UMT Promotes Adoption of Project Management in China

UMT President Delivers Paper at International Conference in Xi'an

ARLINGTON, VA, November 1, 2000 - The adoption of project management took a step forward during a recent international conference in China, at which UMT's president presented a well-received paper.

The International Project Management Forum 2000 conference in Xi'an brought together 200 leading experts from China, the United States, Europe, Japan and Australia to discuss project management issues. The conference was held at the city's new International Trade Exhibit Hall.

UMT President Yanping Chen delivered a paper, "New Developments in Project Management," that discussed how corporations are increasingly using project management to structure their organizations.

"The Chinese are very interested in widely adopting project management for use in business and government," Dr. Chen said. "They started using it only recently."

The paper was very well received, and it generated a lot of discussion about activities that could be undertaken to accomplish this goal.

"Many Chinese universities, companies, and government agencies are eager to work with UMT on project management education programs, training, and consulting projects," Dr. Chen added.

UMT is a leader in project management education in China. Forty students recently graduated from the university's Executive Certificate Program in Project Management in Shenzhen.

"We're looking forward to expanding our education and training activities in this area," Dr. Chen said. "This conference was another positive toward that goal."