Celebrating CKGSB's 19 Years of Excellence in Business Education
BEIJING,Nov. 22,2021 -- Join us to celebrate Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business' 19thbirthday by revisiting some of our memories over the last 19 years,honoring our achievements and exploring what our future may hold.
The CKGSB community,including our faculty,staff and students,have witnessed and lived through one of the greatest economic success stories the world has ever seen,experiencing China's economic growth and engaging with the country's booming private business sector first-hand. During this unprecedented growth,CKGSB has built itself into thepreferred choice for management education among China's established business leaders and iconic entrepreneurs,producing over 17,000 alumniwho run 20% of China's most valuable brands,and over 3,000 international executives. CKGSB hascollaboratedwith over 40 global academic and institutional partners,allowing it to provide a world-class education unlike any other school in China. With access to first-hand industry sourcesfrom ourinfluential alumni network,our more than 40 full-time,resident professors have been able to produce over500case studies and extensive research on China's business and economy. Thirty-fiveunicorn companies have been created throughthe school's accelerator and incubator program for entrepreneurs.In 2021,16% of Forbes China's 50 Most Innovative Companies were run by alumni and 23 alumni were named in Forbes China Philanthropy List.
To cultivate responsible business leaders who share the school's vision of creating a sustainable future,social innovation is incorporated at the core of what we do. As early as 2005,we pioneered incorporating the humanities intoour business curricula to cultivate holisticbusiness leaders who care for the greater good. In 2020,theCKGSB community contributed RMB 4 billion in financial donations and medical equipment towardsalleviatingthe COVID-19 pandemic. Athree-project campaign initiated by CKGSB in 2017 to alleviate poverty in Ji'anutilizingCKGSB's industry expertise in education and businesssuccessfully lifted 5 counties in the provinceout of poverty by 2019. We believe through social innovation we can foster collaboration among businesses,governments,multilateral institutions,non-profit organizations and civil society to develop and deploy effective and innovative solutions to humanity's most challenging issues-like income and wealth inequality,social immobility and sustainability.
Celebrate the end of anotherdecade of CKGSB's history by exploring some of our exciting momentsand achievements towards the advancement of education,business and society. Click here to discover more: https://english.ckgsb.edu.cn/19th-anniversary-19-facts-and-figures/
