Milestones and History

CKGSB and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) signed a memorandum of understanding and set out a partnership framework to empower African government officials, young entrepreneurs and female leaders.

CKGSB established a partnership with Johns Hopkins Carey Business School to offer students a Joint Dual Degree Master’s Program.

CKGSB and RED CLUB x Cartier collaborated on the Young Leader Award to empower young entrepreneurial leaders and provide them with financial, mentoring and social support they need to succeed in the future.

CKGSB formed a partnership with a global entrepreneurs club GoldCrest, which was announced at a webinar on climate change as a catalyst for economic growth.

CKGSB established an interdisciplinary partnership with the Graduate Institute, Geneva (GIG) with an emphasis on economic disruptions and social innovation.

CKGSB offered a new digital program, COVID19-Driven Digitalization in Asia, in partnership with the online executive education provider Emeritus.

CKGSB signed a partnership with Cambridge University’s Churchill College.

CKGSB signed an MOU with Australia’s Victorian State Government to bridge China-Australia businesses.

CKGSB established a partnership with UNCTAD to build entrepreneurial networks.

The Global Innovation Summit was held in Shenzhen, gathering tech pioneers and leading academics from China and the US.

CKGSB collaborated with UN Women to host the 3rd Women in Leadership Forum, featuring 30 globally renowned speakers and attracting over 750,000 viewers online.

CKGSB’s 4th China Economic Symposium was successfully held at CKGSB’s Beijing campus on Nov 21, attracting over 1,200 registrants and more than 580,000 viewers online.

CKGSB Dialogue: Selling Imported F&B in China was held in Beijing in September, bringing industry leaders and CKGSB professors together to shed light on imported F&B trends in China.

The Master of Entrepreneur and Technology Innovation (METI) program was launched with UC Berkeley, targeting engineers and business executives in the tech sector.

The CKGSB Education Development Fund was established.

CKGSB partnered with Columbia Engineering to launch the Cheung Kong Innovation Institute.

Harvard Kennedy School partnered with CKGSB for a second time to host the CKGSB-HKS Global Symposium in Beijing, featuring over 600 senior executives and opinion leaders.

CKGSB signed an MOU with NYU Shanghai, outlining a strategic cooperation to launch a joint teaching and research center.

CKGSB received accreditation from EQUIS, the accreditation arm of the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD).

The Chuang Community, an incubator for rising entrepreneurs, was launched at the 5th CKGSB Young Investor’s Forum.

The Harvard Kennedy School partnered with CKGSB for research, events and executive education to address issues of global relevance, such as inclusive growth and sustainability.

The Korean EMBA (K-EMBA) Program was launched in Korea.

The first Dual-Degree EMBA program with IMD was launched.

CKGSB started to grant the CKGSB Philanthropy Awards to its students and alumni who made outstanding contributions to charity and philanthropy.

CKGSB was an official partner for UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s visit to China.

CKGSB hosted the first Women in Leadership Forum, featuring Facebook's former COO Sheryl Sandberg and Didi Chuxing's President Liu Qing.

The Business Scholars Program was launched.

CKGSB launched its English-language Knowledge multimedia digital platform to help showcase the school’s original China business insights and research.

CKGSB and Cambridge Judge Business School jointly launched the Executive Education program Global Business Strategy: China.

CKGSB established a representative office in London, along with its European Advisory Board.

Teaching facilities were opened in Shenzhen.

Representative offices in New York and Hong Kong were opened.

CKGSB and Columbia Business School jointly launched a new Executive Education program, Global Business Strategy: China.

The first CKGSB China-Japan CEO Forum was held in Beijing.

The Finance MBA program was launched.

Starting from this year’s intake, all future EMBA students were required to complete 48 hours of philanthropy service as a prerequisite to graduation.

The CKGSB Philanthropy Fund was established to promote social contributions and innovations.

CKGSB sent groups of volunteers to Sichuan province to support those affected by the May 12 earthquake. Alumni and staff donations accounted for 7% of all Chinese corporate donations to earthquake victims.

CKGSB launched an Executive Management training program with IE Business School in Spain.

The South Korea CEO Program was established.

INSEAD partnered with CKGSB to create the inaugural China-India CEO Program in Beijing.

The school partnered with Wharton and INSEAD in its first CEO Program.

CKGSB became a member of the global Executive MBA Council.

The first EMBA and MBA Graduation Ceremony was held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Over 300 EMBA and MBA students graduated.

CKGSB pioneered the integration of the humanities into management education.

Teaching facilities were opened in Shanghai.

CKGSB became an official member of the accrediting body AACSB International.

The CKGSB Case Center was established to support professors in teaching and academic research.

CKGSB received its first class of its full-time English-language MBA program, with the average GMAT score of 680.

Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business was founded in Beijing with seven professors as full-time faculty.

The first intake of 105 Executive MBA (EMBA) students was enrolled in November.