Raised in Wisconsin, USA, my childhood was a blast, filled with all things outdoors: longboarding, free diving, mountain climbing, camping, you name it. It was during a trip to China in 2005, smack in the middle of the Chinese National Day celebrations for a friend's wedding, that I got my first rea…

Today we celebrate International Women’s Day, a chance for all of us to examine the ways in which women contribute to our world and the many ways that we must still improve in creating equal opportunities for representation, balance, and inclusion. In order to reflect on this year’s theme of #Insp…

“Ete sen?” (How are you) “Me ho ye, Medaase.” (I’m fine, thank you) As I write this from my hometown of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, I miss greeting the above – in the more commonly used local Twi dialect – to just about anyone I meet in Ghana. When I applied for the summer internship posted by CEIBS…

Gulnara Abdullina, CEIBS alumna (MBA Class of 2009) and recently named Businesswoman of the Year in the Solar Industry by European CEO magazine, exemplifies leadership transcending boundaries. Her journey is not just a story of professional growth, but of the power of education in bridging diverse c…

Embarking on an MBA journey is often a transformative experience, and for South African Mtha Moses, his tenure at China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) was nothing short of career-defining. After a decade of diverse business experience, Mtha chose CEIBS for his MBA studies between 2019-…

The increasingly widespread view of ESG as being a pragmatic, forward-thinking kind of business sense – beyond its moral and progressive characteristics – is a relatively new phenomenon. The shift in mindset from all manner of global organisations viewing it as “nice, but expensive to implement” to…

Picture the scene. You’re the CEO of a successful fashion empire in China with over 8000 stores across 14 countries and regions. With global expansion successfully under way in Asia and the Middle East, you now have your eye on a new prize – entry into Africa. But how, from where, and with whom do…

Bala Ramasamy is Associate Dean and Director of the Global EMBA (GEMBA) programme at CEIBS. As a Professor of Economics, he is highly valued by students both for his rigorous academic knowledge and humorous temperament in the classroom. Outside the classroom, he’s a keen sports fan, who manages to i…

My name is Jeanne; I was born and raised in France. I’m also a German speaker and, when I turned 18, my knowledge of the German language opened doors for me. I was selected to be a part of a programme studying law in both the Sorbonne in France and the University of Cologne in Germany. I spent four…