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Fudan awarded School of Management by AACSB

By Yao Xinxian and Xiao Wang (China Daily Shanghai Bureau)
Updated: 2010-04-26 14:34

SHANGHAI: Shanghai's Fudan University could be on the way to international recognition following accreditation from a top international collegiate association.

The prestigious Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International recently awarded Fudan's School of Management accreditation.

"It takes a great deal of self evaluation and determination to earn an AACSB accreditation, and I commend Fudan University for its dedication to management education and its leadership within the community," said Jerry Trapnell, executive vice president and chief accreditation officer of the AACSB International.

Founded in 1916, AACSB International is a association of almost 1,200 educational institutions, businesses and other organizations in 74 countries and territories. Its mission is to advance quality business and management education worldwide. There are 593 business schools in 37 countries that maintain AACSB accreditation.

"Through accreditation, Fudan has not only met specific standards of excellence, but has also made a commitment to ongoing improvement to ensure that the university will continue to deliver high-quality education to its students," Trapnell said.

Lu Xiongwen, dean of Fudan's School of Management, said:"The process of receiving accreditation by the internationally authoritative body is a good way to help our school improve its teaching quality and academic research under a global economy background."

The School of Management has nine PhD degree programs, 16 master's degree programs, two professional master's degree programs in MBA/EMBA and MPAcc, and three mobile stations for post-doctoral research on management science, business administration and applied economics.

Meanwhile, Fudan University's School of Management has launched an Executive MBA program with the National Taiwan University.

As the first joint EMBA program between mainland Chinese and Taiwan, the two-year program is expected to enroll 60 to 70 students from both universities and offer courses in Taipei and Shanghai.

"There is an increasing need for more understanding on the both sides of the Strait, particularly for those entrepreneurs who want to expand their business to the other side," said Lu. "This is a good start and we hope that more cooperation can be reached in the future."