On the morning of November 9, the unveiling ceremony of the Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education of the Frontier Theory and Application of Statistics and Data Science and the first meeting of the Academic Committee were held in Zhongshan North Road Campus. Xu Zongben, Academician of Xi'an Jiaotong University, President Qian Xuhong, Vice-President Wang Rongming, Vice-President Zhang Wen of Graduate School, Director of Enrollment Office Pu Xiaolong, Director of Science and Technology Department Zhang Guixu, Director of State-owned Assets Management Department Ji Weiping, Vice-Director of Personnel Department Chen Danfeng, Vice-Director of Science and Technology Department Yang Yanqin, Leader of Economy and Management Department Members of the Academic Committee of Laboratories attended the meeting to witness the establishment of key laboratories, and to discuss the current challenges and future development of key laboratories. The unveiling ceremony was presided over by Zhang Guixu.
The Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Frontier Theory and Application of Statistics and Data Science was set up in our school
In his speech, Qian Xuhong thanked all the experts who participated in the construction of key laboratories. He then introduced the basic situation of the school and pointed out that the establishment of the Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Frontier Theory and Application of Statistics and Data Science is not only a new challenge and opportunity for the development of the school discipline, but also a school serving the national education and Shanghai's economic and social development, accurately docking the national strategy and participating in the construction of the common destiny of mankind. Important measures of physical education. He said that the school will take root in China to build a world-class university. Through the implementation of the five action plans of education +, ecology +, health +, intelligence + and international +, it will create a happy flower for East China Normal University. The school will also support the laboratory from the aspects of mechanism, financial support, talent introduction and so on. To build the laboratory into a high-level statistical and data science research highland with international influence, a high-level personnel training base and a high-level academic exchange platform at home and abroad, and lay a solid foundation for the construction of national key laboratories.
Speech by Academician Qian Xuhong, Principal of our University
At the ceremony, Zhang Guixu read out the appointment notice of the director of the laboratory and the members of the academic committee. Xu Zong was the director of the academic committee, Professor Chen Jiahua of British Columbia University, Professor Du Xiaoyong of Renmin University, Professor Fang Xiangzhong of Peking University, Professor Gu Xiaoqing of our university, Professor Guo Jianhua of Northeast Normal University and Southwest China. Professor Lin Huazhen of University of Finance and Economics and other domestic experts in the same field served as members of the first academic committee of the laboratory. Qian Xuhong has issued an employment letter for the director and experts of the Academic Committee of the Laboratory. Xu Zongben, Qian Xuhong, Fang Xiangzhong and Wang Rongming jointly unveiled the key laboratories.
President Qian Xuhong awarded the appointment of director of the first academic committee of the laboratory to academician Xu Zongben
The Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education of the Frontier Theory and Application of Statistics and Data Science is based on the superior resources of statistics, data science and education in our school. It makes use of the cross-complementary advantages of disciplines, promotes the innovation of theories and methods of statistics and data science, and promotes the statistical analysis methods of big data in the fields of Finance and education. The application and practice in various fields will provide technical support for national economy and scientific development.
The first meeting of the Academic Committee of Key Laboratories was chaired by Xu Zongben, director of the Academic Committee. Xu Zongben made a laboratory report to the Academic Committee. He described the preparation process, research objectives and tasks, organizational structure, progress in scientific research and personnel training, and introduced the future work ideas and priorities of the laboratory.
First Academic Committee Meeting of Key Laboratories Held
Subsequently, the Academic Committee carefully considered the report of laboratory work on the spot, and affirmed the achievements of laboratory in team building, personnel training, scientific research, etc. At the same time, it suggested that the laboratory further explore an effective organization and management structure, constantly improve the scientific research assessment mechanism, focus on research direction and research content. We should give full play to our disciplinary advantages in major frontiers, strengthen international exchanges and cooperation, serve national strategies and strive to build laboratories into experimental research bases with international influence.
Annex: List of the First Academic Committee
