On the morning of April 13, a delegation led by President Mao Junfa of Shenzhen University (SZU) and Prof. Zhang Xiaohong, Vice President of SZU paid a field visit to the China Center for Special Economic Zone Research (CCSEZR). Accompanying the delegation were Tian Qibo, Director of the Social Science Department, Ming Zhong, President of Graduate School, and Zheng Zhiping, Deputy Director of Party and Government Office. Attending the meeting were members and teacher representatives of CCSEZR.
Prof. Tao Yitao, Director of CCSEZR, introduced CCSEZR around topics like CCSEZR’s developmental milestones and research strengths, discipline and team building, academic brands and representative achievements, international exchanges, future planning and development challenges.
President Mao Junfa
President Mao Junfa fully appreciated the glorious accomplishments and great contributions to discipline development CCSEZR has made in recent years. He believed that CCSEZR's growth in tandem with the development of SZU is the epitome of the university’s prosperity and expansion. President Mao put forward requirements and specific actions for the future growth of CCSEZR. First, establish clear-cut orientation to disciplines. Leverage the unique geographical advantage of “Special Economic Zone (SEZ)” to deepen the SEZ research in breadth and depth, map out and expand new directions and fields, and continue to hone the academic brand. Second, consistently improve scientific research, and continuously strengthen the ability to serve national and local mission-critical needs. In particular, play a more significant role in policy consultation as a new type of think tank in serving the government in the initiative to build the Special Economic Zone and Pilot Demonstration Zone and the Greater Bay Area. Third, hire, attract and retain first-rate research faculty and cultivate talented youth to build a well-structured talent pool for development of disciplines. Continue to cooperate with departments in and outside of SZU to strengthen and expand Theoretical Economics, and drive the university’s growth. President Mao stated that the university will take into full account demands for discipline development raised by CCSEZR, and support it in seeking resources for a higher level and higher quality development.
Vice President Zhang Xiaohong
Vice President Zhang Xiaohong said that, with a long history, CCSEZR has achieved peculiar impacts and features, especially made unique contributions to internationalization. The university highly valued and strongly supported its work and put forward specific guidance on its next step, hoping that better and faster development can be attained. First, support the top-notch talent fostering program of bachelor-master-doctor degree integration in Theoretical Economics, and pilot it with reference to the experience of excellent classes. Make use of existing international research networks to expand high-caliber international cooperative education and talent training programs. Second, when building the talent echelon pyramid, further optimize the talent structure, beef up recruiting efforts and intensify fostering of internal talented professionals to provide safeguards to the future development of CCSEZR and Theoretical Economics. Third, continue to produce high-level theoretical research results, and seek resources in and outside of the university; continue to improve policy consultation services of think tank in both quality and quantity; continue to publish blue books and journals as the academic brand of CCSEZR within and outside of China, so as to expand the impacts of CCSEZR and Theoretical Economics.
Prof. Tao Yitao, Director of CCSEZR and President of BRRI
Director Tao Yitao expressed her gratitude to President Mao for making a special trip to investigate and guide the work despite his busy schedule. She suggested that President’s requirements and guidance on our future work map out the directions for CCSEZR to move forward. The university has always paid close attention to, guided and supported the development of CCSEZR and Theoretical Economics. She pointed out that CCSEZR now maintains a positive development trend. With the strong support of the university, CCSEZR will continue to devote efforts to reform and innovation and seek traditional breakthroughs to complete all tasks on key research bases, continue to promote discipline resource sharing and build Theoretical Economics into a first-class discipline with a faster speed, making brilliant contributions to high-level development of disciplines in SZU.
Yuan Yiming Deputy Director of CCSEZR
Li Fan, Deputy Director of CCSEZR
CCSEZR representative teachers respectively exchanged and communicated with the school leaders and relevant departments on their concerned works and issues.
President Mao Junfa pays a field visit to CCSEZR
Research symposium
Group photo
