Time

Events

2009

lSISU was approved by the Ministry of Education to launch the MBA Program.

2010

lSISU MBA Supervisory Committee and MBA Center were established.

lA dual-degree cooperation agreement was signed with Waikato University of New Zealand that became the first overseas institution for cooperation with SISU MBA program.

lSISU MBA signed an agreement with the French NEOMA business school that became the first overseas institution to have SISU MBA exchange students.

lThe opening ceremony of the first SISU MBA students was successfully held. And the first batch of SISU MBA students were welcomed.

lSISU MBA Student Association was established.

lSISU MBA Students’ Party Branch was established.

2011

lThe first Session of SISU MBA Mentor-Mentee project was held.

lThe Overseas Business Study Tour Program in Spain launched as the first overseas learning trip of the SISU MBA Program.

lThe first SISU MBA Fashion and Luxury Month opened.

2012

lThe first batch of MBA graduates graduated from SISU.

2013

lThe first SISU MBA International Month was launched.

lThe first Yicai Cup MBA Entrepreneurship Competition was successfully held.

lSISU MBA Alumni Association was established.

2014

lThe first school-enterprise cooperation appreciation meeting of SISU MBA Program was held.

lThe Alumni Day celebrated the fifth anniversary of the SISU MBA Program with the theme of Hand in Hand • Growth.

lThe magazine Borderless originally issued by MBA students.

lSISU SBM officially became a member of The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

2015

lSISU-ESIC IMBA dual degree program jointly organized by SISU and ESIC Business & Marketing School was officially launched.

lSISU SBM officially became a member unit of the European Foundation of Management Development (EFMD).

2016

lThe SISU Internet Innovation and Entrepreneurship Practice Base was established. At the same time, SISU MBA student entrepreneurship plans officially settled in the Ant Maker space.

lThe SISU-ESIC International MBA (IMBA) program, in cooperation with ESIC Business School, passed the EPAS accreditation.

2017

lSISU SBM and Joyu Group co-established a Global Tourism Marketing Practice Base.

lSISU SBM and Shanghai Brighthand Public Relations Management Consulting Co., Ltd. co-established a Global PR Management Practice Base.

2018

lSISU SBM Officially signed double degree program (Master of Marketing and Master of Finance) with Zicklin Business School at Baruch College, the City University of New York. SISU MBA students got the opportunity to study for a second degree at the Zicklin Business School at Baruch College.

lConsidering industry needs and student needs, SISU MBA launched a new concentration-Fintech, which was known as one of the earliest Fintech MBA programs in China.

lThe Business Study Trip (BST) of Global Leadership and Problem Solving was started in cooperation with the University of Pennsylvania, US.

lSISU MBA students won multiple awards in the Second National MBA Entrepreneurship Competition for Students from Foreign Language and Foreign Trade Universities

2019

l“SISU-ESIC International MBA (IMBA)” program, in cooperation with ESIC Business & Marketing School, passed the EPAS re-accreditation for another five years.

lSISU MBA program started to offer the Business Study Trip (BST) of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in cooperation with McMaster University in Canada.

lSISU SBM was approved to establish a post-doctoral program in the Tier-I discipline of Business Administration.

2020

lSISU MBA curriculum was comprehensively upgraded, and two new concentrations were launched-Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Management and Behavioral Science and Business Decision-making.

lSISU MBA brand influence has increased. Despite the tuition increase in 2020, applications rose by over 75%.

lSISU MBA was awarded the title of “The Most Influential MBA Program in Asia”, “The Most Influential MBA Program in China” and “MBA Program with Great Growth Potential in China”.

lSISU MBA program was officially accredited by AMBA.

lFull-time Chinese MBA program was launched.

2021

lThe Program Scheme was upgraded again: SISU-emlyon Dual Degree MBA.

lProgram was launched; two concentrations—“Digital Transformation” and “Behavioral Science” were added.

lThe High-end Dual Degree (Financial and Management) MBA Program collaborated with Emlyon Business School received the AMBA accreditation.

lThe Corporate Mentor Project is launched as one of the flagship products in the career development of students.

lMBA program began to offer a series of forums based on the six concentrations. 

2022

lPart-time MBA program with an intensive teaching arrangement was launched.

lThe Behavioral Science Research Group led by professors from SISU SBM and Alibaba Local Life Service Company jointly published “2021 Insight Report on New Trends of In-store Consumption in China”, which was selected as one of the “Top 10 Most Notable Report of Alibaba”.

l“Shanghai Key Laboratory of Brain-Machine Intelligence for Information Behavior (BMIB)” of SISU was successfully approved, which is the first provincial-level key laboratory of neuromanagement in China, and the first provincial/ministry-level laboratory of science and technology in foreign language universities.

lIn the “2022 Comprehensive Strength Ranking of Education and Teaching of Big Data Management and Application in 182 Universities in China” released by the National University Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Innovation Alliance, the undergraduate major of Big Data Management and Application in SBM was awarded as Class A major, ranking top in national universities.

lA total of 66 courses of SBM were rated as provincial-level or school-level high-quality courses, among which, “Principles and Application of Database” was selected as the 2022 Shanghai Municipal Key Courses for Universities; “Leadership” and “Consumer Behavior” were launched on the e-learning platform, Chinese University MOOC.

lThe dual-degree MBA program (Technology and Programming) jointly developed by SISU and IESEG Management School was officially launched.

2023

lCorporate Advisory Committee of SISU-emlyon Dual Degree MBA Program was established.

lA delegation from Emlyon Business School visited SISU.

lSISU SBM's Strengthening Foundations – Integrating New Knowledge- Advocating Morality: The Digital and Intelligent Reform and Practice of Empowering the Cultivation of Liberal Arts Talents in the Intelligent Science Laboratory Group won the second prize in the National Teaching Achievement of Higher Education (undergraduate).

lThe key Laboratory of Brain-Machine Intelligence for Information Behavior, supported by SBM and the management discipline was approved as a key laboratory of Shanghai in 2022 and a key laboratory of the Ministry of Education, which is the first provincial/ministry-level laboratory of science and technology in foreign language universities.