On July 11, 2011, students from Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) organized survey and research activities at Shanghai International Shipping Center (SISI) to implement the “College Students Summer Social Practice” program. Leaders and teachers present at the activities included SISI Secretary-General Prof. Zhen Hong; SISI Secretary and Deputy Secretary-General Associate Prof. Li Gang; and SISI Office Director Prof. Zhang Jieshu, etc. They expressed full recognition and support for students’ summer activities, which serve not only as an important way of knowledge learning, but also a crucial approach to independent thinking as well as problem exploring and solving abilities. Moreover, the students will be given an access to the most advanced knowledge and understand the actual application of theories, so as to develop such skills as activity organization and interpersonal communication.

Picture 1: At the meeting
The “Social Practice” featured the participation of three teams from SMU Transport College, focusing on the “Research on the Bottlenecks of Collection, Distribution and Transport System for the Construction of Shanghai International Shipping Center”, “Potentials and Prospects for Shanghai International Port to Develop Water-Water Transit” and “Outlook on Applications of RFID Technology in Shipping Logistics for the Construction of Shanghai International Shipping Center”, respectively. All teams were actively involved in the survey and research activities, voicing their views, raising deep-seated problems and conducting close communication with experts and teachers on some issues.

Picture 2: A group photo at the end of the activity