The second International Symposium on System Information and Engineering 2013 (ISSIE 2013) closed on July 9 in the school of management of Xi'an Jiaotong University, China Daily reported on July 10.

The meeting attracted experts and scholars from many countries and different disciplines, including management, computers, mathematics, medicine and other fields, reflecting large interdisciplinary research fields as well as international and domestic economic and social development needs.

Huang Wei, dean of the school, made an important statement in the meeting by firstly introducing the history and development of Xi'an Jiaotong University, China's first modern university. Since 1896, when it was established, the university has made tremendous contributions to China’s engineering technology research and personnel training through project management and engineering education.

Huang noted that Xi'an Jiaotong University designed and manufactured China's first radio switchboards and China's first car.

According to Huang, the school of management is one of the first schools of its kind in China and has helped maintain the country's top two spot in national discipline rankings in the past decade.

Huang said that China's first PhD management project was a collaboration by Xi'an Jiaotong University's school of management and Canada. The project's central doctoral training class has trained a number of outstanding leaders.