On March 28-29, 2006, the Antai College of Economics & Management hosted “The 1st International Business School Shanghai Conference (2006)” in celebration of SJTU’s 110th birthday, the biggest event of its kind ever to have taken place in China or Asia. Under the theme “Cross-Cultural Leadership: Integration Between East and West”, the Conference had four topics, i.e. International accreditation of business school, Chinese business schools going global, Integration between East and West, Cross-cultural leadership.
At the conference, development trends in eastern and western management education and research were explored and the going-global strategy for Chinese business schools was seen in new light. It also provided a chance for B-schools to communicate with each other and with internationally renowned accreditation organizations. Around 110 Deans from B-schools, both home and abroad, corporate executives, and executives of international accreditation organizations such as AACSB, EFMD, AMBA, AAPBS, attended this event. All benefited much from this successful conference.
The “International Business School Shanghai Conference” has become an important part of Antai’s Branding, and will be hosted every two years.
Around the time of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, China began to draw the world’s gaze, and has since become a focal point of global attention. During this time, the Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University celebrated its 90th anniversary. Amid the national jubilation, the Antai College of Economics & Management hosted the 2nd International Business School Shanghai Conference (2008). This conference brought together around 200 Deans and leaders from famous business schools and international accreditation organizations. Guests came from all over the world, and partook in a spirited discussion pertaining to what the Social Responsibilities of a Business School entail More than 50 CEOs from Global top 500 companies participated.
Business schools, as important institutions in today’s societies, have undertaken significant social responsibilities. Not only have they trained a steady stream of talent for enterprises, but they have also facilitated the significant growth of enterprises through academic achievements in socio-economic research. On the other hand, any given society supplies its business schools with essential resources that are needed for the business schools to run smoothly. In a word, the relationship between business schools and society can be compared to that of fish and water. Therefore, how business schools from all over the world deal with this relationship correctly and effectively will be this forum’s major highlight.
The International Business School Shanghai Conference, which has been held every two years by Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, has become the largest top-level forum for business schools in the Asia-Pacific area; globally, it is the biggest international conference after the Annual Conference of the AACSB and EFMD. For management education in China, the International Business School Shanghai Conference provides a larger and vaster space for international communication and cooperation. The IBSSC has already become an extremely valuable forum brand for the business school, and Antai is devoting itself to developing the IBSSC into the most influential management forum in the international management education circle.
