Specific Knowledge for Joint Programs Advancement

What specific and new knowledge should be included in joint programs? & What can be new and specific models of this collaboration? prof. Branislav Bori i Dean of Faculty of Economis, University of Belgrade, Serbia

The usual forms of cooperation, such as student, teacher and staff exchange, joint academic research and study programs, have to be enriched by specific new contents enabling to obtain better and more efficient results. What is this specific new content? The 6thIBSSC, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, October 16-18 2016

For instance, each joint academic program, with the aim to educate experts who will present a bond of economic cooperation between two countries, China and an OBOR country, should contain comparative analysis of both the cultures and the basic elements of economic systems of cooperating countries. The 6thIBSSC, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, October 16-18 2016

Obviously, the first subject dealing with the cultural differences is important, but the second one, regarding the economic systems, is of the essential interest here. OBOR countries are mostly the countries passed a transition of economic system during just a few years. Are their economic systems compatible with the Chinese economy and on what level? (The anwer is: yes and no!) The 6thIBSSC, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, October 16-18 2016

An important part of the compatibility of economic systems of OBOR countries and China presents the set of conditions for capital investment and profit repatriation which include the problems of regulations rigidity in the field of foreign exchange transactions, and existence of an appropriate network of agreements for double taxation avoidance. The 6thIBSSC, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, October 16-18 2016

Any such master course should cover most of the following subjects: methodology of research, business and company law, trade logistics and transportation enterprises, The 6thIBSSC, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, October 16-18 2016

international business, trade policy and WTO principles, transition economics and Chinese business, cultural specificities and differences, services, including transport, transit, tourism The 6thIBSSC, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, October 16-18 2016

We see this cooperation as a long-term cooperation and, consequently, there is a possibility to make some joint courses, in future, not exclusively on master level. However, we propose, for the beginning, as the first step, the master programs only. The 6thIBSSC, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, October 16-18 2016

Such a program can be realized in English language or, at least, combined in English and official language of particular OBOR country. But we do not exclude classes in Chinese language. For instance, lessons of Chinese language are attended each year by at least 50 new students at Faculty of Economics, University of Belgrade. The 6thIBSSC, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, October 16-18 2016

For each subject we have to define a team consisting of at least two teachers, one from the OBOR country and one from the Chinese school. The 6thIBSSC, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, October 16-18 2016

It may be of interest to include also the third institutions in this cooperation. For instance, we see that a part of the route Greece-FYROM- Serbia-Hungary may be covered by the same or very similar joint courses with participation of schools from China and some of the above mentioned countries. The 6thIBSSC, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, October 16-18 2016

For instance, we already have an indirect cooperation with some of the leading Chinese Universities trough UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) Virtual Institute University Network. The 6thIBSSC, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, October 16-18 2016

However, I would classify this kind of cooperation as a weak form of cooperation. We are here today to propose some stronger cooperation forms based on bilateral or trilateral agreements enabling, at least, realization of one- or two-years joint master or MBA programs, including teacher exchange primarily, and possible student exchange. The 6thIBSSC, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, October 16-18 2016

The goal of this cooperation is to offer the programs educating competent staff of high quality, ready to work instantly without much additional training. The programs under consideration have to be sustainable. We suppose that the costs of its realization can be covered mostly by firms and, partly, by individual students. The 6thIBSSC, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, October 16-18 2016

On this occasion I would like to express my gratitude to Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and particularly to its dean, prof. Zhou Lin, for inviting me to participate in this conference and for their hospitality. The 6thIBSSC, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, October 16-18 2016

Finally, I emphasize that my speech can be considered a concrete initial proposal to the host institution of this conference, Antai College of Economics and Management, for collaboration with the Faculty of Economics, University of Belgrade, as well as a good model for cooperation of any business school of OBOR country with a corresponding Chinese school. The 6thIBSSC, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, October 16-18 2016

Thank you for your attention! The 6thIBSSC, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, October 16-18 2016