October 30, 2025. Shanghai - The Case Centre announced its Impact Index 2025 today, with China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) ranking 20th globally, marking its third consecutive year on the list. CEIBS is also the only business school based on the Chinese mainland to be featured in the ranking.

The Case Centre Impact Index evaluates the global influence of business schools based on teaching case usage data from the previous academic year (September 1 to August 31). The document takes into account factors such as classroom adoption, student reach, number of institutions using cases, and geographic distribution of adopters. The index highlights the top 50 business schools whose cases have made the greatest teaching impact worldwide.

CEIBS' steady rise in the rankings reflects its long-term commitment to sharing Chinese management practice with the world and expanding the international reach of China-focused cases. The achievement also underscores the growing global influence of Chinese cases in management education.

In reaction to the news, CEIBS President Wang Hong noted that CEIBS' rise to 20th place in The Case Centre Impact Index 2025 reflected its continued momentum in recent years. This achievement is a strong recognition of the school's long-term dedication and outstanding accomplishments in case development, she added, as well as the growing global influence of China-focused cases in management education. Guided by the school's strategic vision, the CEIBS Case Centre adheres to international standards while remaining deeply rooted in Chinese business practice, and continues to explore the distinctive wisdom and innovative approaches of local enterprises, distilling management insights with global relevance. Through its case studies, CEIBS seeks to deepen global understanding of Chinese management practices and make its materials more widely available to classrooms and research communities around the world. Today, President Wang concluded, through five major international distribution channels, CEIBS cases are used in more than 1,100 institutions across over 80 countries and regions, telling China’s business stories and bringing fresh perspectives and lasting vitality to global management education.

Dominique Turpin, CEIBS President (European), emphasised the school’s position as a leading business school in Asia, noting that it remains deeply rooted in Chinese business practices while staying closely attuned to the global frontiers of management. Through its close collaboration with China's leading enterprises, CEIBS develops high-quality teaching cases that capture real managerial challenges and embody the creativity and wisdom of Chinese entrepreneurs, he said. Beyond documenting Chinese success stories, CEIBS also develops cases on international companies, highlighting some of the world's best and next business practices. Widely adopted by business schools around the world, these cases promote dialogue and mutual learning across different management concepts. CEIBS’ improved ranking reflects its sustained commitment to case development and teaching innovation. Looking to the future, President Turpin asserted that CEIBS will continue to strengthen collaboration between academia and industry, further integrate teaching and research, and bring China’s innovative practices to classrooms worldwide.

Professor Chen Shimin, Associate Dean and Director of the CEIBS Case Centre, expressed pride in the latest ranking. He noted that The Case Centre provides a vital platform for global case-based education and scholarly exchange. CEIBS' entry into the top 20 demonstrates the school's progress in building a systematic framework for case development and international collaboration. This achievement, he added, also reaffirms CEIBS’ guiding principles: a focus on China, the upholding of international standards, and serving classroom teaching. He added that CEIBS will continue to enhance its case development and dissemination systems, deepen partnerships with global repositories and business schools, and bring more high-quality China-themed cases to classrooms around the world, further expanding the global reach of Chinese management education.

As the world's largest repository of management teaching materials, The Case Centre plays a key role in advancing global case-based teaching and research. Through its annual bestseller lists, awards, and author recognition programs, The Case Centre celebrates excellence in case writing, teaching, and scholarship. Since its establishment in 2023, the Impact Index has quickly become an important benchmark for assessing the global reach and teaching influence of business schools’ case collections.

CEIBS has collaborated with The Case Centre since 1996, and as of October 2025, more than 560 CEIBS cases have been included in its collection. Founded in 2001, the CEIBS Case Centre has long been dedicated to the systematic development and international dissemination of China-focused cases, ensuring both academic rigor and classroom relevance.

Supported by the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, the CEIBS Case Centre also operates ChinaCases.Org, an international repository of cases dedicated to Chinese management practices. With a global perspective, ChinaCases.Org promotes the use of case-based teaching both in China and worldwide. To date, it has curated over 3,400 cases and serves more than 12,000 faculty members from 170 institutions and reaching over 1.7 million students.