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BA education in China has developed over the past 30 years, and there are currently 243 MBA university programmes across the country. AMBA has been working in China since Zhejiang University was first accredited in 2006. Since then, significant progress has been made across China’s business education landscape, including developments in member Schools’ international strategy and effective global networks; high-quality faculty development; curriculum upgrading and innovation in teaching; student talent cultivation; notable social responsibility initiatives; active industrial partnerships; continuous impact and sustainability; and concerted participation and developments among Chinese member Schools in AMBA & BGA international events and collaborative initiatives. Marking the anniversary of the MBA in China and the global impact its evolution has made, at AMBA & BGA’s Global Conference earlier this year, Zhongming Wang, International Advisor for China at AMBA & BGA, Professor in the School of Management, Zhejiang University, discussed the history of business education in China and looked forward with optimism to the future. He was joined by deans from Chinese AMBA-accredited Business Schools Fangruo Chen, Dean of Antai College of Economics and
Management, Shanghai JiaoTong University, Fan Wang, Assistant President and Dean at the Business School, Sun Yat-sen University, and Jiang Wei Dean of the School of Management at Zhejiang University Here are some highlights from their discussion. Zhongming Wang (ZW): This year marks the 30th anniversary of Chinese MBA education – and more than 40 years of business education in China. AMBA has accredited Business Schools in China since 2006. So, over the past 30 years, Chinese Business Schools have been experiencing great progress and success. I’m pleased to be joined by three deans to present their best practice and discuss strategies for the future. I would like to invite Fangruo Chen, Dean of Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai JiaoTong University, to say a few words. Fangruo Chen (FC): Indeed, this is the 30th anniversary of the start of the MBA in China. Business Schools were restarted in the mid-1980s in China, and a few years after that, MBA programmes were established. Here at Antai College, Shanghai JiaoTong University, the Business School was called the School of Management. It was re-established in 1984 and the MBA programme started in 1991. Over the past 30 years, we have accumulated some 40,000 alumni. The faculty has developed tremendously. We have about 180 full-time faculty members and a full spectrum of business education programmes, including undergraduate programmes, master’s
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