April 18, 2008. Shanghai campus -- As a grand finale to Day One of the 1st Annual Luxury Brand Forum, CEIBS hosted a signing ceremony to form a cooperative partnership with the Fondazione Italia Cina. The foundation represents 200 famous Italian companies including Salvatore Ferragamo, Missoni, and Versace.

At the ceremony, CEIBS Executive President Pedro Nueno told the foundation representatives to consider CEIBS as their "home." He added, "We are very proud to serve as your partner in China."

Fondazione Italia Cina President Cesare Romiti told the gathering: "The agreement we are going to sign will bring many new benefits for us and for CEIBS." He explained that the foundation and the business school have already begun cooperating, through bringing CEIBS professors to Italy to teach and by participating in CEIBS CEO Programme. "We believe CEIBS is the best partner for us in China and we look forward to a productive cooperation."