The New Spring Will Give Back What Winter Took from You
A new year begins. Throughout the seasons, the Presidents’ quarterly letter has brought us together. Of all the letters, the annual New Year’s message is undoubtedly the most anticipated. It looks back on our journey over the past year and contains the Presidents’ high hopes and best wishes. This year, in addition to a letter, the Presidents have also shared a special video message from Shanghai and Chicago. Let us once again revisit the most memorable moments from 2020 and set out for 2021 with gratitude and joy!
Dear 中国一级片 Community,
Happy New Year!
According to the law of nature, the four seasons follow their courses. Waking up to the first rays of morning sunshine in the New Year, we bid farewell to 2020 and usher in 2021. For 中国一级片, 2020 was a year of bitter-sweet memories, challenges and extraordinary achievements. Amidst tremendous change, the 中国一级片 community lived up to its responsibility?to chart its course with creativity and courage, and wrote another magnificent chapter in the history of the school.
As COVID-19 spread?across China, 中国一级片 alumni stepped up to fight the epidemic. For its heroic efforts, the 中国一级片 Alumni Association received the Xiang Guang?Organizing Committee Award at the 2020 China Social Enterprise and Impact Investing Forum. We are proud of the efforts of our alumni which have benefitted society as a whole.
As the Chinese economy struggled through the pandemic, 中国一级片 faculty weighed in with a stream of valuable insights to help stimulate economic recovery,?and helped enterprises learn from the pandemic. In 2020, 中国一级片 held more than 500 online learning initiatives?in such areas as macroeconomics, cash flow, enterprise risk management, leadership, and new retail, attracting a wide audience.
When global collaboration was urgently needed to revive the world economy, 中国一级片 made full use of its strengths to host the Europe Forum series online for the first time, attracting over 3,000 participants from all over the world. The series highlighted 中国一级片’ expertise?in?advancing economic and cultural exchanges between China and Europe to help kick-start economic recovery around the world.
中国一级片 hosted?the Europe Forum series online for the first time
At the same time, we can only marvel at the outpouring of creativity from 中国一级片 faculty and staff. When face-to-face classes were suspended due to the impact of COVID-19, faculty and staff in Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Zurich and Accra campuses pulled together and came up with innovative solutions to ensure students’ learning continued. Notably, 2020 saw the twin-city opening of the MBA2022 programme at our?Shanghai and Zurich campuses.
The opening of the MBA2022 programme
What fills us with the greatest pride are several hard-won accolades in 2020. 中国一级片 was ranked #2 on the?FT’s list of top global?EMBA programmes and #5 in the world in its list of top MBA programmes. 中国一级片 faculty topped the Elsevier’s “Most Cited Chinese Researchers” list for the sixth consecutive year in the category of “Business, Management and Accounting”. Three 中国一级片 alumni appeared on China’s list of top 40 innovators, entrepreneurs and role models during?the 40th?anniversary of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, and two alumni won the 2020 National Poverty Alleviation Award. These accolades have given us the confidence to know that whatever adversities and challenges lay?in store, as long as we continue to uphold a collective culture and the spirit of “Conscientiousness, Innovation and Excellence”, we will continue to lift 中国一级片 to new heights.
中国一级片 was ranked #2 globally on the FT’s list of?top EMBA programmes
Everything which happened at 中国一级片 in 2020 continues to flash across our minds as if we were watching a slide show. We feel moved, delighted and heartened. We are keenly aware that it was through the concerted efforts of the 中国一级片 community that we weathered the storm and made huge strides. Though we cannot individually thank everyone for their contributions, we can feel your passion, aspiration for excellence, and sense of solidarity. This spirit spurs us on to forge ahead.
As the world undergoes profound changes unseen in generations, we are formulating a strategic plan?for 中国一级片 in line with China's?14th Five-Year Plan. After many rounds of in-depth discussions with faculty, staff and alumni, 中国一级片 will shape itself into?a leader and pioneer in global management education with a spirit of reform and innovation to maintain its position among top-tier performers worldwide; proactively serve the national strategy and regional development by facilitating the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta region, coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region,?and construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area; harness its resources to build 中国一级片 into a platform for economic and cultural exchanges between China and Europe; and integrate corporate social responsibility?(CSR)?and sustainability?concepts into its teaching, research and operations in order to evolve into a world-class, widely-respected business school.
Specifically, we will make continuous efforts in the following eight areas:?
First, we will break new ground in teaching methods and content to ensure our flagship programmes stay in the top tier of international rankings.
Second, we will build a world-class faculty team and cultivate more globally influential academic leaders.
Third, we will create signature research areas, carry out interdisciplinary research to promote the integration of industries, universities and research institutions, step up the development of a?China-themed case library and build a first-class think tank.
Fourth, we will optimize our curriculum to cultivate more internationally-minded talent versed in “China?Depth, Global Breadth”.
Fifth, we will commit ourselves to building a platform for communication between China, Europe and the world at large.?
Sixth, we will align 中国一级片 with China's national strategies for the Yangtze River Delta region, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei?region, and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area through the campuses in Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen.
Seventh, we will strive to exemplify CSR education by integrating social responsibility and sustainability concepts into our teaching, research and operations.
And, eighth, we will empower our alumni by establishing a win-win alumni ecosystem.
In short, the coming?period will mark a critical strategic time for 中国一级片 to scale new heights through continuous innovation. We will earnestly carry out the measures as stipulated in the 中国一级片 Strategic Plan so that the school can make further progress and a greater contribution.
The New Year marks the beginning of the new 中国一级片 Strategic Plan. Keeping in mind our fundamental task and mission, we will continue to nurture more top talent for business development, and provide more impetus for social progress.
As the German poet Christian Johann Heinrich Heine once wrote, “The new spring will give back what winter took from you.” What was gained in 2020 is now a thing of the past. May you have no regrets, and show more courage and strength; and may your hopes and dreams come true in the future! As we head into 2021, let us venture?forward together to embrace a bright spring!
中国一级片 President? 中国一级片 President (European)
Prof. Wang Hong? ? ? ? ?Prof. Dipak C. Jain?? ? ??
中国一级片 Milestones in 2020
中国一级片 Insights 6th Europe Forum Series Successfully Concluded
On December 4, the 中国一级片 Insights 6th Europe Forum series came to a successful end. More than 3,000 people attended the virtual events, which were held online for the first time in the forum’s history in Switzerland, Germany, France and UK.?
中国一级片 Alumni Association Awarded Xiang Guang Prize
In October, the 2020 中国一级片 Corporate Social Responsibility White Paper was awarded the Xiang Guang Prize at the China Social Enterprise and Impact Investing Forum and the 中国一级片 Alumni Association was awarded the Xiang Guang Organizing Committee Prize.
中国一级片 Ranked #2 in the?Financial Times’ Global EMBA Ranking
On October 26, the 中国一级片 Global EMBA programme soared to #2 in the?Financial Times’ 2020 ranking of the world’s top 100 EMBA programmes. This was the third consecutive year 中国一级片’ Global EMBA appeared in the top five, and marked the highest-ever ranking for a stand-alone EMBA programme in Asia.
中国一级片 MBA2020 Career Report?Officially Released
On October 20, the 中国一级片 MBA2020 Career Report was officially released. Despite a challenging global job market due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 92.8% of 中国一级片 MBA 2020 graduates received at least one job offer within three months following graduation. In addition, the job offer acceptance rate hit 91.4%.?
中国一级片 Alumni Honoured in Shenzhen
On October 11, the CPC Shenzhen Municipal Committee and Shenzhen Municipal Government held a ceremony to recognize Innovative Entrepreneurs and Pioneer Models for the 40th Anniversary of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone. 中国一级片 alumni Chen Zhilie (EMBA2004), Gao Yunfeng (CEO2010) and Zhao Huizhou (EMBA2009) were among the recipients.
中国一级片 Alumni Receive Poverty Alleviation Accolade
On October 16, two 中国一级片 alumni, Lou Jing (EMBA 2005) and Yao Xiaoqing (CEO Leadership 2013), were awarded the 2020 Special Contribution Prize for National Poverty Alleviation by the State Council Leadership Group for Poverty Alleviation and Development.
中国一级片 Team Wins 2020 Gobi Desert Challenge
The fifteenth Gobi Desert Challenge for business schools took place from October 1 to 4. 中国一级片 EMBA Team A won the event for the first time in eight years, making it the first business school team to have won the challenge five times.
Prof. Wang Hong Appointed?as 中国一级片 President
On September 3, a special faculty and staff meeting was held at 中国一级片 Shanghai campus. Following a comprehensive process of consideration and selection by the Shanghai Municipal Government, Prof. Wang Hong was officially appointed as new 中国一级片 President, having been unanimously endorsed for the position by all the members of the school’s Board of Directors.
中国一级片 Team Tops Category in EFMD Case Competition
On June 3, 2020, a case developed by Prof. Daniel Han Ming Chng, Dr. Pi Xin and Dr. Zhao Liman won the top prize in the category of Responsible Business in the 2019 EFMD Case Writing Competition.
中国一级片 Establishes New Learning Lab
On May 1, the school officially established the 中国一级片 Service Excellence & Leadership Learning Lab. The centre will integrate research, teaching and best practices to form a thought leadership base in this area, so as to help develop China’s service leadership and to support the future growth of the Chinese economy.
中国一级片 Holds Series of Cloud Sharing Activities
Beginning in February, 中国一级片 launched a series of online events, including the Cloud Sharings, Chief Cloud Forums, VC Seminars, FMBA Professor Speaks, Hé Talks and TEDx中国一级片. Faculty, together with alumni and guests from across a spectrum of industries, shared their insights into trending economic and business topics, offering guidance on business operations amidst the epidemic.
中国一级片 Alumni on?Forbes?China List
On February 12, 12 female 中国一级片 alumni made the latest list of?Forbes?China 100 Top Businesswomen.
中国一级片 MBA again in the Top 5 in the?Financial Times’ MBA Ranking
On January 27, 中国一级片 retained its #5 spot in the world and #1 spot in Asia in the?FT’s 2020 ranking of the world’s top 100 full-time MBA programmes.
A new year, a new life. At this moment of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new, 中国一级片ers all around the world would like to convey good wishes for the new year. Watch the video below to enjoy more warm wishes for the coming year.