President Xuetao Cao investigates School of Statistics and Data Science

2022-05-05

On May 4, President Xuetao Cao came to the School of Statistics and Data Science to conduct in-depth research on the development of the first-class discipline and the construction of the inter-disciplinary center.

Professor Zhaojun Wang, executive dean of the School, introduced the recent development of the School, and Professor Changliang Zou, dean of the Institute of Statistics reported on the construction of the inter-disciplinary center, including its research background, scientific problems, goals, plans and management.

Xuetao Cao listened carefully to the report and communicated deeply with the participants on related issues. He said that statistics and big data is crucial for the development of the economy and society. Nankai Statistics has witnessed rapid development and has enormous potential. But it is still essential for the School to develop based on careful plans and layouts.

Xuetao Cao stressed that we should accurately understand the strategic opportunities we are facing and plan the development of statistical disciplines in a targeted way from the height of the national strategy. We should focus on academic frontiers, national strategic demands and cutting-edge topics, and give full play to the synergistic effect of multi-disciplinary groups to boost the first-class disciplinary development.