On the evening of June 24, 2022, the second session of "Masters' Cloud Lectures" of the ZIBS iMBA program was successfully delivered online in the ZIBS WeChat video channel. ZHANG Ruidong, Visiting Professor at ZIBS, Tenured Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in the United States, and Associate Editor of the international journal Blockchain: Research and Applications, gave a lecture titled "Distributed Manufacturing as a Strategy Tackling the Regime Shifts in Global Supply Chains".
Professor ZHANG pointed out that the era of Globalization 2.0 has arrived. Labor-intensive supply chains are rapidly transferring to global or regional low-cost centers, and capital- and technology-intensive global supply chains are flowing back to their place of origin. China's position as a world manufacturing center is facing profound changes. With its advancement, 3D printing as a new processing technology in intelligent manufacturing is making traditional batched, standardized production transform into localized, rapid and customized one. It is bringing about a fundamental change to the production pattern and lending support to the idea of "separation and customization" in distributed manufacturing. Citing the VeriTX platform as an example, Professor ZHANG introduced the framework of decentralized distributed manufacturing based on blockchain technology, and provided corresponding insights as to what development strategies China's manufacturing should opt for to cope with the changes.
Professor BEN Shenglin, Dean of ZIBS, participated in the interaction as a surprise guest. Mr. BEN pointed out that in a development environment which focuses its strategy on global manufacturing, enterprises are crossing regional and even national boundaries to seek excellent partners and resources on a global scale. Distributed manufacturing can reduce international logistics costs and contribute to the reduction in carbon dioxide emissions and environmental protection. Finally, Professor BEN welcomed the attendees to pay more attention to the ZIBS "Masters' Cloud Lectures". He encouraged them to think globally, to work with bright minds, and to connect the world and shape the future together with ZIBS!
In addition, in the warm-up, YANG Lu, Executive Director of the ZIBS iMBA Program, gave a detailed introduction to the program and the admissions policy for 2023. This gave the candidates interested in joining the program a better understanding.
The "Masters' Cloud Lectures" is a series of online lectures initiated by ZIBS. It focuses on the two core directions of “Digital Revolution” and “Global Operation” and draws on frontier research in new consumption, new technology, new finance, and new industries. Experts at home and abroad are invited to participate, share their insights and discuss strategic directions to disseminate ideas more quickly, stimulate more extensive thinking, and promote the development of business education in the post-pandemic era.
Zhejiang University's iMBA Program
The iMBA program of ZIBS is committed to delivering forward-looking global business leaders for the new era who conceive and put into practice original business ideas. The program sets "Digital Revolution, Global Operation" as its characteristic educational objective. It works to improve the corporate leadership of in-service executives and the cross-cultural management ability of Chinese and foreign students, and thus produce cross-disciplinary management talent for new finance, new technology, new industry and new market.
Qualifications for Advance Application
Applicants should meet one of the following qualifications:
1. Those who have five years of work experience minimum after graduation with a Bachelor's degree (before September 1, 2018);
2. Those who have three years of work experience minimum after graduation with a Master's degree (before September 1, 2020);
3. Those who have eight years of work experience minimum after graduation from a junior college program (before September 1, 2015).
Information on Interview Batches for Advance Applicants
| Interview Batches | Application Deadline | Announcement of Interviewee List | Interview Time | Announcement of Interview Results |
| Batch 1 | 24: 00 on June 12, 2022 | 2022/6/14 | June 18-19 | 2022/6/21 |
| Batch 2 | 24: 00 on July 10, 2022 | 2022/7/12 | July 16-17 | 2022/7/19 |
| Batch 3 | 24: 00 on August 14, 2022 | 2022/8/16 | August 20-21 | 2022/8/23 |
| Batch 4 | 24: 00 on October 16, 2022 | 2022/10/18 | October 22-23 | 2022/10/25 |
