On the morning of June 17, 2015, the signing ceremony and inauguration ceremony for the establishment of the Global Institute of Supply Chain and Logistics (GISCL) between Beijing Jiaotong University and Erasmus University of Rotterdam (EUR), the Netherlands was held at the Siyuan Building. The School of Economics and Management, BJTU and Rotterdam School of Management, EUR are the founding members of the Institute. More world-class logistics research institutes will be included according to the regulations.

Mr. CAO Guoyong, Chairman of the University Council, attended the signing ceremony and inaugurated for the establishment of the Global Institute of Supply Chain and Logistics. Steef van de Velde (Dean, Rotterdam School of Management) and ZHANG Mingyu (Chairman of the School Council, School of Economics and Management), on behalf of each collaborative institution, signed the cooperative agreement.

CAO Guoyong said the implementation of the national key strategies of “Belt and Road Initiative” and “Coordinated Development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Area” will strongly stimulate the development of global supply chain, which in turn requires the basis support of the efficient and convenient logistics system. The research work of supply chain and logistics with global view would provide intellectual support for the policy-making of supply chain and logistics in the new circumstances. With the feature and advantage of the logistics research on rail transit, the Logistics Management of Beijing Jiaotong University is leading domestically and also has an important influence across the globe. The Rotterdam School of Management, ErasmusUniversity is a world-class business school, leading the world in the field of cargo shipping. The powerful combination of both sides would definitely give full play to the respective academic advantages on logistics research, develop the Institute into the scientific research platform with characteristics and high level as well as become the important think tank for the governments, industries and enterprises.

The Global Institute of Supply Chain and Logistics positions itself as the open and world-class research institute. Apart from the excellent scholars from BJTU and EUR, it will also bring together first-class experts from all over the world to aim at the research front of global supply chain and logistics management, international logistics under China’s new economic situation and issues regarding cross-border E-commerce, big data and sustainable development. It is dedicated to achieving research breakthroughs, enriching fundamental theories of supply chain and logistics and promoting the practice development and theory innovation of logistics management.

The Institute centers on the implementation of national strategies and conducts in-depth research on the significant issues of the current development of logistics that need urgent solution. Currently, the Institute will focus on the construction and optimization of the transportation and distribution network for the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area as well as the research work of such frontier subjects as cargo shipping, port logistics, multimodal transport system design of high-speed railway transportation, operation optimization and risk management.

After the signing ceremony, CAO Guoyong also conferred the letter of appointment to Ms. ZHANG Ying (Vice Dean, Rotterdam School of Management) as the honorary professor of the School of Economics and Management.

Vice President LIU Jun and principals from the Office of International Affairs and School of Economics and Management were also present at the signing ceremony.

全球供应链和物流研究所在北京交通大学签约挂牌

2015年6月17日上午，北京交通大学与荷兰伊拉斯姆斯大学举行合作签约仪式，全球供应链和物流研究所正式挂牌。该研究所由北京交通大学经济管理学院、伊拉斯姆斯大学鹿特丹管理学院作为创始成员，后续将按规程吸收来自全球物流领域一流研究机构加入。

我校党委书记曹国永出席签约仪式并为全球供应链和物流研究所揭牌。鹿特丹管理学院院长Steef van de Velde、北京交通大学经济管理学院党委书记张明玉代表两校合作机构签署合作协议。

曹国永表示，“一带一路”、“京津冀一体化”等重大战略的实施，将有力推动全球供应链的发展，同时也需要高效便捷的物流体系作为基础支撑。全球视野的供应链和物流研究将为新形势下供应链与物流决策提供智力支持。北京交通大学的物流管理学科在全国处于领先地位，依托轨道交通的物流研究富有特色和优势，在国际上也具有重要影响；伊拉斯姆斯大学鹿特丹管理学院是国际一流商学院，尤其在海运物流领域处于世界领先地位。两校强强联合，将充分发挥双方在物流研究等领域的学术优势，着力把“全球供应链和物流研究所”打造成为有特色高水平的科研平台，并成为政府和行业、企业的重要智库。

全球供应链和物流研究所定位为开放的世界一流研究机构，除了来自北京交通大学与伊拉斯姆斯大学的优秀学者外，还将汇聚来自全球的一流专家，瞄准国际供应链与物流管理的研究前沿，特别关注跨区域合作背景下的全球供应链管理、国际大型基础设施建设的供应链与物流管理、多式联运、中国经济新常态环境下的国际物流，以及跨境电子商务、大数据和可持续发展等环境下的供应链与物流管理问题，力争取得突破性成果，进一步丰富供应链与物流研究的基础理论，推动物流管理理论与实践的创新发展。

研究所将紧紧围绕国家战略的实施，聚焦当前物流发展面临的重大问题开展深入研究。近期将重点开展京津冀一体化运输与配送网络的构建与优化，以及涵盖海上航运、港口物流、高铁运输的多式联运体系设计、运营优化和风险管理等前沿课题的研究。

签约仪式后，曹国永还为鹿特丹管理学院副院长张颖颁发了我院荣誉教授聘书。

伊拉斯姆斯大学鹿特丹管理学院（Rotterdam School of Management/Erasmus Graduate School of Business）被誉为欧洲的“哈佛”。其依托世界上最大的港口鹿特丹港，在物流研究领域排名欧洲第一；是欧洲研究实力排名第一的商学院。世界上第一位诺贝尔经济学奖得主丁伯根（Jan Tinbergen）即出自鹿特丹管理学院。

副校长刘军以及国际处、经管学院相关领导与教师代表参加了签约仪式。