22nd December 2015, the 3rd Tencent Business School Development Forum was held in Beijing and MBS China Centre won the 2015 Most Innovative MBA. On behalf of Manchester Business School, MBS China Centre Director Sherry Fu attended this forum and also received Most Transformative Power Leader from Business School.

The theme of the forum is “The development of business education in the era of internet”. Approaching 100 people attended the forum and among them are business school heads, top MBA programme leaders and industry experts. 

MBS China Centre Director Sherry Fu was invited to speak on the panel discussion, together with other business school leaders from Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications and Foreign Trade University. They shared and exchanged their insights and perspectives of the development of business education in the era of internet. Sherry said “MBS has a global reputation for its innovative and influential teaching and research.
Since its establishment in 2008, MBS China Centre has been continuously contributing to providing world-class business education and fostering tomorrow’s business leaders of both local resource and broad international visions in China.” 

Professor Mao Jiye, who is also the dean of MBS’s strategy partner school - China Renmin University Business School (RBS) participated the forum and delivered a speech about education innovation. As the winner of 2015 Most Innovative MBA Award, Manchester Business School with its excellent Global MBA programme is dedicated to providing the best business education. “Original Thinking Applied” is at the heart of Manchester Business School. It is fully elaborated through its comprehensive and innovative teachings of knowledge and more importantly enable students to apply them to solve real world problems. This can greatly help entrepreneurs and professional managers to further enhance their ability, enrich their experience, broaden their horizon and prepare them well to confront future challenges. 

After the award ceremony, Sherry and MBS China Centre staff hosted a Christmas Party in Beijing. The current students of Manchester Global MBA programme, prospective students and MBS alumni gathered together at the party and celebrate the awards. Some students who have submitted application said they are so proud to be a MBS student and can’t wait to join Manchester Global MBA family and start their MBA study journey at MBS. MBS launched MBA in 1965, which is ranked 19th in the world by Bloomberg Business Week 2015, and 5th in the UK, 12th in Europe and 35th worldwide by Financial Times 2015. MBS is one of a select group of institutions globally that has earned triple accreditation from all three major MBA bodies: AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS.