On October 18th, the 20th anniversary symposium for the 2003 MBA graduates of Northwestern Polytechnical University was successfully held at the School of Management on the Youyi Campus. Zhang Shuang, Secretary of the Party Committee of the School of Management, Guo Yuntao, Vice Dean, Yang Hongling, Director of the MBA Education Center, Huang Yuan, Deputy Director of the MBA Education Center, Li Ying, Deputy Director of the EDP Center, MBA alumni Li Hao and Wang Qi, Zhao Xu, Chairman of the MBA Federation, and 30 other 2003 MBA graduates attended the symposium, which was chaired by Director Huang Yuan.

Secretary Zhang Shuang introduced the development of SOM, focusing on its historical evolution, discipline construction, faculty, talent cultivation, scientific research achievements, and social services. He aimed to give alumni a full understanding of the college's vigorous development trend and hoped that they would continue to pay attention to the college's development and actively offer suggestions and contributions for its progress.

Vice Dean Guo Yuntao introduced the situation of the MBA Alumni Association, reviewed its historical evolution and alumni liaison, and elaborated on the development ideas of the association, including comprehensively sorting out alumni information, improving alumni communication and feedback channels, and activating alumni activity. He hoped that everyone could make better use of the MBA Alumni Association platform to unite alumni forces and promote the common development of alumni and the school.

During the free exchange session, Wang Lin, the class monitor of the 2003 MBA class, introduced the organization of the event, hoping that the 48 classmates from 14 provinces and 22 cities across the country, who graduated in 2003, would gather like a blazing fire and scatter like stars across the sky, and be able to contribute their own strength to the development of their alma mater and its alumni association in their work positions and social organizations. Students such as Li Wenhui from Xi'an University of Finance and Economics, Zhou Shan from Shandong International Trust, Cheng Lijun from Beijing Hejun Group, Wang Huijuan from Baosteel Meishan Steel, and Weng Chaoxia from Yangzhou Industrial Vocational and Technical College spoke up, expressing their gratitude to their alma mater for their education, sharing their experiences and insights from the past two decades since graduation, and offering valuable suggestions for the development of the college and the MBA alumni association. The atmosphere of the on-site exchange was lively.

Zhou Yan, President (Partner) of Beijing Sibohui Medical Technology Co., Ltd., and Qiu Meng, Director of the Informationization Dual-Innovation Studio at People's Medical Publishing House, shared their experiences as alumni, discussing the development of projects they are responsible for, such as "Magnetic Interventional Robotics" and "Digital Medical Education Reform Driven by AI and Knowledge Graphs", respectively.

Secretary Zhang Shuang delivered a concluding speech. She pointed out that the 2003 MBA class is the sixth cohort since the college began enrolling MBA students in 1998. As a witness and participant in the initial and gradual development and enhancement of the MBA education at the School of Management, they are now also a vital and dynamic pillar among the graduates of the School. She hoped that everyone would fully embody the school motto of "Integrity, Honesty, Courage, and Perseverance" in their respective workplaces, and leverage their career achievements and social influence to add luster to their alma mater. As a solid backing for all alumni, the school will intensify its alumni work, build a good platform for the alumni association, and provide better support and guarantees for the exchange and cooperation between alumni and the school, as well as among alumni themselves.

(Written by: Wang Qi, Yang Jun, Li Ying; Reviewed by: Guo Yuntao)