Recently, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) sent us an official confirmation letter: The Business School, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USSTBS), has successfully passed the evaluation of the AACSB continuous improvement peer review and the final review of the AACSB International Advisory Committee, and has been awarded a five-year accreditation period again. This is another landmark development of USSTBS, following the successful acquisition of initial AACSB five-year accreditation in 2018.
Group photo of AACSB peer review team
From May 14th to 16th, 2023, the AACSB peer review team, composed of Prof. Mao Jiye, former dean of the Business School, Renmin University of China, Prof. Zhu Fangwei, deputy president of Dalian University of Technology, and Prof. Ye Qiang, executive dean of the School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China, visited our university to conduct an on-site evaluation of the USSTBS. On the afternoon of the 14th, Wang Lingyu, secretary of the Party Committee of USST, and Cai Yonglian, deputy president of USST, warmly welcomed the experts of the peer review team.
Throughout the review, the experts conducted a comprehensive investigation and evaluation of the Business School’s continuous development. Thirteen symposiums were held with nearly 180 attendees, including university leaders, school leaders, faculty and staff, alumni, business employers and student representatives (including international student representatives). The accreditation supporting materials provided by the school were carefully reviewed.
Dean Zhao Laijun introduced in detail the strategy, vision and mission of the Business School and discussed how it aligns with the national strategy and sustainable development. He also highlighted the main progress made since the initial AACSB accreditation in 2018, including the improvement of school-running conditions, the introduction of international high-level faculty, the achievements of scientific research, industry-university-research collaborations and its social impact, as well as the improvement of financial support; Ma Jingbo, secretary of the Party Committee of the Business School, introduced the value transmission, the combination of teaching theory and social issues, the lifelong learning of faculty and students, as well as the growth and development of young faculty. Deputy dean He Jianjia presented on the scientific research strategy, academic influence, social services, the local district-school community building and the globalization of business education; deputy deans Zhang Zheng and Zhao Jing, along with deputy secretary of the Party Committee Pu Yingying presented their respective responsibilities, highlighting the continuous improvement of learning quality guarantee, curriculum management, teaching quality control and influence; Gao Yan, Ye Chunming, Zhang Yongqing and others reported and exchanged views on the reform of many important mechanisms such as scientific interaction, interdisciplinary cooperation, teaching method reform, and performance appraisal.
Zhao Laijun made a report
The experts of the AACSB peer review team held symposiums
On May 16th, the peer review team held a feedback meeting, which was attended by the president of USST Ding Xiaodong, deputy secretary of the USST Party Committee and deputy president Sheng Chun, deputy president of USST Cai Yonglian, chief accountant Zhao Ming, deputy president of USST Zhang Hua and other heads of relevant departments of USST. At the meeting, the peer review team gave a positive evaluation of the improvements made by the Business School since its initial evaluation. The experts fully affirmed the effectiveness of the school's continuous improvement measures and highly recognized the fruitful achievements in the past five years in aspects such as high-level talent introduction, teaching and scientific research achievements, student training, and national/international influence strengthening.
Mao Jiye delivered a speech
Zhu Fangwei delivered a speech
Ye Qiang delivered a speech
Ding Xiaodong, on behalf of USST, expressed his gratitude to the peer review team. He affirmed the achievements of the Business School through AACSB and other international certifications, and pointed out that USST will refer carefully to the constructive suggestions put forward by the expert group to supervise and support the continuous improvement and development of the Business School.
Ding Xiaodong delivered a speech
The Business School has been re-accredited by AACSB for a period of five years, which demonstrates its international level and strength. This is a recognition of the school's achievements over the past five years and a motivation to continue its development in the future. With the goal of building a world-class leading business school, USSTBS will continuously improve its teaching quality and internationalization level. The school aims to cultivate more outstanding management talents with an international mindset and innovative abilities, making greater contributions to the development of society.
Group photo
AACSB (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) was founded in the United States in 1916 by the business schools of 17 well-known universities such as Columbia University, Cornell University, Harvard University, New York University, Northwestern University, University of California-Berkeley, and the University of Chicago. The organization is headquartered in Tampa, Florida, USA. After nearly a century of development, AACSB's norms and evaluation standards have become the authoritative standards for global management education, and the key points of AACSB business school accreditation are to promote innovation, pay attention to the impact and contribution of the school to society, provide clear guidelines for faculty qualifications, focus on the academic contribution and professional development of faculty, evaluate executive training and highlight the management of training programs, systematize the Effectiveness Assurance (AoL) and ensure the quality of faculty teaching. Less than 5% of the world's business schools currently receive this accreditation.
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Translated by: Bai Yuting
Reviewed by: NIE Rui
