Recently, the strategic planning workshop for the 15th Five-Year Plan of the Business Administration discipline under the Department of Management Sciences of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) was held at the University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB). The event was hosted by the School of Economics and Management at USTB. Nearly 40 experts and scholars from leading universities—including Tsinghua University, Peking University, Fudan University, Renmin University of China, and the Central University of Finance and Economics—gathered to discuss frontier developments in the discipline and national strategic needs. The workshop focused on three key areas: financial management, accounting and auditing, and corporate finance, with the goal of formulating the discipline’s 15th Five-Year development strategy.
Wu Gang, Deputy Director of the Department of Management Sciences at the NSFC, and Zhang Dalin, Deputy Party Secretary of USTB, attended the meeting. The workshop was chaired by Professor Xu Xin from Tsinghua University.
During the opening session, Wu Gang emphasized the importance of strategic planning for the Business Administration discipline from the perspectives of national development and technological innovation. He encouraged participants to engage in in-depth discussions on the opportunities and challenges brought by emerging technologies such as large models and embodied intelligence. Zhang Dalin extended a warm welcome to all attendees on behalf of USTB and introduced the University’s overall development and achievements in Business Administration. He expressed hope that the NSFC and participating experts would continue to support the University’s development.
In the keynote presentation session, Professor Xu Xin, the principal investigator of the strategic research project for the Business Administration discipline, reported on the project’s progress, covering guiding principles, research objectives, key scientific questions, research content, technical roadmap, feasibility analysis, annual plans, and expected outcomes. Professor Jin Qinglu from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Professor Xue Jian from Tsinghua University, and Professor Xu Nianxing from Renmin University of China delivered thematic presentations on priority funding areas and key scientific questions in financial management, accounting and auditing, and corporate finance, respectively. Their presentations focused on critical scientific issues, theoretical and paradigm innovation under global technological transformation, and emphasized that research in Business Administration should align closely with national strategic needs, be grounded in the Chinese context, and promote both theoretical development and methodological innovation. They also highlighted the importance of defining strategic priorities for future funding and enhancing the international influence of Chinese scholars.
During the breakout sessions, participants were divided into three groups according to research areas—financial management, accounting and auditing, and corporate finance—to conduct in-depth discussions on priority funding areas and key scientific questions. Topics included the selection of major research projects, reform of project evaluation systems, shifts in research paradigms, innovation in talent development models, and the practical application of research findings.
In the final plenary discussion, representatives from each group presented summaries of their discussions. Participants exchanged views on the implementation of the 14th Five-Year Plan and the formulation of the 15th Five-Year strategic plan for the Business Administration discipline. Professor Xu Xin concluded the workshop by synthesizing key insights from the discussions and outlining the next steps for drafting the strategic plan. Finally, He Yi, Program Director of the Department of Management Sciences at the NSFC, expressed gratitude to all participants and responded to concerns regarding interdisciplinary research and the development of new classification codes.
The successful convening of this workshop provided strong intellectual support for the formulation of the 15th Five-Year strategic plan of the Business Administration discipline under the NSFC. It also contributed to advancing the high-quality development of Business Administration research in China and offered academic insights and professional expertise to support national strategies and economic transformation.
Contributed by: Office of Research and Discipline Development
Reviewed by: Jin Jiahua
