On May 22nd 2022, the class 2022 online opening ceremony of Programme and Project Management (PPM) Master programme offered by the University of Warwick and Beijing City University (Sino-foreign cooperation programme, officially approved by MoE) was successfully held. This programme was launched in 2013, and this class has been the 8th class so far. David Reynolds, Academic Lead for Mainland China Programmes in Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), Chinese staff from Beijing City University and all freshmen of class 2022 were invited to the ceremony.
In the beginning, staff of BCU and WMG warmly welcomed the freshmen, and introduced the development history of the PPM programme, to help students further understand the programme. Then Professor Reynolds, introduced the University of Warwick and basic information of PPM programme, and provided academic guidance for students in the retrieval of foreign language information and thesis writing tutoring. Professor Reynolds has been teaching in Warwick for more than 10 years. He currently undertakes the Strategic Marketing course in this sino-foreign programme and has rich practical experience in industrial and commercial marketing. Meanwhile, BCU invited Ms. CHANG Xinqi, the outstanding representative of class 2021, to share her learning experience. She emphasized on critical thinking and encouraged freshmen to apply it to future study as well as work. Finally, the freshmen had an ice-breaking activity, introduced themselves and shared their work experience with each other. Through online communication, those students from industries had enhanced emotional connection and been closer to each other. They believe that they could cooperate well, help each other and make progress together in their future learning.
After the opening ceremony, the freshmen of class 2022 will usher in a colorful learning journey. We hope they can enjoy the first-class academic atmosphere, cutting-edge business consultation, close team cooperation, further enhance leadership and strategic thinking, and grow into global talents with cross-cultural management ability!
