Suzhou Vocational College of Economics and Trade is a state-owned full-time general higher vocational college organized by the People's Government of Jiangsu Province and affiliated to the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education. The school is located in Suzhou, a historical and cultural city known as the "paradise on earth". It is located on the northern foot of Shangfang Mountain and the shore of Shihu Lake. It is a "high-level vocational school with Chinese characteristics in Jiangsu Province" with outstanding strength and distinctive characteristics. The school began with Suzhou Commercial School established in 1961 and Suzhou Silk Industry School established in 1984. In 2003, the two schools merged to form Suzhou Vocational College of Economics and Trade. The school covers an area of 820 acres, with a total fixed asset value of 1.087 billion yuan and a construction area of nearly 270,000 square meters. It has 8 secondary teaching units including the School of E-commerce and Logistics, the School of Textiles, Clothing and Art Media, and the School of Accounting and International Trade. There are more than 11,200 students on campus. The school follows the development concept of "people-oriented, local, professional, and intelligent", based on the development positioning of "focusing on smart enterprises, focusing on smart services, and achieving smart life", and strives to promote the development strategy of "strengthening the foundation, reaching the plateau, and occupying the peak", and various school-running indicators and comprehensive strength continue to improve. In 2023, the school was listed in the top 60 typical colleges and universities with service contributions in the annual report of China's vocational education quality, the top 60 colleges and universities with advantages in resource construction, the top 100 colleges and universities with excellent student development index, and the top 100 colleges and universities with excellent teacher development index. The ranking jumped to 72nd in the "GDI Higher Vocational College Ranking (2023)" released by People's Daily, and continued to climb for four consecutive years; from 2019 to 2022, the school won the first place in the comprehensive assessment of high-quality development in Jiangsu Province for four consecutive years. The school insists on professional follow-up industry, and has established 8 major professional groups and 43 majors, including e-commerce, textile inspection and trade, big data and accounting. It has 1 first prize in the first national textbook construction award, 1 national teaching resource library, 11 national courses, 1 first batch of national ideological and political demonstration courses, 43 national planning textbooks, and 2 majors supported by the central finance; 1 special prize, 2 first prizes, and 5 second prizes in the provincial excellent teaching achievement award; 2 provincial high-level professional groups, 6 provincial high-level backbone majors, 22 provincial courses, 22 provincial textbooks, 1 provincial teaching resource library, and 1 provincial demonstration virtual simulation training base project; approved as a supporting unit of the National Natural Science Foundation. The school insists on the team building of loyalty to the cause of education, implements the "100 doctors" and "100 technicians" talent introduction plan, promotes the "Chengda" famous teacher project, and improves the high-quality "dual-qualified" teacher team. There are 571 faculty members, 477 full-time teachers, 86 doctors, 84.49% of teachers have a master's degree or above, and 33.12% of teachers have senior professional titles. It has 2 national-level vocational education teacher (teaching) innovation teams, 1 expert enjoying the special government allowance of the State Council, 1 "national outstanding teacher", 1 "national technical expert", 1 national-level curriculum ideological and political teaching team, and 3 members of the new National Industry Steering Committee; it has 9 provincial outstanding teaching teams, 2 provincial science and technology innovation teams, 13 young and middle-aged scientific and technological leaders of the provincial "333 High-level Talent Training Project", 13 young and middle-aged academic leaders of the provincial college "Qinglan Project", and 4 provincial teaching masters; it won 2 second prizes and 2 third prizes in the national teaching ability competition, and 3 projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation. The school adheres to the fundamental path of school-enterprise cooperation, cooperates deeply with regional smart leading enterprises, and implements the "dual" education of schools and enterprises. The Jiangsu E-commerce Vocational Education Group, led by it, has been approved for project cultivation as a national exemplary vocational education group. It has 3 training bases supported by the central government, 1 provincial higher vocational education industry-education integration platform, 2 provincial industry-education deep integration training platforms, 1 provincial engineering research center, 1 provincial science and technology business incubator, 1 provincial two-star SME public service platform, 7 provincial training bases, and 12 science and technology platforms at or above the prefecture and city levels. The school adheres to the fundamental sentiment of student-centeredness and is committed to the cultivation of personalized talents based on literacy, so that every student has a suitable education. Students won 7 gold medals, 3 silver medals, 2 bronze medals, and 17 first prizes in the provincial competition of the China International College Student Innovation Competition; 7 first prizes, 6 second prizes, and 2 third prizes in the national competition of the Vocational College Skills Competition; 2 first prizes in the national competition of the "Challenge Cup" competition, 10 first prizes in the provincial competition; 13 provincial first prizes for graduation design (thesis) and 17 team excellence; 1 "Most Beautiful College Student" in the country, 3 "China College Student Self-improvement Star"; in 2023, the number of students admitted for "transfer from junior college to undergraduate" accounted for 25.91% of the number of graduates, and the implementation rate of graduation destinations at the end of the year reached more than 96.54%. The school will always bear in mind the original mission of educating people for the party and cultivating talents for the country, fully and deeply implement the "551" development plan, forge ahead, and work hard to build the school into a high-level vocational school with Chinese characteristics and contribute to the Chinese solution of vocational education!
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