Abstract
Education is one of the most important cultural values in the Chinese mindset. Business schools have been developing rapidly in China since 1978 to the extent that they are now offering the largest number of degree programs in the world. As China was isolated for years, business schools were under great pressure to reform their model. After looking at best practices in higher education worldwide, Chinese business schools, whether public, private or corporate, developed in their own ways, building international bridges in the academic world, via international cooperation under the control of the Chinese government.
Dr Lu Zhiqiang, Assistant Dean, School of Continuing Education, Tsinghua University; B. Fernandez, affiliated professor, Paris Dauphine University, Director of EDBA Paris Dauphine and Tsinghua in China; and Lu Tianchu, MPhil candidate, University of Queensland, Australia.
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Created in 1950; was restored only in 1977.
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Source: Peking University Guanghua School of Management, http://www.gsm.pku.edu.cn/index/index.html
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It includes the department of Economics, the department of finance, the department of innovation, the department of entrepreneurship and strategy , the department of leadership & organization management, the department of management science & engineering and the department of marketing. These cover four Grade 1 disciplines, namely management science and engineering, business administration, theoretical economics and applied economics.
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Source: Tsinghua University School of Economics and management website: http://www.sem.tsinghua.edu.cn/portalweb/appmanager/portal/sem
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One of the biggest tycoons in Hong Kong.
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Source: Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business website, http://www.ckgsb.edu.cn/
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Source: China Europe International Business School website, http://www.ceibs.edu/index_cn.shtml
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Source: Netease Education http://edu.163.com/14/0328/12/9OE2E0TU00294MA1.html
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Including the first Chairman of the college Jack Ma and Feng Lun, Guo Guangchang, Shi Yuzhu, Shen Guojun, Qian Yingyi, Cai Hongbin and Shao Xiaofeng. All eight of them are members of the first Board of Directors of Hupan College , which used to be Jack Ma’s private club “Jiangnan Club” and was built upon the waterfront of the Yuhu Bay, West Lake.
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Source: HUPAN College, http://www.hupan.com/
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As a level-2 discipline, Business Administration covers 10 majors, which are Business Administration, Marketing, Accounting, Financial Management, International Business, Human Resource Management, Auditing, Property Appraisal, Property Management and Cultural Management. Source: Ministry of Education Official website: http://www.moe.edu.cn/
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Source: National MBA education Advisory Committee: application requirements for full-time and part-time MBA candidates http://www.cdgdc.edu.cn/
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Source: National MBA education Advisory Committee: requirements on MBA teaching http://www.cdgdc.edu.cn/xwyyjsjyxx/gjjl/szfa/gsglss/
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Source: Tongji University, School of Economics and Management website http://www.grenobledba-shanghai.com/
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FT business Education World ranking, with Executive MBA ranked 13th in 2016, Executive Education-Open ranked 21st in 2017, Global MBA ranked 11th in 2017.
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In 2003, a group of people belonging to the Institute of Higher Education from the Jiao Tong University in Shanghai published on their website their first “Academic Ranking of World Universities” (ARWU 2003–2009), more commonly known as the Shanghai ranking.
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For instance, 30 professors and visiting scholars hired by Guanghua abroad have taken part in teaching and academic research activities as visiting professors . The School of Management in Fudan University appointed 90 foreign experts and experienced managers as special term professors and part-time lecturers. Sources: Peking University Guanghua School of Management , http://www.gsm.pku.edu.cn/; Tsinghua University School of Economics and management website http://www.sem.tsinghua.edu.cn/
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Today there are around 25 million Chinese students studying abroad out of 140 million.
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Source: School of Management Fudan University , http://www.fdsm.fudan.edu.cn/
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Source: Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management website.
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Source: Peking University Guanghua School of Management , http://www.gsm.pku.edu.cn/
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Source: Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management website.
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Source: School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University: http://www.sem.tsinghua.edu.cn/
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Source: Tsinghua University School of Economics and management website http://www.sem.tsinghua.edu.cn/
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Source: Peking University Guanghua School of Management , http://www.gsm.pku.edu.cn/
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Source: China Europe International Business School, http://www.alumni.ceibs.edu/
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Source: China Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center http://www.cdgdc.edu.cn/
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Namely, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University, Antai College of Economics and Management of Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Management of Fudan University , Business School of Sun Yat-sen University, Lingnan (University) College of Sun Yat-sen University, School of Business of Renmin University of China, School of Management of Zhejiang University and Faculty of Management and Economics of Dalian University of Technology.
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In 2005, there were more than 10 million SME. The standard and definition for SMEs is based on “SME Promotion Law of People’s Republic of China”. There are three types of SMEs, i.e. medium, small and mini.
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Annex: AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA Accreditation and Certification in China
Data listed above abstracted from business school websites.
Annex: AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA Accreditation and Certification in China
Certification system | School | Year of certification |
|---|---|---|
AACSB | School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University | 2007 |
China Europe International Business School | 2008 | |
School of Management of Fudan University | 2010 | |
Antai College of Economics and Management of Shanghai Jiaotong University | 2011 | |
School of Management of Xi’an Jiaotong University | 2011 | |
Business School of Hohai University | 2011 | |
Guanghua School of Management of Peking University | 2012 | |
School of Business of Renmin University of China | 2013 | |
School of Business of Nanjing University | 2013 | |
Business School of Sun Yat-sen University | 2013 | |
School of Management of University of Science and Technology of China | 2015 | |
Lingnan (University) College of Sun Yat-sen University | 2015 | |
Faculty of Management and Economics of Dalian University of Technology | 2015 | |
School of Management of Zhejiang University | 2015 | |
Chinese University of Hong Kong | 1999 | |
Business School of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | 2000 | |
College of Business of City University of Hong Kong | 2005 | |
Hong Kong Polytechnic University | 2010 | |
Hong Kong Lingnan University | 2010 | |
Hong Kong University | 2010 | |
Hong Kong Baptist University | 2010 | |
EQUIS | China Europe International Business School | 2004 |
School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University | 2008 | |
Antai College of Economics and Management of Shanghai Jiaotong University | 2008 | |
Antai College of Economics and Management of Shanghai Jiaotong University | 2009 | |
Guanghua School of Management of Peking University | 2010 | |
Business School of University of Nottingham Ningbo China | 2010 | |
School of Business of Renmin University of China | 2010 | |
Lingnan (University) College of Sun Yat-sen University | 2010 | |
Business School of Sun Yat-sen University | 2011 | |
Zhongnan University of Economics and Law | 2011 | |
Business School of Hohai University | 2011 | |
School of Management of Zhejiang University | 2012 | |
School of Economics and Management of Tongji University | 2013 | |
School of Management of Xiamen University | 2013 | |
Business School of University of International Business and Economics | 2014 | |
School of Business Administration of Southwestern University of Finance and Economics | 2014 | |
Economics and Management School of Wuhan University | 2014 | |
School of Management and Economics of Beijing Institute of Technology | 2015 | |
Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business | 2015 | |
Hong Kong University | 2004 | |
City University of Hong Kong | 2007 | |
Hong Kong Polytechnic University | 2007 | |
Hong Kong Baptist University | 2013 | |
AMBA | Zhejiang University School of Management | 2006 |
Business School of Sun Yat-sen University | 2009 | |
Economics and Management School of Wuhan University | 2010 | |
Lingnan (University) College of Sun Yat-sen University | 2010 | |
Business School of University of Nottingham Ningbo China | 2010 | |
Management School of Jinan University | 2011 | |
School of Economics and Management of Tongji University | 2011 | |
School of Management of Xiamen University | 2011 | |
Central University of Finance and Economics | 2011 | |
MBA School of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law | 2011 | |
School of Management and Economics of Beijing Institute of Technology | 2011 | |
South China University of Technology | 2012 | |
School of Management of Harbin Institute of Technology | 2012 | |
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics | 2012 | |
School of Management of Huazhong University of Science and Technology | 2012 | |
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China | 2012 | |
Business School of Nankai University | 2013 | |
School of Economics and Business Administration of Chongqing University | 2013 | |
School of Business of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies | 2013 | |
Antai College of Economics and Management of Shanghai Jiaotong University | 2013 | |
Dongling School of Economics and Management of University of Science and Technology Beijing | 2013 | |
Business School of Hunan University | 2014 | |
School of Management of Lanzhou University | 2014 | |
Business School of Hohai University | 2015 | |
Faculty of Business of Hong Kong Polytechnic University | 2005 | |
College of Business of City University of Hong Kong | 2008 | |
School of Business of Hong Kong Baptist University | 2012 |
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Lu, Z., Fernandez, B., Lu, T. (2018). Higher Education in Management: The Case of China. In: Dameron, S., Durand, T. (eds) The Future of Management Education. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-56104-6_2
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