2025 Global Contest for the Best China-Focused Cases: Call for Submissions

Winners of the 2024 Global Contest for the Best China-Focused Cases

On February 24, 2025, The Case Centre, the world's leading repository of business case studies, announced the winners of its annual Awards and Competitions. "POOK Technology: How AI Drives Business Value and Productivity Enhancement" by CEIBS Professor of Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems Tan Yinliang and Case Researcher Liu Geng won the Outstanding Case Writer: Hot Topic 'Generative AI, business and society' category. CEIBS was the only Chinese business school recognized in this year's competition, highlighting its contributions to advancing AI integration in business.

In October 2024, CEIBS and IESE Publishing took a significant step in their collaboration with the release of 32 cases in Chinese from IESE Business School on the Global Platform of China Cases (ChinaCases.Org). This milestone, facilitated by a cooperation agreement signed in September 2024, marks the first batch of case studies contributed through this partnership. With more than 8,000 academic materials in multiple formats, IESE Publishing will progressively make IESE Collection available to ChinaCases.Org users in both Chinese and English.

On November 7, 2024, The Case Centre released its 2024 Impact Index, ranking the top 50 institutions worldwide based on the reach and influence of their case writing. Notably, CEIBS rose five places from the previous year, claiming the 21st spot and upholding its position as the only business school from mainland China to be featured in the ranking.

The "2024 High-Quality Business Education and Case Method Conference for MBA Educators" took place on October 12 at the CEIBS Shanghai campus as part of the institution's 30th anniversary celebrations. The event was co-organised by the Association of Chinese Graduate Education and CEIBS, under the guidance of the China National MBA Education Supervisory Committee.

Prominent experts from the education sector attended the conference, including Chen Fangruo, Vice Director of China National MBA Education Supervisory Committee and Dean of Antai College of Economics & Management at Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Wang Hong, President and Professor of Management at CEIBS and Hengdian Group Chair in Management; Wang Ping, Director of the Office of Secretariat China National MBA Education Supervisory Committee and Secretary-General of MBA Committee of Association of Chinese Graduate Education; He Wensheng, Member of China National MBA Education Supervisory Committee and Dean of School of Management at Lanzhou University; Shang Wenjiang, Dean of the Business School at China University of Political Science and Law and Member of the 14th CPPCC; Huo Jiazhen, Chairman of Shanghai Management Science Society and Former Dean of the School of Economics and Management at Tongji University; Frank Bournois, Vice President and Dean of CEIBS; Zhang Weijiong, Vice President and Co-Dean of CEIBS; and Ma Lei, Secretary of CPC Committee of CEIBS.

Representatives from Harvard Business Publishing Education, Ivey Publishing, and The Case Centre also attended and delivered speeches. The conference, which attracted nearly 300 MBA education leaders and case centre directors from over 170 institutions nationwide, focused on enhancing the educational experience through case studies and promoting high-quality China-themed cases globally.

In its ongoing mission to foster excellence and innovation in case-based business education, the Shanghai MBA Education Steering Committee (host), in collaboration with its Case Development Panel and CElBS (organizer), has announced the winners of the 2024 Business Case Teaching Competition. This prestigious event drew entries from some top business schools across China known for their mastery in case teaching. Entrants showcased their unique and innovative case teaching methods through submitted videos. After a meticulous selection process involving school nominations, expert evaluations, and final approval by the Shanghai MBA Education Steering Committee, four First Prizes and four Second Prizes were awarded.

In June 2024, 63 Chinese cases from the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland were added to the Global Platform of China Cases (ChinaCases.org). This marks the first set of cases submitted under a cooperation agreement signed between CEIBS and IMD in October 2023.

To further promote teaching and research of management issues relevant to a Chinese business context, the Steering Committee of the Shanghai MBA Case Development and Sharing Platform is pleased to announce the launch of the 2024 Global Contest for the Best China-Focused Cases. The contest is open to case developers both inside and outside China.

The contest particularly welcomes those cases that examine China-focused issues from a global perspective together with high-quality, in-depth teaching notes that incorporate theoretical analyses and/or best practices in their focal areas. During the past nine years, the contest has welcomed 2,350 cases by more than 3,300 authors from over 460 schools and institutions in China and around the world. A wealth of high-quality cases emerged from the contest and about 1,100 submissions met the acceptance criteria of ChinaCases.Org, 105 of which proceeded to win awards. By focusing on the latest management issues, these cases have ignited intense discussions and enriched classroom teaching, and ultimately inspiring and changing management practices (learn more about our past winners at www.chinacases.org).