On March 26th, Academician Gao Song-President of Sun Yat-sen University, along with members of the Party and administrative leadershipteam, faculties and alumni representatives of the School of Business, and distinguished guests from various sectors gathered at the Huaishi Hall, South Campus, Guangzhou Campus to hold the founding ceremony of the Industry-Education Integration Strategy Committee and the launch ceremony of the 40th anniversary of the School of Business. They reviewed the past, envisioned the future and jointly charted a new chapter of development. The ceremony was presided over by Zhong Yibiao- Secretary of the Party Committee of the School of Business.

To inherit and uphold the patriotic and innovative spirit of the School of Business, the theme song for the 40th anniversary of the School, titled "The Light of Meridians and Parallels", which was produced by the alumni of the school, was officially released at the ceremony.

Professor Li Shanmin, Director of the Faculty of Economics and Management at Sun Yat-sen University, delivered a speech, and Professor Zhang Junsheng, Dean of the School of Business, presented a report on the development of the school and the establishment of the strategic committee for industry-education integration.

At the founding ceremony of the Industry-Education Integration Strategy Committee of the School of Business, Academician Gao Song - President of Sun Yat-sen University, presented appointment letters to all committee members. The committee members include distinguished academicians, entrepreneurs, leaders of industry associations and international scholars. The committee will focus on fostering cross-disciplinary innovation in "management + technology" and promoting the transformation of academic achievements into industrial applications.

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the School of Business, Sun Yat-sen University and serve the national strategic needs, the School of Business, Sun Yat-sen University, in collaboration with the Philosophy and Social Sciences Laboratory, Ministry of Education for Big Data Management Behavior and Decision-making, Sun Yat-sen University and the journal "SmartTech Innovations", successfully held the "Frontier Forum on Embodied Intelligence Development" in the Shansi Hall, South Campus, Guangzhou Campus on the afternoon of March 22nd. This forum was also co-organized by Guangdong Association of Artificial Intelligence Industry and the Artificial Intelligence Industry Alliance of the School of Business, Sun Yat-sen University Alumni Association. Over 300 participants, including faculties and students, alumni of the School of Business, Sun Yat-sen University and entrepreneurs attended the forum.

At this forum, experts conducted in in-depth discussions on three aspects: national policies and industrial development, technical challenges and development paths, as well as human-machine collaborative management and social transformation. They thoroughly explored the future prospects of embodied intelligence. The insights shared at the forum were widely reported by prominent media.

On the morning of March 18th, 2025, at 10 a.m..The School of Business, Sun Yat-sen University held an appointment ceremony for the Alumni Affairs Advisors in Room M202 of Shansi Hall, South Campus. The event was presided over by Zhong Yibiao- Secretary of the Party Committee of the school. Nearly 30 attendees, including all members of the Party and administrative leadership team of the school, newly appointed alumni advisors, and directors of various epartmentsof the school, attended the event.During the ceremony, Secretary Zhong Yibiao formally readout the school’s official documents regarding the appointment of Alumni Affairs Advisor and announced the appointment of nine faculty members- Qiu Zhongping, Gu Baoyan, Yu Hua, Mao Yunshi, Lv Yalu, Tan Jingsong, Qi Xiaoping, Xie Manhua, and Zeng Taoas the first batch of Alumni Affairs Advisors of the school with a 3-year term of service.

Subsequently, a ceremony was held to unveil the theme publicity board for the 40th anniversary of the school. The board was displayed in the first-floor hall of the Shansi Hall, presenting the anniversary logo and celebration slogans.

On February 20th, 2025, the Department of Management Science, National Natural Science Foundation of China held a strategic planning launch meeting and academic symposium in Guangzhou for the "15th Five-Year Plan" of the Management Science and Engineering discipline. The event was organized by the School of Business, Sun Yat-sen University. Academician Ding Lieyun- Director of the Department of Management Science, National Natural Science Foundation of China, and Liu Zuoyi- Deputy Director, attended the meeting and delivered keynote speeches. Deputy Director Wu Gang chaired the opening ceremony.

This symposium has invited 28 experts and scholars from various fields of management science and engineering from universities and research institutions across the country. It is divided into three sections: keynote presentations, open discussions, and group discussions.

On February 22nd, the first New-Quality Productivity Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Camp of Sun Yat-sen University was officially launched at the South Campus, Guangzhou Campus. This training camp was jointly organized by the Communist Youth League Committee and the School of Business, Sun Yat-sen University. It aims to build a platform for cross-border integration and mutual learning, fostering innovation and entrepreneurship as well as the commercialization of scientific and technological achievements. The platform seeks to promote the development and practical implementation of world-class innovative achievements in the new-quality industry sector. The opening ceremony was presided over by Zhong Yibiao- Party Secretary of the School of Business.

In accordance with the 2024 United Nations Audit Plan of the National Audit Office of the PRC, Associate Professor Cai Guilong from the School of Business traveled to Nairobi, Kenya between mid-August and late September to participate in the year-end audits for the United Nations Office for the Support of the Peacekeeping Operations in Somalia for the 2023 and 2024 fiscal years, as well as the mid-year audit for the

Associate Professor Cai Guilong has delivered an outstanding performance in the United Nations audit mission, fully demonstrated the professionalism and dedication of Chinese auditors on the UN audit stage. His high-quality and successful completion of the UN audit tasks has earned full recognition from the United Nations Audit Office, National Audit Office of PRC. This once again highlighted the responsibility and commitment of the School of Business, Sun Yat-sen University.

Recently, the China Scholarship Council released the results of the 2025 Chinese Government's Distinguished International Student Scholarship Program. The Full-time International MBA Program (FIMBA) of the School of Business, Sun Yat-sen University has been awarded a special funding under this initiative. Through which, it will annually enroll a certain number of international students globally.

On January 3rd, 2025, the Expert Consultation Meeting of the Philosophy and Social Sciences Laboratory, Big Data Management Behavior and Decision-making Ministry of Education (hereinafter referred to as “the Laboratory”) was held in Meeting Room 302, the School of Business, No. 6 of Lan Yuan, East Campus of Guangzhou Campus, Sun Yat-sen University. This meeting brought together experts and scholars from all over the country to jointly discuss the development direction, positioning and future planning of the laboratory, aiming to promote the digital transformation and high-quality development of the philosophy and social sciences in China.

During the expert guidance session, all the experts provided valuable recommendations and strategic insights for the development of the laboratory. In particular, they engaged in a lively discussion on key areas including interdisciplinary collaboration, international cooperation, integration on industry-academia-research, resource optimization, and the development of digital intelligence research tools.

On the afternoon of January 14th, 2025, a delegation led by Cui Jianjun - Minister of The Social Work Department of Guangdong Provincial Committee, and Xu Dianhui - Deputy Minister, paid an official visit to Sun Yat-sen University. Zhu Kongjun - Secretary of the Party Committee of Sun Yat-sen University, Professor Li Shanmin - Director of the School of Economics and Management, and Professor Zhang Junsheng - Dean of the School of Business, attended the meeting. Both parties engaged in discussions on the collaborative establishment of the "Reform and Development Research Institute of Guangdong Business Association".

This meeting refined the cooperation framework, organizational structure, operation mechanism, responsibilities and positioning of the soon-to-be-established Reform and Development Research Institute of Guangdong Business Association, and established a detailed timetable for specific areas of collaboration, laying a solid foundation for the sustained cooperation between the Social Work Department of the Guangdong Provincial Committee and the School of Business, Sun Yat-sen University in the future.

On January 8th, the inaugural meeting of the Expert Committee for the 15th Five-Year Plan of Guangdong Province and the first consultation meeting for the 15th Five-Year Plan compilation were held in Guangzhou. At the meeting, Zhang Hu - Executive Vice Governor and member of the provincial Party Committee, announced the list of the expert committee. Wang Weizhong - Governor of Guangdong Province, presented the appointment letters to the attending committee members. The meeting also adopted the charter of the expert committee through a voting process. Professor Li Shanmin from the School of Business and Director of the School of Economics and Management, Sun Yat-sen University, was invited to attend the meeting and received the appointment letter from Governor Wang Weizhong officially becoming a member of the Expert Committee for the 15th Five-Year Plan of Guangdong Province.