《跑好这一棒：我的办学理念与思考》回顾了施建军校长入主对外经济贸易大学一年来的办学经历，收纳了施校长对办学思想、办学文化、办学理念等一系列深层次的思考，阐明了办什么样的学校，怎样办好学校等核心问题，对国内其他高校建设有着重要的参考价值。将这些讲话稿拿出来出版，也是将施建军校长多年积累的办学理念和思想做了一次收集整理，对于高等教育同行之间的交流，共同探讨高等教育中的问题；与同事进行有效沟通都有非常积极的促进作用。

1 Making All-out Efforts to Be a Good Relay Runner / 1

2 Nanjing University, My Eternal Spiritual Home / 5

3 The Spirit and Philosophies of Modern Universities / 9

4 Developing a Unique and Top University with Its Own Characteristics / 23

5 Practicing Seriously the Spirit of UIBE, Be Active and Ambitious Members of U/BE / 37

6 Taking Discipline Development as the Leading Role and Striving for Practical Results / 43

7 The Formation Mechanism of Top-notch Talents of Institutions of Higher Learning / 51

8 Accelerating the Research Base Construction; Vigorously Raising the Research Level / 61

9 Understanding the Features of Higher Education,

 Deepening the Reform of Undergraduate Teaching. / 69

10 Internationalization: the Foundation of the University, the

 Source of Uniqueness, the Path to Development / 77

11 Seeking Unity of Thinking, Striving for Overall Quality

 Improvement of Doctoral Students / 85

12 Having a Deep Understanding of New Educational

 Philosophies, Making Wholehearted Efforts on Student

 Affairs in the New Era / 105

13 My Thoughts on the Business English Program and Curriculum / 113

14 Positively Developing China's Higher Education of Finance and Economics / 127

15 Learning to Be Grateful and Being Ready for Flight in Society / 135

16 Reciprocation to Your Alma Mater / 139

17 Social Practice Is the Most Important Lesson for the Growth of Students / 141

18 Building Brand by Raising Quality, Exploring Market by Creativity / 151

19 Going All Out for Employment under the New Situation / 155

20 Persisting in Work Belief and Explicit Positioning for

 Promoting Student Counselors' Team Building / 173

21 Implementing Cadre Rotation and Enhancing Our Leadership / 185

22 Establishing School of International Relations, Optimizing

 Allocation of Disciplines / 193

23 On Several Mechanisms to Improve Party Work Style

 and Clean Administration in Universities / 197

24 Considerations on Modern Universities' Financial Management / 209

25 Eight Separations for Promoting the Standardized

 Management of University Owned Industries / 229

26 Improving University Management to Ensure the Value

 Increment of State-Owned Assets / 239

27 Building Campus Information Platforms for Information

 Development in Universities / 245

28 Exploring the Theory and Practice of Socialized Logistics

 Services in Universities / 249

29 Regional Economic Development and Drive for Modern University Innovation / 253

30 Creating the Education Foundation in Celebration of the 60th Anniversary of UIBE / 261

31 Strengthening Alumni Connections in Promotion of the Mutual Prosperity and Benefits / 275

32 Promoting the Art of Calligraphy for a Happy Old Age / 281

33 New South Gate, New Hope of Development / 283

34 Modern Library is the Heart of a University / 287

35 Constructing a Low-Carbon Campus for a Green University / 291

36 Questions and Answers at Lanzhou Conference / 303

37 Universities Should Clearly Define the Three Types of Educations / 307

38 How Are Tertiary and Secondary Education Linked in Nurturing Creative Talents / 311

39 Learning to Have Great Aims in the Development of Distance Education / 317

40 Seeking Help More from Oneself than from Others / 329

Postscript / 339