In July 2023, the School of Economics and Management (SEM) at Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU) proudly became a signatory member of the United Nations' "Principles for Responsible Management Education" (PRME), marking it as the 29th Chinese institution to join this esteemed global initiative. This significant step highlights the school's commitment to leadership and social responsibility education, gaining international recognition for its philosophy and practices. It also represents an opportunity to further showcase the school's innovative practices in education for sustainable development, talent cultivation, and responsible management education, particularly in areas of responsible leadership, entrepreneurship and innovation, and cultural empathy.

Leveraging its traditional strengths in applied economics, business administration, and management science and engineering, the School of Economics and Management at Beijing Jiaotong University continually explores new models of sustainable educational development. With a mission focused on knowledge innovation, talent cultivation, and societal service, SEM aims to provide strategic foresight services for the continuous development of the economy and society. Always aligning with national strategies and industry development needs, the school fully utilizes its comprehensive disciplinary advantages in economics and management. Through intellectual support, talent assurance, and professional services, it actively contributes to the development of national industries such as transportation, modern logistics, capital finance, information technology, real estate construction, and tourism health, thereby becoming an important force in supporting and leading China's industrial development.

Introduction to PRME:

The PRME initiative was officially established at the Global Compact Leaders Summit in Geneva in 2007. Its goal is to inspire and support global education, research, and practical applications in responsible management. Currently, over 600 business schools and management education institutions from 80 countries, including prestigious universities like Cornell University, Oxford University, Tsinghua University, and CEIBS, have joined PRME. With the inclusion of Beijing Jiaotong University's School of Economics and Management, mainland China now boasts nearly 30 academic institutions as members of this organization.

The six principles of PRME

Principle 1 | Purpose

We will develop the capabilities of students to be future generators of sustainable value for business and society at large and to work for an inclusive and sustainable global economy.

Principle 2 | Values

We will incorporate into our academic activities, curricula, and organisational practices the values of global social responsibility as portrayed in international initiatives such as the United Nations Global Compact.

Principle 3 | Method

We will create educational frameworks, materials, processes and environments that enable effective learning experiences for responsible leadership.

Principle 4 | Research

We will engage in conceptual and empirical research that advances our understanding about the role, dynamics, and impact of corporations in the creation of sustainable social, environmental and economic value.

Principle 5 | Partnership

We will interact with managers of business corporations to extend our knowledge of their challenges in meeting social and environmental responsibilities and to explore jointly effective approaches to meeting these challenges.

Principle 6 | Dialogue

We will facilitate and support dialogue and debate among educators, students, business, government, consumers, media, civil society organisations and other interested groups and stakeholders on critical issues related to global social responsibility and sustainability.