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SVTUIS has formed a talent training model of “foreign language + occupation, specialty + foreign language, theory + practice, school + enterprise”. The current strategic plan “Exquisite SVTUIS” was proposed in 2020 and has been actively reviewed annually. The university transitioned from a vocational school to a 4-year university in 2018 with now over 21,000 students in 43 majors, out of which 17 of them are bachelor degree programs.
Standard 1 - The leadership team of SVTUIS has adopted a strong support system for teaching and learning. The budget allocated to support efforts in teaching, learning (such as funds allocated to the library to purchase new books, journals and databases), students’ admission, retention and job placement is generous and significant among all spending. The university is 100% self-sufficient financially and continues to invest on the modernization of the programs and various simulation labs in order to provide students with the most industry relevant and hands on learning experiences.
The leadership team has demonstrated a strong sense of social responsibility to serve the local community, established strong connections with the local stakeholders, supports entrepreneurship, and demonstrates collaborative applied research and innovation through high quality market-driven education and training which students can apply directly at their job in order to contribute to the industrial developme. The curriculum is designed and developed based on job market demand survey and insight from industry expertise.
Innovation is demonstrated through high quality market-driven education and training which students can apply directly at their job in order to contribute to industrial development. The educational goals have been lined up with the university’s 2025 vision of “Exquisite SVTUIS”. Job placement rate, retention rate, and graduation rate are all above 90% at the institutional level.
Standard 2 - The institution has a mission statement and 5-year Strategic plan (initiated in 2020) clearly set up. A systematic approach is in place to monitor, review, assess and revise the mission and strategic plan, measures and action plans based on the changes such as government policy and market environment, etc.
Standard 3 - The business unit has successfully used a variety of approaches to attract and retain students and to strengthen the relationships with desired stakeholders, i.e., faculty, current students, alumni, advisory committee, etc. Students are very happy for the services they are receiving from the institution. They feel professors, staff, and administrators are very fast in addressing their concerns and resolve them to their satisfaction.
Criterion 3.2 - The business unit has a solid alumni network continuously engaging and supporting each other's career success after graduation. Alumni are very happy with the education they have received which they can adopt and apply directly at their workplace. The advisory council members are very dedicated to the program development to ensure the most industry relevance for the class material.
Students are placed into the internship program at different phases of the program and courses to get hands-on industry experience to support students’ readiness for the job market. For example, the project partnered with Shanghai Baozun E-commerce Co., Ltd. in 2022. 150 students majoring in e-commerce and marketing participated in the project which trains the students with real-life customer service and sales experience. The students helped the company achieve a transaction of 1 billion yuan. In April 2023, the institution and enterprise officially signed a contract to jointly build the "Baozun E-commerce Industry center", exploring a new technology application and innovation platform for talent cultivation in the construction of new business disciplines.
Criterion 3.3 - About 220 students participated in the exchange/study abroad programs through the international affairs office and participated in summer camps themed on corporate capabilities and cultural experiences. The institution has trained nearly 800 foreign students so far. Approximately 150 professors have been sent overseas to participate in various training programs since 2019, when the bachelor degrees started to launch. The students have participated in various competitions outside the province including international events and have won prizes in these competitions.
Standard 5 - Detailed HR strategic plan is available to all programs. The faculty team has a robust support system to develop their skills and knowledge professionally and the institution provides various financial incentives such as benefits, stipends for meals and housing, etc. to retain talents.
Standard 6 - The University has emphasized “application” through the curriculum design and development. Programs established simulation labs eg. Financial Virtual Simulation Experimental Center, Financial Innovation Laboratory and Financial Intelligence Simulation Training Base to provide students with real world experience. Students also obtain hands-on customer service (eg. Puma customer service lab) and marketing experience through the live stream marketing lab.
The institution owns one municipal-level “Demonstration Base for Entrepreneurship Incubation for College Students”, one “community-based workshop”, and one provincial-level e-commerce entrepreneurship incubation base, which can accommodate up to 5000 students for entrepreneurship education and practical training. In the past three years, more than five thousand students for innovation and entrepreneurship teams have been trained through these venues, and over one hundred Innovative Seed Projects have been incubated.
Standard 7 - The institution places students’ job placement as their first strategic priority. The job placement rate for all programs is above 95% for the first cohort of bachelor degree graduates (graduates of June, 2023). The institution invests more than 1 million yuan to promote job placement annually, there’re a total of 146 staff engaging in career planning and employment advising. The President and the Deputy of the Party are taking the lead for this effort of the entire institution.
The institution has a robust student tracking system for their academic progress and identifies students at risk for early stage academic advising and student support. The institution was able to maintain a higher than 90% retention rate.
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