It is with great pleasure that we announce the winners of the 2023 Global Contest for the Best China-Focused Cases! Now in its ninth year, the contest received a total of 303 cases from more than 700 authors at 120 schools and institutions worldwide. After a rigorous evaluation process, we have selected one Best Case Award winner, five First Prize winners and another ten Second Prize winners. More than 130 cases that met ChinaCases.Org's acceptance criteria are now being edited for publication by August 31, 2024. Congratulations to all the award winners and the authors of the accepted cases!

On February 26, 2024, The Case Centre announced the full list of winners of The Case Centre Awards and Competitions 2024, which recognise outstanding case writers and teachers from across the globe and celebrate worldwide excellence in case writing and teaching. We are excited to announce that Professor Shimin Chen,  Zhu Xiaoming Chair Professor in Accounting, Associate Dean and Director of the Case Center at China European International Business School (CEIBS), has won the Outstanding Contribution to the Case Method Award. Professor Chen is an award-winning case author and a seasoned teacher with over 30 years of experience in delivering degree and executive education programmes at universities in China, Hong Kong SAR, and America. He is also dedicated to advancing the use of China-focused cases at CEIBS and in business schools across China and the world.

In January 2024, more than 100 CEIBS cases, rigorously reviewed and selected by the Global Platform of China Cases (ChinaCases.Org), officially went live at the Case Center Japan. The move marks the fourth time an international case library has housed CEIBS cases after Harvard Business Publishing-Education (“Harvard Case Library”), Ivey Publishing, and The Case Centre. 

More business schools are starting to view case writing as a benchmark for academic achievement on a par with publishing in peer-reviewed journals.

On December 11th, 2023, The Case Centre launched its inaugural Impact Index, ranking the top 50 organizations based on the global reach and impact of their case writing. Notably, CEIBS secured 26th place on the list, standing out as the only featured business school from the Chinese mainland.

On December 4-5, 2023, Shanghai - CEIBS Case Center held the second batch of 2023 Case Master Development Camp, with two classes running in Chinese and English respectively. A total of 135 teachers from 85 universities and institutions at home and abroad, including China Hong Kong and Macao SARs, the United Kingdom and India, participated in the camp.

As of November 2023, more than 100 CEIBS cases have been published on Harvard Business Publishing – Education (Harvard Case Library), with 37,000 case copies used in the past three years. Focusing on business management issues in a Chinese context, these cases cover various disciplines, industries and topics, showcasing Chinese perspectives, solutions, and insights. After thorough evaluation and selection by ChinaCases.Org, these cases underwent further revisions, translations, and copy-editing for international audiences. This collection of cases is accessible on multiple platforms, including Harvard Case Library, Ivey Publishing, The Case Centre, and ChinaCases.Org.

As of November 2023,As of November 2023, Harvard Business Publishing – Education (Harvard Case Library) has published over 100 cases from CEIBS. Notably, eight of these cases have achieved bestseller status. This success stems from the collaboration initiated between CEIBS and the Harvard Case Library in 2019, with the first series of CEIBS cases debuting in December 2020. Impressively, in under three years, these eight cases have not only made it to the bestseller list but have also seen a combined usage of 19,000 copies. This milestone highlights the widespread recognition and interest in CEIBS cases from the global management community.

On September 5, the “Case Method Forum and Awards Ceremony 2023” was co-hosted by CEIBS and The Case Centre at the CEIBS Shanghai Campus. During the event, Vicky Lester, CEO of The Case Centre, awarded trophies to the two CEIBS case-writing teams that were named winners of The Case Centre Awards and Competitions 2023. She also engaged in a lively discussion on emerging trends in case development and teaching in business schools with nearly one hundred guests in attendance, including leaders and faculty members from more than 40 colleges across the country.