School of Economics and Management

 

I.Basic Information

The School of Economics and Management traces its origin back to the Department of Economic Management founded in 1983. As a key secondary academic unit of the university, the School is dedicated to education and research in economics and management. Over the past four decades, it has upheld the university motto “Unity of Knowledge and Action; Pursuit of Practicality and Excellence” and the School’s values “Serving the Nation and Managing with Wisdom”, while fostering the spirit of “Enduring Hardship and Embracing the Future.” Leveraging its strategic location in Ningbo, the School has trained more than 10,000 high-level professionals.

 

Relying on three primary disciplines—Management Science and Engineering, Business Administration, and Applied Economics—the School offers seven full-time undergraduate programs (Logistics Management, Logistics Engineering, Accounting, International Economics and Trade, Marketing, International Business, and E-commerce) and hosts a professional master’s degree program in Engineering Management (co-established with the School of Construction and Transportation).

 

The School currently employs over 100 staff members, including more than 70 full-time faculty members, among whom are 15 professors, 24 associate professors, and over 40 PhD holders. It has more than 2,800 full-time undergraduate students and over 80 international students. The faculty includes recipients of the Zhejiang “Thousand Talents Program,” the Zhejiang 151 Talent Program, Zhejiang Teaching Masters, and Ningbo Leading and Distinguished Talent titles.

 

II.Teaching

According to its 14th Five-Year Development Plan, the School is positioned as an application-oriented institute with Management Science and Engineering as its core discipline, complemented by Business Administration and Applied Economics. It aims to build an integrated framework combining industry, education, research, and innovation. Centering on high-quality undergraduate education, the School actively advances professional postgraduate education to establish a multi-tier talent cultivation system that serves Ningbo and the Yangtze River Delta region.

 

In recent years, the School has made notable progress in discipline development, program construction, laboratory enhancement, and talent cultivation by adhering to its objectives of becoming a “high-level application-oriented school” and implementing its “dual-priority strategy” in academic development and governance optimization.

 

 

III. Research

The discipline of Management Science and Engineering has been recognized as a Class-B First-Class Discipline of Zhejiang Province and an A-level Key Discipline of Ningbo. The Modern Logistics Research Center was designated as a Provincial New Think Tank in 2018. Over the past five years, the School has undertaken more than 20 national and provincial projects, over 100 municipal-level projects, and more than 200 industry-sponsored projects, securing over RMB 20 million in research funding. Nearly 300 academic papers have been published, and multiple provincial and ministerial science and technology awards have been granted. The Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program was approved in 2021 and began enrolling international graduate students in 2022.

 

IV. Student Development

In the past five years, the School has graduated over 3,000 undergraduate students, with an employment rate consistently above 96%. Many outstanding graduates have been admitted to prestigious universities such as University College London and Xiamen University. More than 40% of graduates choose to stay in Ningbo for employment or entrepreneurship. Students have achieved remarkable results in major national innovation and entrepreneurship competitions, including the “Internet+ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition,” the National E-commerce Competition, the National Market Research and Analysis Competition, and the Huawei Logistics Design Competition.

 

V.International Exchange

The School actively advances its internationalization strategy, offering full-time degree programs for international undergraduate and postgraduate students. Leveraging the Master of Engineering Management program, it admits international graduate students and engages in joint research. Through faculty–student exchanges, joint courses, and collaborative training with partner universities across multiple countries and regions, the School has strengthened its global engagement. Its quality in international business education is recognized through ACBSP accreditation. The School has also established joint research institutes with overseas partners to further expand its international research cooperation.

 

VI.Program

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