The Department of Economics, with digital economy as its core feature, deeply integrates traditional economic theories with digital technology in the context of the booming development of digital economy. Relying on the first-level disciplines of Applied Economics of the University and the construction of key disciplines in Hubei Province, the Department was selected for the first batch of "Jingchu Excellence in Economics and Management Talents" cultivation program in Hubei Province, which is dedicated to cultivating talents who can adapt to the economic development of the new era.The program is dedicated to cultivating innovative economic talents who can adapt to the economic development in the new era.
The faculty of the department consists of a group of scholars with both deep academic attainments and rich practical experience, who have achieved great results in the fields of digital economy research, financial technology, and artificial intelligence applications.Meanwhile, the department has established in-depth cooperation with a number of digital economy enterprises and research institutions, providing students with abundant internship opportunities and practical platforms.
Upon graduation, students will be able to engage in economic analysis, policy research, data mining and other work in emerging fields such as financial technology, Internet economy, digital trade, as well as in the digitalization departments of traditional industries, and become the backbone of promoting the development of digital economy.Learning and practicing, and helping the people through the world.
Join Wuhan Institute of Technology, choose the Department of Economics, join the new wave of scientific and technological revolution and industrial change led by the digital economy, and write your own youthful chapters in the great journey of Chinese-style modernization.
Professional Introduction:
Economics is the study of all kinds of economic activities and all kinds of corresponding economic relations at different stages of development of human societies and the laws of their operation and development, and is known as the jewel in the crown of social sciences.The economic world is both complex and rational.From macroeconomics and national investment, to people's consumption and firewood, rice, oil and salt, there are countless application scenarios of economic theories.Against the backdrop of the ever-changing global technological and industrial revolutions and the high-quality development of China's economy, there is an urgent need for specialists who are proficient in economics, especially in the laws of digital economy development, in the research of economic policies, the economic management of industries as well as the digital transformation of enterprises.Relying on the construction of Hubei Provincial Key Discipline of First-level Discipline of Applied Economics, Wuhan University of Technology's Economics Program has a complete system of cultivating talents with bachelor's degree, master's degree and doctoral degree, and the Experimental Class of Digital Economy is the special direction of Economics Program.
Most of the teachers of Economics have got their doctoral degrees in famous universities at home and abroad, and they are dedicated to teaching, and many of them are experts of the State Council government special allowance, chief professors of disciplines, masters of fine courses, and masters of young teaching.The program also employs many famous scholars at home and abroad, such as Clive Granger, Robert Mundell and Tian Guoqiang, who are Nobel Prize winners in economics, as visiting professors or part-time professors.
The Economics major focuses on expanding students' global vision and innovative thinking, and is committed to cultivating innovative and entrepreneurial talents who master the basic theories of economics, modern research methods in economics, and have profound humanistic literacy and broad knowledge of science and technology.Our major is to cultivate "basic+application" competent talents, focusing on the training of theoretical literacy and relevant practical ability in economics; secondly, to cultivate "economy+science and technology" cross talents, relying on the advantages of science and technology colleges and universities to broaden the caliber of the specialty; thirdly, to cultivate "economy+science and technology" cross talents.Cultivate "innovation + entrepreneurship" practical talents, and enhance the awareness and ability of innovation and entrepreneurship with the help of provincial scientific research bases and practical training centers.
Our majors have been maintaining the advantages of high advancement rate (more than 30%) and high employment rate (more than 92%).Students who go on to higher education mainly enter double first-class colleges and universities such as Peking University, Wuhan University, Renmin University of China, etc., and students who go abroad mainly go to the world's top universities such as Cornell University, Oxford University and the University of Melbourne.Employed students mainly work in government departments, institutions, financial institutions and well-known enterprises.Many graduates have become professors in famous universities, executives in listed companies and leaders in various industries.
