Introduction to the Forum
The International Forum of Young Scientists (Scholars), specifically the Sub-Forum for Sci&Tech Driven Business Interdisciplinary Research at the Shanghai International School of Chief Technology Officer, is co-organized by the Shanghai International School of Chief Technology Officer and Asia Europe Business School under the guidance of East China Normal University. This sub-forum offers an academic platform for outstanding young scientists to exchange research findings and ideas through symposia, academic seminars, and interviews, focusing on the intersection of science, technology, and business.”. The forum will concentrate on engineering management, business administration, applied economics, and related disciplines. It will explore cutting-edge international topics and foster academic exchange and collaboration in areas such as biomedical science, artificial intelligence, and the integrated circuit industry. The forum is planned as an in-person event in late August 2025.
Introduction to the School and the University
East China Normal University (ECNU), founded on October 16, 1951, is a comprehensive research-oriented university jointly supported by the Ministry of Education and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. In 1996, ECNU was listed in the national top university construction programs "Project 211". In 2006, ECNU was sponsored by the national "Project 985". In 2017, the university entered A-class of the national world-class university construction. Adhering to the university motto of “Seek truth, foster originality, and live up to the name of a teacher”, ECNU has made great achievements in talent-training, scientific research, community service and international exchanges. ECNU is working steadily towards its goal of transforming itself into a world-class university.
The Shanghai International Academy of Chief Technology Officer was founded under the leadership of Qian Xuhong, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and president of East China Normal University. It is a new type of physical teaching and research institution of East China Normal University. The academy is committed to realizing the social value of science and technology through the collaborative transformation of people and technology. It undertakes the critical task of cultivating science and innovation talent to meet national strategic demands. It upholds the core value that "innovation changes the world" and addresses major challenges through management education.” In the first half of 2021, it established the interdisciplinary field of “Techno-Business,” built a master’s education system in engineering management positioned with “Chief Technology Officer,” and created an executive education system of “science and innovation talent pyramid” composed of technology managers, CTO innovation leadership, science and innovation entrepreneurs, and industrial technology leaders. It aims to become an internationally renowned new type of science and technology business school integrating functions of teaching and education, science and innovation research, technology transfer and commercialization, entrepreneurial services, and government decision-making consultation.
The Asia-Europe Business School of East China Normal University is a globally-focused, innovative technology business school. It was jointly established in June 2015 by East China Normal University, a world-class "Double First-Class" university, and Emlyon Business School, with the support of the People's Government of Minhang District, Shanghai, and the Shanghai Zizhu Hi-Tech Park (Group) Co., Ltd. The school implements the national innovation-driven development strategy, and in response to the need to enhance national competitiveness through scientific and technological innovation and high-quality development, it has deeply reformed professional education and reshaped the standards for excellent talent cultivation, focusing on developing students’ innovation capabilities and international management skills in the global business environment.It currently offers various programs, including undergraduate programs in Business Administration (Intelligent Business Experimental Class, International Entrepreneurship and Innovation Class), master's programs in Marketing (Luxury Brand Management) and International Business (Global Management and China Studies), a Master of Engineering Management (Chief Intelligence Officer), and a doctoral program in Technology and Innovation Management (jointly established with the Shanghai International Academy of Chief Technology Officers). The school provides full English-language teaching to strengthen the cultivation of management competence on a global scale. As of December 2024, students had come from 76 countries across six continents, with international students accounting for 64% of the total student population.
The CTO School, in collaboration with the ECNU Asia Europe Business School, established the ECNU Sci&Tech Driven Business Alliance. This initiative promotes interdisciplinary collaboration between science, technology, and business, advocating for a new approach to business education endorsed by experts and scholars from leading institutions such as Tsinghua University, the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Zhejiang University, and Tongji University. Mainly based on the new engineering advantageous fields of ECNU, such as ultra-limit manufacturing, AI and information technology, the school carries out talent cultivation and discipline construction of technology business for the three major industries - artificial intelligence, integrated circuit and biomedicine, as well as several strategic emerging industries. The school has now offered undergraduate programs in Business Administration (AI Business Experimental Class, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Class), Master's degree in Marketing (High-end Brand Management concentration), Master's degree in International Business (Global Management and China Studies concentration), engineering management professional master’s degree program (Chief Technology Officer Advanced MEM Program (EMEM), Chief Technology Officer Elite MEM Program (elite MEM), Chief Intelligence Officer MEM Program (iMEM), Chief Sustainability Officer MEM Program (sMEM)) and CTO innovative leadership executive education program (focusing on biomedical industry, beauty and wellness industry, etc.). The school has set a sub-discipline doctoral program of technology and innovation management, and established a technology business discipline system and world-class CTO talent training system with the coordinated development of undergraduate, post-graduate and doctoral programs, aiming to develop into a new internationally renowned technology business school integrating teaching education, scientific innovation research, technology transfer and achievement transformation, entrepreneurship service, government decision-making consultation, and other functions.
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Theme and schedule
Disciplines and fields (applicants should specify):
Management science and engineering:
engineering management, information system, big data technology, artificial intelligence and business applications;
Business management:
market science, operations and supply chain management, innovation and entrepreneurship, leadership and senior management team;
Applied economics:
engineering economics, econometrics, digital economics, international economics and trade.
Schedule:
The forum is proposed to be held in late August 2025, with a detailed program to be announced.
Registration requirements
Young scientists should be aged below 40, with a PhD degree from a prestigious Chinese or foreign university or research institution, and have made outstanding academic achievements.
The school will invite some of the young scientists to attend the online forum.
Contact Us
Shanghai International School of Chief Technology Officer:
Contact: Ms. Wu
E-mail: xbwu@cto.ecnu.edu.cn
F-Tel: +86-21-61911356