In the first instalment of our special Alumni Chapter Interview Series, Linkprovedexternal link, opens in a new tab Founder, Product and Analytics and CEIBS Spanish Chapter Alumni President Albert Valeroexternal link, opens in a new tab (CEIBS MBA 2014) talks with CEIBS Global CEO Programme alum G…

In choosing an MBA, I only considered China-based programmes. This eventually led me to pursue an MBA at CEIBS, and I believe this was one of the best decisions that I made in 2019. Looking back, it seems that there were probably two reasons why I was confident in my choice. China dream My China…

During my undergrad, I thought I wanted to be a lawyer. In the US, there are a few variables that go into attending a good law school, but it basically comes down to two things:  GPA and LSAT score. So, I chose the path of most students who want to become a lawyer, which is to pick a relative…

- MBA 2012’s Eric Seidner on transforming his career in China Wednesday, January 23, 2019 was no ordinary day for MBA 2012 alum Eric Seidner. The former backpacker-turned-English teacher from the USA left his lane house in Jing’an for his first day at his dream job with Apple in Shanghai. He’d mad…

After graduating in 2017, Jesse Miller worked for Shanghai Media Group and Xinhua News in Beijing in an international development role. A year later, he decided to return to the US, and has been working for the Ford acquired scooter sharing firm Spin in San Francisco ever since. Jesse takes time out…

Guo Bai Lecturer of Strategy, CEIBS Unlike many, I joined CEIBS as a newly graduated Ph.D. student. Looking back, I cannot help but feeling extremely lucky to be able to start my academic career here. My first contact with CEIBS was around the end of 2016. I gave a brownbag seminar at CEIBS, tha…

As a German consultant working for Accenture in Zurich, I made the decision last year to relocate to Shanghai to begin an MBA at CEIBS. The country, as the workbench of the world, has always fascinated me, and like many of my peers from Europe, the words ‘Made in China’ were stamped on pretty much…

Shameen Prashantham Associate Professor of International Business and Strategy I first connected with CEIBS through one of my research collaborators, George Yip. Early in my academic career, I had worked on a research project in the UK as a postdoctoral researcher with George when he was at Lond…

When I first stepped onto CEIBS’ Shanghai campus on August 5, 2019, I knew I had started a new chapter in my life. Although I was confident in my choice of institution, my mind was full of uncertainty. I had recently read an article about how CEIBS students only got about five hours of sleep each…