March 29, 2023. Zurich, Switzerland – CEIBS Switzerland partnered with the Swiss Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Swiss Centers, Economiesuisse and Integrated China to host a conference on China in 2023: Impact and Outlook at CEIBS Zurich Campus today. The event was held in the presence of the Chinese Ambassador to Switzerland H.E. Wang Shihting and the Swiss Ambassador to China H.E. Jürg Burri (online), with over 100 people in attendance.

The event began with an introduction by CEIBS Advisory Council Member Felix Sutter who set the scene for discussions about what 2023 holds for China. Mr. Sutter then invited H.E. Wang Shihting to the stage to discuss the latest polices from China’s recent Two Sessions national congress and the business impact of these policies.

Economiesuisse’s Rudolf Minsch was next to speak, discussing 2023 developments in China and the impact on the Swiss economy. The audience was eager to hear about new developments and insights. Mr. Minsch’s talk was followed by Mr. Nicolas Musy, Founder of the Swiss Centers and Founding Partner of China Integrated. He spoke about the general environment in China and what is new for 2023 to an enraptured audience.

Mr. H.E. Juerg Burri, the Swiss Ambassador in China was next to speak, talking about the Two Sessions once again and the perceptions of Swiss companies in China. Following this session, participants had a brief networking and coffee break, rich with conversation about what 2023 holds for those doing business in and with China.

Following the break, CEIBS Professor of Economics and Finance Xu Bin offered insights about China’s economy and the future outlook for the country’s economy. An animated panel discussion then took place with questions from the audience on the perception of Swiss finance following the recent Credit Suisse news and more. Finally, there were closing remarks from Ivo Germann, Head of the Foreign Economic Affairs Directorate at SECO.

A networking session followed, with food and drinks on CEIBS Zurich Campus where people met with new colleagues and peers and reconnected once again with those they have known for some time. CEIBS alumni from the CEIBS Alumni Swiss Chapter were also in attendance. The atmosphere was lively, with many people discussing upcoming business trips to China, setting the ground for future collaborations as people shared their enthusiasm for what 2023 holds from a business perspective.

“It was wonderful to hold this event on campus in partnership with so many other institutions, companies and guests who are contributing towards building the bridge between China and Europe. The event covered many interesting and in-depth topics, giving participants plenty of food for thought for the networking sessions. We look forward to hosting more events like this one on CEIBS Zurich Campus in the future and thank the Swiss Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Swiss Centers, Integrated China and Economiesuisse for their collaboration,” said CEIBS Zurich CEO Dr. Robert Straw.

January 24, 2023. Zurich – CEIBS Switzerland partnered with the Swiss Chinese Chamber of Commerce to host a Chinese New Year celebration at CEIBS Zurich Campus today. Over 100 participants attended to welcome the Year of the Rabbit with talks, networking and entertainment.

The evening started with a discussion on what 2023 holds for China and the world. With China’s zero COVID policy finally coming to an end, guests were keen to hear how business will progress between China and Europe in the year ahead and beyond.

The discussion was hosted by Swiss Chamber of Commerce (SCCC) President Felix Sutter, who was joined by CEIBS Professor Gianfranco Siciliano and China Macro Group Director Michael Setellen to provide valuable insights and thoughts on how 2023 might look for China and those doing business in China.

“The return of Chinese business delegations to Europe after the end of pandemic restrictions will most likely be the biggest economic event of 2023 – a unique opportunity to (re-)connect with Chinese business partners and agree commercial terms that support both sides in overcoming the economic challenges in the respective markets,” Mr. Sutter commented.

The session ended with audience questions and a poll asking participants what they wish for China in 2023. The most common responses were to visit, health and prosperity.

The thought-provoking discussion was followed by entertainment from Qin Sheller Shen, who play the guqin (a traditional Chinese stringed instrument) accompanied by the talented Wendi Li, who sang Guan ju, the first poem from the ancient anthology Shi Jing (Classic of Poetry) and one of the most well-known poems in Chinese literature. Dressed in traditional Chinese outfits, the pair stunned the audience with beautiful music and Ms. Li’s powerful singing voice.

Next, attendees celebrated the Chinese New Year with drinks, food and networking. The atmosphere was one of positivity. Many in the CEIBS and SCCC communities were meeting in person again for the first time in years, while others made new friends, exchanged details and shared business insights.

“It was fantastic to celebrate the New Year with the Swiss Chinese Chamber of Commerce and to share insights on the year ahead with our friends and partners. China’s opening and relaxation of COVID rules is great news for business and we can’t wait to welcome more executives, partners, and alumni to our Zurich campus in 2023. Myself and all the CEIBS team wish everyone a successful and healthy Year of the Rabbit,” CEIBS Zurich CEO Dr. Robert Straw said.

April 24, 2019. Shanghai — The concept of responsible business and sustainable development is receiving growing recognition, but it’s still a relatively new idea for many business executives. CEIBS has long had a commitment to educating responsible business leaders, and now the school’s international alumni chapter is officially making sustainability a part of its mandate. The CEIBS Alumni International Chapter (CAIC) has set up a Sustainability Task Force, with Global EMBA alumnus Niko Moesgaard at the helm as its Sustainability Officer.

 

“The CAIC supports the school in making a commitment to incorporating social, environmental, economic and ethical factors into the strategic decision-making process,” said the CAIC. “The new task force, under Niko’s leadership, will put our commitment to sustainability into action.”

The task force’s role includes knowledge sharing, in addition to working closely with the CEIBS leadership, faculty, students, the wider alumni network, and external stakeholders such as private corporations, NGOs, incubators, investors, etc.

In 2019, its key areas of focus will include:

• Hosting a CAIC Sustainability Forum with a theme centred on the UN Sustainability Development Goals (UN SDGs), UNLEASH, Impact Investment and more;
• Creating awareness about UNLEASH, an innovation lab which gathers global talent annually to collaborate on solutions to meet the UN SDGs. For example CEIBS will provide support to UNLEASH 2019, which will be held in Shenzhen and focus on 8 of the 17 UN SDGs (see image below).
  
  

“We welcome Niko on board and look forward to making a positive impact together as a community,” said the CAIC.

About the CEIBS Alumni International Chapter (CAIC)
The CAIC is the home base for English-speaking CEIBS Alumni around the world. The Chapter aims to support all alumni-related activities by coordinating networking events, academic sessions and other social activities while promoting shared interests and experiences of its members.

April 25, 2019. Shanghai — CEIBS Assistant Professor of Management Emily David has been named one of the world’s best young business school professors by Poets & Quants, a leading resource for in-depth information on global business schools and the MBA journey. The list of Best 40 Under 40 Professors, released on April 22, is based on teaching and research skills.

Faculty must be nominated by their schools to be considered. Very popular with students and her peers alike, 34-year-old Prof. David received glowing recommendations to be included on the list. Her sense of humour, genuine love for her job and students are all evident in the frank replies she gave as part of the submission process (read the full piece here).

Prof. David joined CEIBS in 2016 and currently teaches Organizational Behaviour, Leadership Journey, and Leadership: Developing High Performing Teams and Organizations. Her current research primarily focuses on discovering how to make workplaces more welcoming for people of all backgrounds and personality profiles in order to achieve better person-organization fit, maximize performance, and avoid employee burnout. She is also a fierce advocate of female leadership, and was instrumental in the MBA-student-led 2019 CEIBS Female Leadership Forum hosted at the school's Shanghai campus on March 9. 

This is the seventh year that P&Q has compiled its list of what it describes as “the world’s best young business school professors in terms of research prowess, teaching chops, and impact they have on current students, former students, colleagues, business education research, and society and the world in general”. In 2017, CEIBS Assistant Professor of Marketing Hyun Young Park and Assistant Professor of Management Sebastian Schuh made the list.

April 13, 2019. Beijing & Shanghai — With an electronic laser light show to get the evening started and an impressive tech-inspired button push to end the night, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) today launched the China leg of its 25^th Anniversary Celebration with parallel ceremonies in both Beijing and Shanghai (watch video). The launch followed an alumni-led CSR forum in the capital, and throughout the entire day there was a recurring theme of CEIBS’ role in educating business leaders who go beyond financial success to achieve global significance.

CEIBS’ commitment to educating responsible business leaders was reaffirmed by the school’s President Li Mingjun in his welcome speech to those gathered at the school’s Beijing Campus, and broadcast live to a packed auditorium at the school’s flagship Shanghai Campus. “We want to develop business leaders who can make a positive impact on the society,” he said. While sharing highlights from his 30-year journey with CEIBS, renowned economist and CEIBS Honorary Professor Wu Jinglian noted that “social responsibility has become a very important part of CEIBS’ mission statement.” And in his look ahead at CEIBS’ future, President (European) Dipak Jain told the audience that, “there is a much bigger journey, one that is about making a difference in other parts of the world.”

CEIBS President Li Mingjun during his speech from the Beijing Campus.

In addition to the school leadership’s inclusion of CSR at the organisation’s strategic level, CEIBS alumni have also made it a major focus. It is the theme for all their upcoming annual meetings and today’s CSR forum served as the backdrop for the release of CEIBS’ second annual CSR report, a joint project between the school’s faculty and alumni.

CEIBS President (European) Dipak Jain addressed the twin-city audience from CEIBS Shanghai Campus.

Along with the strong CSR theme, today’s launch was also an opportunity to reminisce (watch video) and look ahead to the future. In his speech President Li also spoke about the challenges and accomplishments of the last quarter century, during which the school — a successful joint venture between China and the EU — has played a major role in strengthening the relationship between both sides. He also looked ahead to the role CEIBS will play in shaping the future of the global economy. “With China’s increasing global status and the deepening integration of its economy with the rest of the world, the focus of global management education is also shifting to China,” he said. “CEIBS will continue to shoulder important missions in the future. Today, I hope as we all relive the path that CEIBS has travelled, we will also embrace — and move forward with — the school’s time-honoured traditions.” He added, “Over the last quarter century CEIBS has carefully set out its mission with a forward-looking vision, formulated strategies, and overcome challenges along the way while steadily moving forward. Since it was established in Shanghai in 1994, CEIBS has firmly believed that China's economy is integral to and will contribute significantly to the global economy.”

Renowned economist and CEIBS Honorary Professor Wu Jinglian looked back at his 30-year journey with the school. “I grew together with CEIBS,” he said.

Meanwhile President (European) Jain shared the school’s plans to — while maintaining its focus on China — enhance its international visibility, build a strong presence in the US through partnerships with other schools and companies and strengthen its European and African initiatives. The next eight months of anniversary celebrations will span 11 cities across 4 continents and is expected to help boost the school’s visibility outside of China. Today’s dual-city celebration follows the international anniversary launch in Ghana on April 9, which included a signature CEIBS 1+1 Lecture at the school’s Accra Campus. In the coming months, there will be 5 major conferences overseas. The first of these will take place on May 15 in Boston, USA, and will explore the topic of the increasingly important digital economy. On July 5, a special Munich Forum will focus on how China and Germany can work together in the context of changing consumer needs and the technological revolution. Then, on July 12, CEIBS will host a Roundtable Workshop in Brussels, where a carefully selected group of participants will discuss Sino-EU economic cooperation.

President of CEIBS Alumni Association and Chairman of Landsea Group, Tian Ming, told the audience that CEIBS has now “become an indispensable part” of his life.

These are just some of the activities planned to mark the CEIBS 25^th Anniversary Celebration in Asia, Europe, Africa, and North America, before culminating in a closing ceremony at CEIBS’ flagship Shanghai campus in November. The theme of the eight-month-long celebration is China Essence, Global Significance. For more details about CEIBS 25^th Anniversary Celebration visit http://www.ceibs.edu/special/25/en/index.html  

CEIBS Vice President and Co-Dean Zhang Weijiong thanked all those who have contributed to CEIBS’ growth over the past 25 years then led a high-tech button push to launch the celebrations.

About CEIBS

China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) is among the top international business schools in Asia, where it is the only one to have simultaneously made it to the Financial Times’ top 5 list of global MBA and EMBA programmes.

CEIBS has more than 22,000 alumni from over 80 countries worldwide, and over the last 25 years has provided a broad range of management programmes to more than 160,000 executives both at home and abroad. It also offers a Finance MBA, Hospitality EMBA and a wide range of Executive Education programmes. With a faculty team that has extensive China knowledge and global insight, CEIBS is uniquely equipped to nurture business leaders, at every stage of their careers, preparing them to make a global impact. An unrivalled China expert, CEIBS is guided by the concept of China Depth, Global Breadth. This is tangibly reflected in the school’s activities and operations at its 5 campuses across 3 continents. CEIBS has campuses in Shanghai, Beijing, and Shenzhen in China, as well as Zurich in Switzerland, and Accra in Ghana.