June 5, 2009. -- Five outstanding international students were presented with the 2008 Shanghai Municipal Government Scholarship during the official Awards Ceremony held on the CEIBS Shanghai campus today. Professor Zhu Xiaoming, Vice Chairman of the Shanghai Committee of the Chinese People's Consultative Conference and President of CEIBS; and CEIBS Vice President and Co-Dean Professor Zhang Weijiong, presented the awards.
The scholarship winners are:
Jim Whittington and Devon Nixon from Class A
Jesus Fernandez, Chi-hao Ly and Joo-Ohk Yi from Class B
Scholarship winners with CEIBS officials.
The students, who represent the US, UK, Switzerland, Korea and Mexico, beat out more than 70 of their peers for the coveted award. The five scholarship winners will participate in the China Culture Experience Events organized by Shanghai Municipal Government Education Bureau this Sunday.
During today's ceremony, President Zhu extended his sincere congratulations to the winners on behalf of the Shanghai Municipal Government and encouraged the students to learn more about Shanghai -- and China in general -- during their study at CEIBS. This knowledge, he said, would contribute more to the growth of CEIBS, as well as to the development of Shanghai and China.
From left: CEIBS Vice President and Co-Dean Zhang Weijiong, scholarship winner Devon Nixon and CEIBS President Zhu Xiaoming
In his address, Co-Dean Zhang inspired the students to immerse themselves in Chinese history and culture, which would help them identify the links between China and the rest of the world. Speaking on behalf of all the scholarship winners, MBA 2008 Student Committee President Devon Nixon expressed their appreciation of the recognition, and of the support the Shanghai Municipal Government has extended to overseas students.
China Europe International Business School is a joint venture between the Shanghai Municipal Government and EU. The Shanghai Municipal Government established the Shanghai Municipal Government Scholarship in 2007, with a goal of driving the education of overseas students in China and widening the pool of outstanding overseas applicants to CEIBS.
