International Economics and Trade, formerly known as Industrial Foreign Trade major established in 1987, is one of the oldest majors of the School of Management and Economics. After more than 30 years of development, it has formed a systematic and complete talent training system mainly on undergraduate talent training, and also including master's and doctoral programs in applied economics.In 2008, in order to meet the development of economic globalization and the demand for export-oriented innovative talents, on the basis of the original International Economics and Trade major, the school pioneered the International Economics and Trade English teaching experimental program. after more than ten years of efforts, the program has developed a faculty with high teaching level and rich international experiences, built an international cooperation platform including the University of California Berkeley, University of California San Diego, Industrial university of Munich and other internationally famous universities, and formed a sound and complete system of international economics and management talent training.
Program Features
· International talent training mode.Full English teaching, most of the courses use original foreign textbooks.In order to better cultivate students' global vision and cross-cultural communication skills, students will have to study in an overseas cooperative university for more than one semester.
· Integrated with science and technology.Relying on the advantages of the University’s science and engineering,in addition to strengthening management, economics, international trade, finance and other core professional ability training, the program attaches importance to the cultivation of mathematical basic ability, introduces part of science and engineering courses, such as computer application, mechanical engineering, life science, big data technology introduction, intelligent manufacturing, industrial Internet, artificial intelligence, and block chain to strengthen the training of compound talents.
· Student-centered education to cultivate innovation ability and leadership.The curriculum system adopts modular design, combinations of general courses and professional courses, knowledge teaching and ability training, and classroom teaching and practical training to promote the all-round moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetics and labour education, and improve students' innovation ability and leadership.
Discipline Strength
· Faculty. Relying on the first-level discipline of applied economics (including master's and doctor's degree) of Beijing Institute of Technology, this program has an excellent faculty of 55 teachers, including 13 professors and 20 associate professors.Among them, there are 1 winner of Ten-thousand-people Plan,2 winners of National Outstanding Youth Fund, 2 Young Changjiang Scholars of the Ministry of Education, 4 New Century Talents of the Ministry of Education, 3 winners of Beijing Outstanding Talent Support Plan, 4 foreign short-term high-level experts, 1 Beijing master teacher, and 1 Beijing University young master teacher.More than 90% of teachers have doctoral degrees, and more than 80% have experience in studying abroad. Professors from well-known universities in the United States and Germany, and senior managers from well-known enterprises at home and abroad are hired as adjunct professors.
· Scientific research and teaching platform.The school has many research and teaching platforms, such as Beijing Research Base for Economic and Social Sustainable Development, Energy and Environmental Policy Research Center,Research Center for Econometric Methods and Data Analysis, Beijing Management and Economy Demonstration Teaching Center, Financial Laboratory, and Behavior and Decision-making Laboratory.
· International communication.In order to carry out the international talent training, the school opened a dual degree program with Bayroit university, and established an international talent training platform with the UC Berkeley, the UC San Diego, the industrial university of Munich in Germany, Bayroit university, France Nantes business school, Reading University and other international universities cooperation.
Research Strength
In recent years, the teachers of this program have achieved a series of fruitful research and teaching results in the fields of international trade and policy, transnational investment and strategy, industrial economy and policy, energy economy and policy.One course was selected as a national excellent online course; one course was selected for Beijing university employment and entrepreneurship course; one course was selected as high-quality public teaching resources by the Education Commission; and one course was approved as the brand English course to study in China by the Ministry of Education.
Training Objective
This program is committed to training high-level talents for the country’s export-oriented economic development who have strong analytical ability, creativity, leadership, ethics, social responsibility, master the knowledge,theory and methods of sustainable development, economics, international trade, comprehend international economic and trade rules and international dispute settlement mechanism, have a strong global vision and cross-cultural communication ability, and competent for research and management work in the field of international trade, government departments, research institutes, financial investment, and business management.
Employment & Further Study
· Further study at home and abroad.After graduation, about 70% of the students in this program choose to continue their studies, and most of them choose to study in the top 100 QS universities in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Japan, Australia and other countries and regions.
· Employment direction. Employment is mainly concentrated in the financial investment industry, national government departments, large state-owned enterprises, foreign enterprises and Chinese overseas institutions, mainly including banks, trusts, insurance, securities companies, foreign trade enterprises (COSCO, COFCO, Minmetals), foreign trade management agencies (customs, commercial inspection bureau, environmental protection bureau), foreign enterprises, and etc.
