Meet the New Cohort of Global EMBA 2025

Now in its 30th year, the CEIBS Global EMBA welcomed the arrival of its 31st cohort. Made up of 97 business leaders drawn from all over the world to the school’s Shanghai Campus, they arrived ready and eager to begin their initial leadership module over the next eight days.

The CEIBS Global EMBA (GEMBA) programme has been ranked #2 in the world in the Financial Times 2025 Executive MBA Ranking, marking its sixth consecutive year among the global top two and its fourth consecutive year as the world’s highest-ranked stand-alone EMBA programme.

2025 GEMBA Annual Alumni Reunion & 30th Anniversary Celebration

We’re proud to share that Fabien Dumont, a standout member of the CEIBS Global EMBA Class of 2022, has been named one of Poets & Quants’ Best & Brightest Executive MBAs for 2025.

On 8th June 2025, CEIBS Global EMBA programme hosted the fourth edition of its annual symposium entitled: Building Bridges: China and Europe, recognising and celebrating 50 years of diplomatic relations between these two economic superpowers.Around 250 participants attended this event – a diverse audience including CEIBS current students, alumni and faculty, along with guests drawn from the interconnected worlds of business and academia.

On April 14th 2025, CEIBS welcomed Andrew Miles, former President of Sam’s Club China to the Shanghai Campus for the latest edition of the Beyond Classroom series. Hosted by Professor Frank Bournois, CEIBS Vice President and Dean, the event drew an audience of almost 100 CEIBS faculty, students, alumni and guests.

In a shocking series of escalations, last week saw the US government unleash a 145% punitive rate against China. This is, however, only the latest step in a long-brewing war of words and economic tension that began in 2018 during Donald Trump’s first administration, if not before. The current Trump administration's tariff policies are strategically targeted, not only trapping export-focused Chinese enterprises in a dilemma but also intensifying the urgency for China to upgrade its industrial capabilities and self-reliance.

In this article, Lu Jiangning (CEIBS GEMBA 2007), Chairman of Bright Show International Ltd. and a former Ministry of Commerce official posted overseas, provides a detailed analysis of the impact of US tariff increases and the adaptive strategies that Chinese enterprises may adopt.

On 29th March 2025, around 80 Global EMBA students arrived at CEIBS Shanghai campus to meet for the final time as students. Ready to ‘turn the tassel’, they came as students but left as graduates and fully fledged alumni of the wider GEMBA family.