Introduction of the department of Labor Economics and Social Security in College of Insurance

I. Development history and overview

The Department of Labor Economics and Social Security of the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) is one of the "first-class" undergraduate majors in Beijing. Based on the strengths of economic management and internationalization, the major is characterized by distinctive cross-discipline, integrating economics, management, insurance and actuarial science, etc., to cultivate international composite high-quality labor and social security professionals. The major is rich in teaching achievements, and internationalization and localization are equally important. The program has trained 11 graduates with high employment rate and quality, and the rate of further study is over 40%. At present, we have established an integrated training system of "Bachelor (labor and social security) - Master (labor economics) - Doctor (labor economics)".

1. Orientation of the major

The major is oriented to the development needs of labor and social security in the new era, relying on the strong teaching strength and scientific research capability of the University of International Business and Economics, and adhering to the teaching concept of "excellent ideological character, broad theoretical knowledge, outstanding professional skills, and innovative integration of literature and science". The major aims to cultivate international, complex and high-quality professionals who can meet the needs of socialist modernization, have a solid foundation in economics, management and mathematics, master the basic knowledge of risk management and insurance, be familiar with the latest labor and social security theories, and be engaged in labor and social security and risk management.

1. Faculty Strength

The Department of Labor Economics and Social Security has a teaching and research team with a common vision, reasonable structure of titles, education, age and academic background, and potential for sustainable development. There are 8 full-time teachers in this major, including 2 professors, 3 associate professors and 3 lecturers, with 100% overseas background. The teachers' professional backgrounds cover labor and social security, labor economics and other fields, forming a teaching team with multidisciplinary interdisciplinary features, rich teaching experience and great creativity. The faculty members have a high level of scientific research, presiding over many national and provincial research projects such as the National Social Science Foundation, the National Natural Science Foundation, the Ministry of Education and the Beijing Social Science Foundation, as well as topics entrusted by the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and other ministries.

1. Social Service

Teachers of the department of Labor Economics and Social Security have given full play to their disciplinary characteristics and professional advantages and actively participated in social services. They have submitted many internal reports to the State Council and its Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the CBRC and other government departments, and some of them have been approved by national leaders, which have had a positive social impact.

1. Knowledge System and Training Program

The department of Labor Economics and Social Security in University of International Business and Economics has the characteristics of in-depth integration of economics and management. In order to cultivate interdisciplinary and complex labor and social security talents, we design the knowledge system in such a way that students are required to study a series of mathematics courses such as advanced mathematics, linear algebra, probability theory and mathematical statistics, as well as English and humanities general courses. In addition, students are required to learn and master the basic knowledge of economics, management, accounting, etc., so as to lay a solid theoretical foundation for subsequent interdisciplinary study and ability cultivation. In addition to the mandatory courses in social security, social security economics, social security fund management, labor economics, labor law and social security law, human resource development and management, employee benefit plan, enterprise annuity and supplementary pension insurance, and health economics, we also provide students with more than 20 elective courses, such as financial accounting, interest theory, pensions economics, monetary economics, financial mathematics, non-Life actuarial science, financial risk management, financial statistics and applications, compensation and performance management, social insurance actuarial science, insurance accounting, and property and Liability Insurance. These elective courses keep up with the technological development and social needs, and the knowledge is updated quickly, which is important for our students to master the frontier of their profession and establish a reasonable professional knowledge structure.

In terms of comprehensive quality and ability cultivation methods, we cultivate students' self-learning ability, problem identification and problem solving ability, scientific research and innovation ability and teamwork ability through various ways such as school-enterprise cooperation, practical teaching, scientific research training programs and discipline competitions.

The training program of the department of Labor Economics and Social Security is in line with the requirements of talent training objectives, reflecting the overall development of students' morality, intellect, physique and aesthetics, and is conducive to the improvement of humanistic quality and scientific literacy, as well as the cultivation of innovation and practical ability. The structure of the curriculum system is reasonable, and the allocation of credits and hours is scientific. The professional training objectives, training programs and professional construction have clear and explicit ideas, with remarkable results. At present, the curriculum system is set up in a hierarchical and modular manner according to the professional training objectives.

1. Employment destination

Most of the students of the department of Labor Economics and Social Security in our university choose to continue their further study after graduation, some of them study abroad and some of them choose to study in China. Some students choose to study abroad, including Texas A&M University, University of Glasgow, University of Sheffield and other world-renowned universities; students who study in China are also basically admitted to first-class institutions, and some students choose to continue their studies in Renmin University of China and other first-class universities in addition to our university. In terms of employment, according to the overall employment data of the College in recent years, the highest percentage of employment is in enterprises, followed by large state-owned enterprises, financial institutions, government agencies and institutions, etc. Some students also choose to start their own business or work in growing SMEs.