On the morning of June 26, Shanghai University of Engineering Science (SUES) and China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) held a grand signing ceremony for their strategic cooperation framework agreement on SUES Songjiang campus. Established in 1994 through a joint initiative by the Chinese government and the European Union, CEIBS is China's only business school co-founded by Chinese and foreign governments and ranks as the nation's top-tier international business school with global acclaim. This partnership marks a new chapter in the two institutions' shared commitment to serving national strategies, cultivating future-ready talents, and scaling academic excellence.
Secretary of the CPC SUES committee, Li Jiang, President Lou Yongqi, CEIBS President Wang Hong, and Secretary of the CPC CEIBS committee Ma Lei, along with other senior leaders from both institutions, attended the ceremony to witness this historic moment.
Secretary Li Jiang extended a warm welcome to President Wang Hong and her delegation, expressing heartfelt gratitude for her pioneering contributions to SUES' development. He highlighted how years of close collaboration have significantly elevated both institutions' academic standards and industry influence. Li underscored that the signing ceremony not only marked a significant milestone in their collaboration but also paved the way for future joint endeavors. He outlined three strategic focus areas for advancing the partnership: 1. Co-developing interdisciplinary talents to meet evolving industry demands; 2. Expanding global networks to reinforce world-class positioning; 3. Fortifying disciplinary foundations to spearhead knowledge innovation. Li emphasized that by integrating strengths and fostering open collaboration, SUES and CEIBS can address contemporary challenges and contribute strategically to national development.
President Lou Yongqi reflected fondly on President Wang Hong's legacy as SUES' former president, noting her visionary leadership. He detailed SUES' current mission to become a world-class applied innovation university, driven by its unique tri-rotor strategy integrating engineering, management, and design disciplines. By leveraging CEIBS' globally renowned management education expertise, deep business acumen, and extensive international connections, Lou explained, we will merge SUES' engineering prowess with CEIBS' business excellence. The partnership will focus on three core areas: joint talent development, collaborative research, and global expansion, aiming to pioneer a new model for modern education with Chinese characteristics.
President Wang Hong warmly reflected on the profound institutional ties between CEIBS and SUES in her address. She commended SUES' innovative tri-rotor disciplinary development strategy for the new era, while emphasizing the natural and powerful complementary advantages between the two institutions. SUES' strong foundation in engineering technology and applied innovation perfectly aligns with CEIBS' world-class strengths in global perspective, management education, and business practice - forming the core foundation and pivotal leverage point for their strategic synergy.
Looking ahead, President Wang outlined key collaborative priorities: Jointly cultivating high-end interdisciplinary talents integrating business and engineering expertise; Openly sharing CEIBS' globally-curated repository of business teaching case studies; Conducting collaborative think tank research on national strategic priorities including cruise economy and digital health; Co-creating a new benchmark in management education with Chinese characteristics and global influence.
At the ceremony, President Lou Yongqi and President Wang Hong signed the strategic cooperation framework agreement on behalf of the two institutions. Senior leaders from both sides exchanged artworks created by faculty and students, representing the enduring friendship and vibrant future of their collaboration.
Prior to the signing, President Wang Hong and her delegation toured SUES' Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering and Integrated Circuits Laboratory at School of Materials Science and Engineering, and reviewed design plans for SUES' upcoming infrastructure projects.
