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CEIBS in the Media 2025
Throughout 2025, as US-China trade tensions persisted and China recalibrated its economic strategy, CEIBS faculty remained indispensable voices in global media, offering sharp, balanced perspectives o…
CEIBS Professors’ Most Read Faculty Knowledge Articles in 2025
From global trade tensions and technological disruption to shifting consumer trends and social change, 2025 has been a year of profound challenges and opportunities for global business. Throughout the…
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Executive Forum: Overseas Expansion of Chinese Companies: Challenges and Opportunities
Join us for a CEIBS Executive Forum on January 13, 2026, with Mr. Eduardo Morcillo, Managing Partner of InterChina, who will give a keynote speech on the theme of Overseas Expansion of Chinese Compani…
Book your personal Global EMBA consultation
You are invited to book a one-to-one online/offline consultation session with CEIBS Global EMBA admissions staff to learn more about what our Global Executive MBA programme can offer you and what the…
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Bloomberg | The time is right for China and Europe to start a new trading relationship, CEIBS Vice President and Dean Frank Bournois tells Bloomberg
"It's in the interests of France, the European Union and China to do more — and to do it differently."
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung | In a piece in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Professor Zhu says an official digital currency is pointless as majority of transactions in China already digital
"I don't see the benefit of digital currencies; China already has WeChat and Alipay."
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Building Bridges Across Continents: Siya Dlova’s Journey from South Africa to Shanghai
For CEIBS MBA 2024 alum Siyamthanda (Siya) Dlova, the decision to relocate from South Africa to China was more than just a career move—it was a leap towards shaping the “South African Dream.”
Breaking Career Barriers: Choosing the Road Less Travelled
Today, while researching the prospects of the global energy transition at McKinsey’s Houston office, CEIBS MBA 2021 alum Tony Li sometimes recalls the autumn of 2019, when he had just returned to Shanghai from New Zealand. Back then, he was standing at the crossroads of transitioning from a consultant in the forestry industry into a business decision maker. The CEIBS MBA was the lighthouse that helped him find his way forward.
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OUR PROGRAMMES
MBA#1 in Asia, 9 consecutive years
AT A GLANCE
- Ranking: #12 in the world and #1 in Asia by the Financial Times
- Location: Shanghai Campus
- Duration: 16 months (full-time); 12-month option also available
- Language: English
- Class size: 120 (2 groups)
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- Bachelors’ degree or equivalent
- Valid GMAT/GRE or CEIBS Admission Test score (80% of CEIBS MBAs score 640-740 on the Quantitative and Verbal sections of the GMAT)
- Minimum of 2 years of work experience
- Proficiency in English
Part-time MBAEmpowering π-Shaped Leaders
At A GLANCE
- Enrolment Date: End of August 2026
- Location: Shenzhen Campus
- Duration: 2 years
- Language: Mandarin (with some English electives available)
- Class Size: 60
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- Bachelor degree or above, no major restrictions
- 3+ years full-time work experience
Finance MBAFinancial Depth, Managerial Breadth
AT A GLANCE
- Location: Shanghai Campus
- Duration: Approximately 24 months
- Language: Chinese
- Class size: 2 groups
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- Bachelor's degree or above in National Education list
- A minimum of 5 years working experience
- A minimum of 2 years of project, team, or other management experience
Global MiMChina Edge, Global Experience
AT A GLANCE
- Location: Shanghai (CEIBS Campus), Paris (ESCP Campus), London (ESCP Campus), Zurich (CEIBS Campus)
- Degree: CEIBS (Switzerland) & ESCP Double Degrees
- Duration: 2 years
- Language: English
- Class Size: 100 students, 2 classes
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- Bachelor Degree or current enrollment certificate (Less than 1 year full-time work experience)
- GMAT (Focus)/GRE official test score report
- English language proficiency test score report (TOEFL/IELTS)
- Demonstrated academic excellence
Executive MBAFlagship Programme, Cornerstone Programme
AT A GLANCE
- History: The first EMBA programme offered on the Chinese mainland
- Location: Shanghai Campus/Beijing Campus/Shenzhen Campus
- Schedule: 24 months (part time); 4 days per month; start dates in May and October
- Language: Chinese
- Students: Average age: 41; percentage of top management-level participants: 99%
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- Undergraduate university degree or above
- 8 years of work experience with 5 years in managerial positions
- A highly committed organisation that allows you 2 working days off each month to attend classes
Global EMBA
Ranked #2 Worldwide
AT A GLANCE
- Ranking: #2 in the world by the Financial Times
- Location: Shanghai Campus/Zurich Campus/Accra Campus
- Duration: 24 months (part time)
- Language: English
- Class size: 100
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- Undergraduate university degree or above
- 8 years of work experience with 5 years in managerial positions
- Strong command of both written and spoken English
- A highly committed organisation that allows you 2 working days off each month to attend classes
HEMBA
Leading the service-oriented transformation of all industries
AT A GLANCE
- Location: Shanghai Campus/Zurich Campus, EHL (Lausanne, Switzerland), Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong
- Duration: 24 months (part time)
- Language: Chinese or English with simultaneous interpretation
- Class size: 100
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- Undergraduate university degree or above
- 8 years of work experience with 5 years in managerial positions
- A highly committed organisation that allows participants two working days off each month to attend classes
PhDCultivating High-level Academic Talents
AT A GLANCE
- Location: Shanghai
- Duration: 4 years (full-time)
- Language: Chinese
- Degree awarded: PhD degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- Citizens of the People's Republic of China
- Master’s degree holders or recent Master's degree graduates (participants must obtain a Master's degree before enrollment in the PhD programme)
- PhD students admitted to full-time programme are required to resign from any employment
Executive Education
Driving Organizational & Personal Excellence
AT A GLANCE
- Service: 17,000+ companies, nearly 269,000+ participants
- Programmes: Open Enrolment Programme (OEP)/Company Specific Programme (CSP)
- Location: Shanghai Campus/Beijing Campus/Shenzhen Campus/Overseas
- Type: Single Module/Multi Module
- Language: Chinese
Entrepreneurial Leadership Camp
AT A GLANCE
- History: The first entrepreneurship programme offered in China
- Location: Shanghai Campus/Shenzhen Campus/overseas
- Duration: 18 months (part-time)
- Language: Chinese
- Students: Founder, 56 listed companies
Venture Capitalist Camp
AT A GLANCE
- Location: Shanghai Campus/Shenzhen Campus/overseas
- Duration: 18 months (part-time)
- Language: Chinese
- Students: Senior investors, Average Assets under Management: RMB 7.7 Billion
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- Founder, majority shareholder or CEO
- The start-up needs to have series A or later rounds of funding
- An industry leader, innovator or challenger with high growth potential
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- Senior investors at or above partner level from VC institutions
- Directors of FOF, companies’ strategic investment, family office, large-scale asset management, and financial exchanges
