September 27, 2010, the seventh "World Executive Summit" and the eighth "China’s Most Influential MBA Programs" conference were held in Hong Kong. Our school ranked 7 among 2010 China’s most influential MBA programs. Professor Robert Mundell of Columbia University, 1999 Nobel Laureate in Economics, and renowned marketing expert Professor Stephen Woolgar of Oxford University awarded honorary certificates to our school representatives.
The conference also launched 2010 Top 10 Most Respected Business School Deans and 2010 China's Top 10 most Respected Business School Professors. Dean Professor Wei Yiming and our school adjunct professor, Mr. Liu Zhenxian, Executive Director of China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment R&D-board Pharmaceutical Association Committee (RDPAC), were hailed as the "2010 Top 10 Most Respected Business School Dean "and" 2010 China Top 10 Most Respected Business School Professor."
In the conference, our school Professor Yan Zhi-Jun gave a speech entitled "Building first-class MBA brand, building high-level research Institute of Management". Professors and business school representatives domestic and abroad thought highly of the speech and responded enthusiastically.
The event has been hosted by the world's leading Chinese language management magazine "World Executive Weekly" annually since 2003 to promote sound development of China's MBA education. Rankings were compiled by evaluation index of brand, faculty, student satisfaction, and employer satisfaction. Questionnaires were sent to some fortune 500 companies, multinational corporations, executives in leading corporations in major industries, business school teachers and students. The survey lasted 6 months. MBA programs in our school scored the highest in the index factor of "student satisfaction", a reflection of high recognition from our MBA alumni and students.