School of Management, Zhejiang University
The School of Management at Zhejiang University is situated in Hangzhou, a UNESCO's World Heritage Site and New York Times world's top places to go. With unique entrepreneurial spirit deeply rooted in traditional business such as silk, tea and china, the city is building up a whole new business eco-system and has become China's beating heart of innovation and entrepreneurship. Immersed in the region's thriving innovation and entrepreneurship atmosphere, our University enjoys a reputation for the strong innovation and entrepreneurial spirit, with the highest rate of entrepreneurial activity among Chinese higher education institutions. The regional connection provides our students with valuable opportunities to experience the entrepreneurial China.
Our School strives to provide students not only state-of-the-art learning environment, but also enlightening educational experience. We have earned symbols of excellence from the world's leading accreditation bodies, including AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA, CEEMAN IQA, and achieved the nation's most authoritative accreditation-CAMEA by the Ministry of Education of China in 2015. Embracing a culture of integrity and excellence, the School is on the way to become one of the world's preeminent business schools.
Currently, we have more than 3,400 students in degree programs. Programs in accounting, finance, marketing, tourism management, human resource management, logistics management, information management and information systems, entrepreneurship management, technology and innovation management are offered on bachelor, master and PhD level. Besides, we offer diverse professional graduate programs including MBA, EMBA, and MPAcc as well as non-degree programs that are designed to help executives meet challenges and realize opportunities ahead.
Meanwhile, driven by the 4G concept – “global design, global organization, global operation and global development” highlighted in our global strategy, we offer a range of international programs including PIEGL (Master in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Global Leadership), GEP (Master in Global Entrepreneurship Program, GMSCM (Master in Global Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management), and MS & E (Master in Management Science & Engineering with a focus on business analytics, in collaboration with QTEM network).
Our academic reputation is determined, to a great extent, by the quality and relevance of research that has brought about remarkable changes in current and future business practices. While continuing to develop and support our differentiating areas of excellence in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the School is recently heading for the emerging research areas, such as big data, Internet finance, smart healthcare management, neuro-decision, neuro-marketing etc.
Our close partnerships and touch points with global institutions and businesses enable us to stretch our minds and create value in a number of ways. Leveraging global resources and partnership network, the School gets competitive edge in joint research with leading business schools including Stanford University, MIT, Tulane University, McGill University, Cambridge University and Leeds University etc. Meanwhile, we strive to connect successful enterprises with the School's expertise to achieve higher levels of excellence. For instance, the School sets up ZJU-Huawei Ruihua Research Institute for Innovation Management and the Institute for Intellectual Management with Philips. In addition, the launch of NexGen Executive MBA program in collaboration with FAW-Volkswagen Audi has largely enhanced the School's executive education.
The School of Management at Zhejiang University has always been serving people and the society by advancing management theories and conducting effective education. We look forward to working closely with the broader community that extends beyond the boundaries of the School.
