On the afternoon of September 18, SCMU held the Strategic Consultation Meeting on the Development of Agricultural and Forestry Economics Management.Experts attending the meeting included Wei Houkai, Member of the Academic Divisions of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Editor-in-Chief ofChinese Rural Economy; Cheng Guoqiang, Wu Yuzhang Chair Professor at Renmin University of China, Dean of the National School of Food Security Strategy, and Professor at the first-level professorial rank; Ye Xingqing, former Director of the Department of Rural Economy at the Development Research Center of the State Council and Research Fellow; Song Hongyuan, former Director of the Research Center for Rural Economy of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and Dean of the Rural Revitalization Research Institute of Huazhong Agricultural University; Luo Biliang, Senior Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences at South China Agricultural University and Dean of the National School of Agricultural Institution and Development; Jiang Changyun, Research Fellow at the Institute of Industrial and Technological Economics of the National Development and Reform Commission; Yu Xiaohua, Chair Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development at the University of Göttingen, Germany; Ma Hengyun, Professor at the College of Economics and Management of Henan Agricultural University; Lyu Jie, Professor at the College of Economics and Management of Shenyang Agricultural University; Zhou Yingheng, Distinguished Professor at the School of Economics of Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics; and Yu Fawen, Great Wall Scholar and Research Fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Li Junjie, Deputy Secretary of the University Party Committee and Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, Fang Debin, Member of the Standing Committee of the University Party Committee and Vice President, heads of relevant offices, including the Graduate School and the Office of Development Planning and Discipline Construction, as well as members of the leadership team and key faculty members of the School of Economics, attended the meeting. The meeting was chaired by Guo Cong, Secretary of the Party Committee of the School of Economics.
The Meeting in Progress.Photo by Ma Xinyu
Before the meeting, Liu Yi, Deputy Secretary of the University Party Committee and President, met with the participating experts.
At the meeting, Li Junjie delivered a speech. He noted that over the past 75 years since its founding, SCMU had developed a comprehensive educational system and established a distinctive educational ethos. The addition of a master's degree authorization point at the first-level discipline level in Agricultural and Forestry Economics Management represented an important strategic step in SCMU's efforts to advance discipline development. He stated that the discipline played an important role in rural revitalization, building China into an agricultural powerhouse, and promoting the common modernization of all ethnic groups. However, its current development still requires systematic improvement. He also called on the experts to assess the discipline's current status and provide guidance so as to enhance SCMU's discipline development.
Li Hanwei, Deputy Director of the Office of Development Planning and Discipline Construction at SCMU, introduced the university's overall planning for discipline development and the distinctive features of Agricultural and Forestry Economics Management. Qin Jun, Dean of the Graduate School, reported on the application for the degree authorization point. Li Bo, Dean of the School of Economics, reported on the school's achievements and shortcomings in discipline development.
Drawing on the latest national development in the discipline, as well as SCMU's educational strengths and regional resources, the attending experts conducted a comprehensive review of the discipline's positioning, research directions, faculty recruitment and development, platform development, talent cultivation, and strategies for applying foradoctoral degree authorization point. They precisely identified existing weaknesses and put forward practical and targeted recommendations and development plans for refining the discipline's distinctive features, addressing weaknesses in key indicators, enhancing its influence, and advancing its overall development to a higher level.
Attending Experts Conduct Review and Consultation. Photo by Ma Xinyu
In his concluding remarks, Fang Debin thanked the experts for their thoughtful guidance. He emphasized the need to implement their recommendations and ensure that responsibilities for discipline development are clearly assigned and effectively fulfilled. He called for a differentiated development path based on the needs of ethnic minority regions, further refinement of the discipline's distinctive features, and efforts to address weaknesses in faculty, platforms, and major research projects. He also stressed the importance of leveraging SCMU's strengths to promote interdisciplinary development and the integration of industry, academia, research, and practical application, thereby advancing discipline development and application foradegree authorization point.
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