A delegation of academic officials from seven universities across Mainland China visited the Institute to learn about its pioneering Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) degree program. In April the Ministry of Education in China approved the establishment of an applied statistics degree similar to the MSA for Chinese universities. Major centers of learning in Statistics and Economics in China are now competing to be granted the opportunity by the Ministry to offer the degree to their students. The delegation heard a presentation by the Institute’s director and founder, Dr. Michael Rappa, and a panel discussion with NC State faculty and deans, as well as a panel discussion with students representing the MSA Classes of 2008, 2009 and 2010. Many thanks to our friends at SAS and its JMP group in China for helping to organize the visit.
The delegation included:
- Dr. Hong Ji (Dean, School of Statistics, Capital University of Economics and Business)
- Dr. Zhiqiang Pang (Dean, School of Statistics, Lanzhou University of Finance and Economics)
- Dr. Xiaofei Zhang (Dean, School of Statistics and Mathematics, Shandong Economic University)
- Dr. Hong Liu (Dean, School of Statistics and Mathematics, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law)
- Dr. Jinzhu Du (Chair, Department of Statistics, Inner Mongolia Finance and Economics College)
- Dr. Shucai Ma (Chair, Department of Statistics, Liaoning University)
- Dr. Baojun Zhang (Associate Professor, School of Statistics, Central University of Finance and Economics)
- Dr. Jing Ruan (Associate Professor, School of Statistics, Capital University of Economics and Business)
- Dr. Jingyi Ma (Lecturer, School of Statistics, Central University of Finance and Economics)
- Dr. Yi Guo (Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Statistics, Capital University of Economics and Business)
- Mr. Shangxiong Meng (School of Economics, Beijing Wuzi University)
- Ms. Jie Yan (Capital University of Economics and Business)
Also participating in the event were:
- Mr. John Sall (Executive Vice President, SAS)
- Dr. Jian Cao (Senior JMP Technical Leader, SAS)
- Mr. Bryan Yan (General Manager, JMP Greater China and South Asia)
- Ms. Jianfeng Ding (Statistical Applications Developer, SAS)
- Dr. Blanton Godfrey (Dean, College of Textiles, NC State University)
- Dr. David Dickey (Professor of Statistics, NC State University)
- Dr. Duane Larick (Dean, The Graduate School, NC State University)
