmtu.edu.cn/

HR Office of Shanghai Maritime University

Email: hfwu@shmtu.edu.cn

Website: http://hr.shmtu.edu.cn/cn/