The School of Management Held the 63rd Lecture of the Yang-En Grand Lecture Series

On the afternoon of the 9th of October, the School of Management held the 63rd lecture of the Yang-En Grand Lecture Series in the Multi-Functional Lecture Hall of the First Teaching Area. Faculty and students from the School of Management attended the keynote lecture titled Logistics as a Bridge: Witnessing Chinese Products Sailing Globally and Building the Future of the International Supply Chains delivered by Huang Weiming, Vice President of the Xiamen Free Trade Zone Chamber of Commerce, Chief Representative of SGN China, and Visiting Professor in the School of Navigation at Dalian Maritime University and Jimei University.

Huang Weiming pointed out, in his lecture, that international logistics is the core support for Chinese products going global. Currently, Chinese products rely on a comprehensive sea, land, and air logistics network to reach the world--maritime channels utilize top-tier ports for cross-border transportation, the China-Europe Railway Express opens up routes for inland products, air freight meets the demand for high-speed delivery, and cross-border e-commerce logistics helps SMEs go global. Faced with challenges such as blocked shipping routes and trade barriers, the logistics industry has broken the deadlock through multimodal transport and overseas warehouse deployment, combining the advantages of China's industrial system and policy support to lay a solid foundation for product exports.

In terms of talent cultivation, Huang Weiming specified that nurturing logistics students ought to be based on a three-tiered competency system: the foundational level requires mastering professional knowledge, foreign languages, and office software; the core level requires the competencies of communication, coordination, data analysis, and risk management; and the advanced level requires proficiency in digital tools, a green logistics mindset, and the possession of professional qualities such as loyalty, integrity, lifelong learning, and six types of workplace skills.

As far as career planning is concerned, Huang Weiming advised students to choose their directions based on their interests, prioritize career search on high-quality enterprises, enhance their competitiveness by securing industry mentors and disassembling targets, and develop along the path of consolidating skills, growing into key members, developing management, and becoming experts, thus contributing to the international supply chain in the future.

This lecture presented a practical professional guidance course for both faculty and students, shedding light on the supporting value of international logistics for the supply chain and pointing out the future development direction for logistics professionals.