School of Management, JINAN UNIVERSITY has received official confirmation of its five-year AMBA & BGA Joint Re-accreditation, the maximum accreditation period. The outcome reflects sustained international recognition of the School's business education quality and internationalization.

AMBA & BGA Completion Letter

From 1st to 2nd June, an AMBA & BGA international accreditation panelteamvisited School of Management, JINAN UNIVERSITY for a two-day joint re-accreditation review. The panel was chaired by Professor Steef van de Velde, Chair of the AMBA & BGA International Accreditation Advisory Board andFormer Dean of Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. Panel members included ProfessorZhongming WANG, Director of the Global Entrepreneurship Research Center at Zhejiang University; Professor Mar Vila, Former Associate Dean of ESADE Business School; and George Iliev, AMBA & BGA Accreditation Director.

University Leadership Meeting with the Accreditation Panel

During the visit, President Feng XING and senior University leaders met with the panel, introducing JINAN UNIVERSITY's century-long heritage and its distinctive position as an overseas Chinese university. They affirmed the University's continued support for School of Management in aligning with international business education standards and deepening its internationalization.

The panel evaluated the School through facility inspections, document reviews, and structured interviews. Assessments covered strategic planning, talent development, faculty development, and curriculum design, etc.. The panel also held discussions with School leadership, programme directors, academic directors,relevant staff, faculty, current students, alumni, and employer representatives.

Panel Discussions with Employer Representatives, Programme Directors and Academic Directors, Students, and Alumni

SoM firstobtained AMBA accreditation in 2011, becoming the fifth Chinese institution to do so. It successfully completed re-accreditation in 2013 and 2016, followed by a third re-accreditation and its first BGA accreditation in 2021. The current five-year joint re-accreditation represents sustained international recognition of the School's educational quality, graduate outcomes, research capacity, and international engagement over the past five years.

SoM will continueleveraging accreditation for development, aligning with international standards to advance teaching and research, strengthen quality assurance, and develop its distinctive overseas Chinese business focus.

University and School Leadership with the Panel

Written: Guitong CHEN  

Edited: Weiyuan HUANG  

Proofread: Jiecong LI, Qiulian GAN  

First Review: Di LONG

Second Review: Jun QI