On April 2, the School of Economics and Management (SEM) at the University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB) held a retirement ceremony for Professor Yang Wu of the Department of Engineering Management and Technical Economics, gathering faculty, students and alumni in Room 1205 of the SEM Building to mark decades of teaching and research.
Attendees included Wu Sen, Secretary of the SEM Party Committee; Vice Deans Fan Xiaohua and Huang Xiaoxia; and Ni Yu, Deputy Party Secretary, Vice Dean, and Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, along with faculty and student representatives from the department and alumni representatives.
The event opened with a tribute video coordinated by the school's trade union. It highlighted Yang's rigorous approach to teaching, dedication to research and varied personal interests, alongside messages of appreciation and good wishes from departmental colleagues and students.
On behalf of SEM, Wu presented flowers and a commemorative plaque. She praised Yang's contributions, professionalism and commitment to education, and thanked him on behalf of the school's faculty and students. She described him as an academic role model whose talents and positive outlook had also enriched the lives of those around him, and wished him a fulfilling and healthy retirement.
Yang reflected on his experience in several roles, the school's development and his work with colleagues. He expressed his commitment to education, affection for SEM and gratitude to his peers.
The celebration honored Yang's career and offered younger faculty an example of dedicated teaching and mentorship. Colleagues and students wished him happiness and good health in retirement.
