China’s Leading Independent Business School History

Milestones and History

A look at CKGSB's achievements over the years

2022
CKGSB and the multinational business magazine Fortune Korea signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen the partnership between the institutions around knowledge sharing and customized leadership programs.

2021
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 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.

2020
CKGSB established an interdisciplinary partnership with the Graduate Institute, Geneva (GIG) with an emphasis on economic disruptions and social innovation
CKGSB formed a partnership with global entrepreneurs club GoldCrest, which was marked by a webinar on climate change as a catalyst for economic growth
CKGSB offered a new digital program, COVID19-Driven Digitalization in Asia, in partnership with online executive education provider Emeritus

2019
CKGSB signed an MOU with Australia’s Victorian State Government to bridge China-Australia business ties.
CKGSB established a partnership with UNCTAD to build entrepreneurial networks
CKGSB signed a partnership with Cambridge University’s Churchill College

2017
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.
The Global Innovation Summit was held in Shenzhen, gathering tech pioneers and leading academics from China and the US.
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 created.
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.
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.

2016
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 partnered with Columbia Engineering to launch the Cheung Kong Innovation Institute.

2015
The Chuang Community, an incubator for rising entrepreneurs, was launched at the 5th CKGSB Young Investor’s Forum.
CKGSB received accreditation from EQUIS, the accreditation arm of the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD).
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.

2014
The first Dual-Degree EMBA program with IMD was launched.
The CKGSB Philanthropy Awards were established.

2013
The 1st Women in Leadership Forum was held, featuring Facebook’s COO Sheryl Sandberg and Didi Chuxing’s President Liu Qing.
CKGSB was an official partner for UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s visit to China.
The Business Scholars Program (DBA) was launched.

2012
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”.

2011
Teaching facilities were opened in Shenzhen.
A representative office in London was established, along with the European Advisory Board.

2010
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.

2009
The Finance MBA program was launched.
The first CKGSB China-Japan CEO Forum was held in Beijing.
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.

2008
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.

2007
The South Korea CEO Program was established.
CKGSB launched an Executive Management training program with IE Business School in Spain.
INSEAD partnered with CKGSB to create the inaugural China-India CEO Program in Beijing.

2006
The school partnered with Wharton and INSEAD to establish its first CEO Program.

2005
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 became a member of the global Executive MBA Council.
CKGSB pioneered the integration of the humanities into management education.

2004
Teaching facilities were opened in Shanghai.
CKGSB became an official member of accrediting body AACSB International.

2003
The full-time English-language MBA program was launched, with average GMAT scores of 680.
The CKGSB Case Center was established to support professors in teaching and academic research.

2002
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.