"The outcome was not what anyone expected." 

In 2026, the global job market has been shaped by profound structural shifts. Ongoing geopolitical tensions continue to disrupt industries, while global economic growth remains in a fragile recovery. At the same time, the large-scale rollout of generative AI is fundamentally rewriting the value of job roles and reshaping the standards by which talent is assessed, making recruitment decisions more selective than ever.
Against this challenging backdrop, the CEIBS MBA Class of 2026 has remained resilient. Within three months of graduation, 91.9% of job-seeking graduates had secured at least one offer, with 88.7% accepting an offer. Ultimately, the offer acceptance rate climbed to 90.3% within four months, underscoring the enduring competitiveness of CEIBS graduates and their ability to create value in an increasingly uncertain business environment. 

"Pragmatic, witty and wise, he eschewed empty rhetoric in favour of plain speaking."

Behind every great leader is a curious mind. As summer arrives and many find time to take a welcome break, we asked members of the CEIBS community, from students and alumni to staff across industries and continents, to recommend the books and podcasts that are shaping their perspectives.

“DeepSeek is not simply one company – it is better understood as part of China’s broader effort to industrialise AI: models, chips, cloud infrastructure, applications, and deployment ecosystems moving together.”

“In the long term, however, I think China will be more protected, thanks to the weight of industry and state-owned enterprises, which are slower to adopt AI.”

“The competitive frontier has shifted from who has the best-designed components to who can recombine them fastest, again and again, under pressure.”

On June 29, 2026, CEIBS hosted the 9th CEIBS Accounting and Finance Symposium at its Shanghai campus, bringing together more than 80 scholars from leading universities across the United States, Europe, and Asia. The one-day event provided a vibrant platform for interdisciplinary exchange on the evolving landscape of finance, accounting, economics, and technology.

“China’s capacity to tackle and handle extreme weather events and overall resilience has grown.”

July 7, 2026. Shanghai — The 7th CEIBS Marketing Symposium was held at the Duan Yongping Academic Centre on the CEIBS Shanghai campus today, bringing together nearly 100 renowned scholars from leading global institutions to explore the latest frontiers in marketing research.

"Wang Yi’s trip is less about solving EU-China trade tensions immediately than about preventing them from escalating into a trade war.”

June 28, 2026. Shanghai -  The fifth CEIBS Global EMBA Annual Symposium took place at the school's Shanghai campus today, welcoming over 350 students, alumni, faculty, senior leadership and distinguished guests to examine one of the defining questions facing global business today: How is China's innovation-led transformation reshaping the global economy?

"Place is often overlooked, yet it is central to understanding how ventures innovate and scale.”

CEIBS Global EMBA "Building Bridges" series comes to Suzhou, with two professors and three industry leaders offering in-depth analysis on Chinese companies' Southeast Asia strategy.

As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms industries, economies, and global governance frameworks, the need for dialogue between China and Europe on innovation, governance, and shared development has become more important than ever. While China offers extensive application scenarios, engineering capabilities, and industrial scale, Europe excels in robust governance systems, trusted technology frameworks, and regulatory expertise.

"Pursuing further education can be a strategic way for many to regain control of their careers.”

"China has built a unique system where the central government sets the direction, local governments compete to execute it, and enterprises engage in survival-of-the-fittest market competition."

Against a backdrop of global turbulence and a rapid restructuring of the economic order, artificial intelligence is reshaping the foundations of the global economy, establishing itself as a central lever of national competitiveness.