On May 14, Zhong Yangang, an MBA alumnus and deputy general manager, delivered the 49th Broad Perspectives in Management Alumni Forum lecture at the School of Economics and Management, focusing on the construction industry's transformation and youth career growth.
The lecture, held in Room 312 of the SEM Building, was hosted by Wu Sen, Party Secretary of SEM. Zhong is Vice President of the USTB MBA Alumni Association and Deputy General Manager of CISDI International Engineering Consultants (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
During a ninety-minute presentation, Zhong analyzed the industry's shift from "Chinese construction" to "Chinese intelligent manufacturing." Drawing on practices at leading firms such as China Construction Technology Consulting Group, he described how new-quality productive forces and the green, low-carbon transition are pushing the sector from scale expansion toward value value creation and operations and from drawing delivery toward full-lifecycle services.
He highlighted emerging opportunities in urban renewal, intelligent construction, and asset operations. Applying the "T-shaped competency model" for management talent, he mapped career paths that connect national strategic needs with individual growth.
Zhong urged students to anchor their direction with sound thinking and well-rounded competence, to cultivate philosophical wisdom and a healthy mindset, and to broaden interdisciplinary horizons. He encouraged them to become the versatile management professionals demanded by the new era.
Wu Sen thanked Zhong on behalf of the School. She noted that he had woven together national strategy, industrial change, and youth career development in a talk of both macro vision and practical depth. She said the forum would continue to draw on alumni expertise and build bridges between industry and education, helping current students broaden their horizons and clarify their paths.
