In this issue
Message from China Centre Director
Manchester Global MBA July 2017 Induction
Tongji - Manchester Global MBA Induction
UoM President Hosted Alumni Dinner in Beijing
Winning Asia Pacific Business School Desert Challenge
UoM China Centre Presented at British Chamer Education Meeting
Centre Director 2nd Time Elected British Chamber ExCo board member
China Centre Supports Bright Eyes Project
UoM China Centre Hosts Digital Marketing Industry Talk
MBA Information Session in Chengdu, Chongqing and Suzhou
Centre Director Launches New Book
UoM Public Lectures Open to All Professionals
Global MBA Open Day - International Business Strategy
Global MBA Workshop Taster – Venture Capital & Private Equity
Global MBA Workshop Taster in Suzhou– Strategic Management of Projects
Global MBA Workshop Taster – Operations Management
Global MBA Strategy & Competition Workshop Taster by Prof. Patrick McNutt
Global MBA Workshop Taster on Operationalizing & Communicating Value by Dr. Alison Ashton
Global MBA Workshop Taster - International Negotiations
Top Business School Mixer
First University of Manchester China Centre Alumni Education Forum
Branding & Marketing Innovation – Best Practice Sharing
Leadership Forum: Essential of Outfits
Big Data and Business Insight Forum
Treasury and Tax Management of Multinational Company
New Models in New Trend of Healthcare Industry
Your Strategy Needs a Strategy
Alumni Spoke for Study China Program
Inside Talent Assessment
Alumni Shared at ‘Wolfman’ Alumni Careers Event
Alumni Visited Sanpower, a Leading Chinese Conglomerate
B2B Marketing
2016 China Pharma Review
Alumni Afternoon Tea – Business School Outdoor League Awards Ceremony
Crisis in Economics and Economics in Crisis by Dr. Srinivas Yanamandra
Alumni & Careers Induction session for 2017 Jan Intake Students
A Visit to PwC Innovation Centre
Top Business School Mixer
Centre Staff Participated in Fundraising Walkathalon
Upcoming Events
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Message from China Centre Director

In this hot summer, we welcomed 115 new Global MBA students to the UoM China Centre. The inductions for new students were successfully held  in Shanghai in the first two weeks in July.

 

The past few months have been an extraordinary journey for China Centre, for our staff and for myself personally.  Our students and alumni have performed exceptionally for APAC Business School Desert challenge by winning the top honor ‘Sha’Ou’ prize. Our alumni – led clubs and activities have been booming with regular topical forums, company visits, special guest talks and etc. We developed new strategic alliances  with Chongqing talent market and Sanpower, China’s leading MNC based in Nanjing.  The China Centre team have been also involved in 2 mainland CSR projects – ‘Bright Eye’ to help vision-impaired rural area children; and ‘Egg Walkathon’ to raise funds for under-privileged students in Shanghai. I was lucky enough to be selected for the 2nd time as BritCham’s Executive Committee member, to further exert influence of UoM in China. My 3rd book ‘Future Visual Diary’ co-edited with Dr. Xi Feng was published early this year by Zhejiang University Press and launched in Shanghai, Beijing and Changsha in June. Mostly, on behalf of China Centre staff, I would love to extend our sincere gratitude to all workshop tutors  who delivered open classes to inspire the eager minds for knowledge in the region.

 

We are soon celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Centre in the coming year. We are keen to hear about your stories and experience with Alliance Manchester Business School and the China Centre. Please do email your stories to alumni@mbs-worldwide.ac.cn. We look forward to hearing from you!

 

Sherry Fu

Director

China Centre, The University of Manchester

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Events Review
Manchester Global MBA July 2017 Induction
 

On 5th July 2017, the new intake of Manchester Global MBA students received a warm welcome to start their 2-year MBA journey at China Centre, Shanghai.  The cohort comprised of students coming from diverse nationalities, including Britain, China, Malaysia, South Korea and the Netherlands. Some companies represented include AstraZeneca, Henkel, Siemens, SAP, Pfizer, Unilever and etc.

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Tongji - Manchester Global MBA Induction
 
On 9th July, UoM China Centre welcomed the 8th intake of Tongji - Manchester Global MBA students. Starting from 2010, Manchester and Tongji have been contiously accepting students on the jointly delivered programme, drawing the strengths of both partners. The induction was opened by China centre Director Ms. Sherry Fu. Associate MBA Director from Tongji University Ms. Qin Xu, Associate MBA Director Dr. Jiyao Xun, MBS Student Support team and External Manager Ms. Roya Zhang welcome the new students.
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UoM President Hosted Alumni Dinner in Beijing
 

On 12th June, Dame Nancy Rothwell, President and Vice Chancellor of UoM attended the China alumni gala dinner in Beijing. The dinner was supported by alumni volunteers. Over 200 alumni joined the dinner.

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Winning Asia Pacific Business School Desert Challenge
 

The Sixth Asia Pacific Business School Desert Challenge (Yashasai) was concluded satisfactorily after three days’ competition in the Teng Ko Erh desert. AMBS team composed of 24 students and alumni from China and Singapore Centre got 1st place among all the overseas business schools and was awarded the highest prize - Sha’Ou Trophy, a breakthrough for AMBS in this renowned Asian business school desert competition.  

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UoM China Centre Presented at British Chamer Education Meeting
 
On Wednesday 28th of June, the last Education Meeting of the 2016-17 academic year was held in Chengdu hosted by the British Chamber Southwest China (Britcham SW). The meeting reviewed the past year’s activities and looked ahead to next year’s activities and corporations. Invited by the organizer, Ms. Sherry Fu introduced the University of Manchester China Centre and its vision to potentially launch new Executive Education courses in Southwest China. 
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Centre Director 2nd Time Elected British Chamber ExCo board member
 
On Tuesday 23 May, the British Chamber Shanghai welcomed members to gather at the InterContinental Shanghai Pudong for the Chamber’s Annual General Meeting. During the meeting, the results of the ExCo member election was announced. UoM China Director Ms. Sherry Fu was elected ExCo board member for the 2nd time. The other members elected are James Allan, Regional Director, JLL, David Markham, Vice President Operations, East China, IHG and Tong Sun, BD & Operations Director, Hyder Consulting (Arcadis), China.
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China Centre Supports Bright Eyes Project
 

Bright Eyes Project is an initiative from Birtish Chamber for members to improve the lives of under-privileged children in rural China. It has been an on-going effort through the refurbishment of classrooms, supplying new desks, chairs and libraries. For the past two years, the Chamber with members  have focused the support to include eye testing and, where necessary, the supply of prescription glasses. During 12th to 15th April, 2017 China centre sent a memeber of staff to join the BritCham delegation to visit Lixin County and delivered English classes to 4 ementary schools and 10 classes.

 

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UoM China Centre Hosts Digital Marketing Industry Talk
 

On Saturday 6th May, UoM China Centre invited Mr. Tiger Yang Founder and CEO at Chinapex and Mr. Hongxing Huang, CEO at Dahe Media on Digital Marketing. The two gentleman combined have both deep industry experience and profound practical knowledge in the field of Digital Marketing and media branding. The session welcomed over 40 candidates and students. 

 

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MBA Information Session in Chengdu, Chongqing and Suzhou
 
With students coming from diverse backgrounds and regions, China Centre has been contiously exploring market outside of Shanghai and Beijing. A series of information sessions outside of Shanghai and Beijing were held over March and April. 3 sessions were held in Suzhou on 19th, 26th and 31st of March respectively. In west China, China centre staff met candidates in Chengdu and Chongqing on 21st April and 21st May.
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Centre Director Launches New Book
 
In addition to 'One Belt, One Road' which was a book launched in 2014 and 2015 respectively, China Centre Director Ms. Sherry Fu Launched a new book in May - 'Future Visual Diary'. It is a collection of 52 inspiring stories authored by entrepreneurs, industry pioneers and thought leaders from of various expert fields. Together with Dr. Xi Feng, Sherry co-edited the book and held book-launching events in Shanghai, Beijing and Changsha respectively.
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Series of MBS Workshop Taster
UoM Public Lectures Open to All Professionals
 
Traditionally during 'workshop season', UoM China Centre hosts workshop tasters/public lectures for interested candidates, alumni and friends of the centre. During September 2016 to April 2017, there have been a total of 15 topical public lectures which welcomed 516 attending professionals. They were sessions on various management topics, including Business Strategy, Competition, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Operations Management, Negotiations, Project Management, Supply Chain, Social Media Communication, Venture Capital and etc. Let us extend our geniune gratitude towards lecturers and courses leaders of all those areas. With growing exposure on social media platforms, those public sessions have served also as a gesture of CSR that China Centre returns to the professional community in the region.
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Global MBA Open Day - International Business Strategy
 
On Wednesday 19th April 2017, UoM China Centre invited aspiring professionals to the Manchester Global MBA workshop taster on International Business Strategy. Over 30 candidates and current students joined. It was a great opportunity to find out about the list of programme options available to study with Manchester: Manchester Global MBA, Kelley-Manchester Global MBA, and Renmin - Manchester MBA programes. The session delivered an introductory insight by Dr. Charles Schell into one of the popular Manchester Global MBA courses on International Business Strategy.
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Global MBA Workshop Taster – Venture Capital & Private Equity
 
On Tuesday 11th April, a Workshop Taster for Venture Capital and Private Equity (VCPE), one from a wide selection of Manchester Global MBA optional modules was offered in the China centre. Venture Capital or Private Equity is a form of financing that has been emerging in the Chinese economy in recent years. Especially for smaller firms or start-up projects, the attention from venture capitalists has been widely anticipated. Some of the edgey companies such as Uber, Xiaomi and Airbnb have all received investment from venture capital. The session welcomed over 30 candidates and current students to join. 


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Global MBA Workshop Taster in Suzhou– Strategic Management of Projects
 
Project Management ideas and practices are becoming increasingly important for organisations. On Sunday 26th March 2017, MBS China Centre held a session of discussion on Project Management, led by Ms. Alicia Arribas at Manchester Business School. The session gave a taste to the course Strategic Management of Project, which considers the management of projects and programmes across different sectors and industries. Suzhou being an industrial city, it was a perfect choice to be having this topic as there are many MNE companies setting up facilities in the city. The topic was welcomed and well-received by the audience.
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Global MBA Workshop Taster – Operations Management
 
On Wednesday 22nd March 2017, Mr. Paul Taaffe, Visiting Fellow at Manchester Business School brought a session on Operations Management to MBA prospective students in Shanghai. "An organization may operate without 'marketing', but it can never run smoothly without good operations." The session delivered an overview of the Operations Management course on the Manchester Global MBA. Paul interacted with the audience and stimulated many interesting exchanges of ideas.
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Global MBA Strategy & Competition Workshop Taster by Prof. Patrick McNutt
 
On Thursday 9th March 2017, UoM China Centre is excited to host an MBA taster session in Managerial Economics, especially looking into the Strategy and Competition element. Prof. Pactrik McNut teaches course on managerial economics, game theory and on ethics in business. He is engaged in research, teaching and practical consultancy with clients. Joining the session, we had candidates, students and alumni who enjoyed a great introductory session. It also led to interesting dicussions afterwards.
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Global MBA Workshop Taster on Operationalizing & Communicating Value by Dr. Alison Ashton
 

On Wednesday 1st March, UoM China Centre invited Dr. Alison Ashton to Shanghai! Continuously being one of the most popular academic, Alison delivered an insight into Operationalising and Communicating Value (OCV), which takes an integrative approach of bringing together the two business functions of Operations and Marketing.  

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Global MBA Workshop Taster - International Negotiations
 
The ability to effectively negotiate and communicate with people from other cultures – whether business partners or colleagues is often integral to success. It is especially true for executives based in multicultural business hubs like Shanghai. On Wednesday 15th February, UoM China Centre welcomed Professor Arun Singh, OBE FRSA to China Centre to deliver to a Taster on International Negotiations. This was a mini version of the 2-day International Negotiation sources coming up the day after the session. The session welcomed interested professionals on this influencing topic. 
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Career and Alumni Events
Top Business School Mixer
 

On 24th June, AMBS alumni and Hongkong-Fudan University MBA alumni held a first joint event on careers development. It was one of the Leadership Forum series, initiated by Simon Zhou, one of AMBS alumni.  Ms. Sherry Fu, Director of the UoM China Centre, made an opening speech and welcomed the alumni from both business schools. Both schools were ranked top business schools, and she encouraged for more joint events in future. 

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First University of Manchester China Centre Alumni Education Forum
 

During 6th – 7th May, the First University of Manchester China Centre Alumni Education Forum was held in Shanghai. Some of AMBS alumni joined the forum, and engaged with speakers, other distinguished guests and participants to exchange ideas regarding some experimental attempts that is assertive but not aggressive in the process of moving forward China’s education sector.

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Branding & Marketing Innovation – Best Practice Sharing
 

On the 6th May, UoM China Centre invited two guests to talk about innovation in branding and marketing. The event was initiated by Marketing Club. Both companies are young but gaining increasing popularity in short time. They both established several popular brands and represent an emerging lifestyle; a new attitude towards life - happiness, health, high quality, and etc. among new generation.

 

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Leadership Forum: Essential of Outfits
 

On 23rd April, two external experts were invited to share with alumni on essential of outfits. The event was one of the Leadership Forum series. Alumni were impressed by how to make proper outfits in global environment, and how outfit enhanced personal image, interpersonal skills as well as leadership impact in careers. 

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Big Data and Business Insight Forum
 

On 22nd April, our newly established alumni club – China Centre Big Data & AI Club, held its first event at the China Centre. Four external experts were invited to speak. Our senior alumni who were engaged or interested in the areas attended.

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Treasury and Tax Management of Multinational Company
 

On the 22nd April, UoM China Centre was delighted to invite Mr. Canny Lu, Senior Tax & Treasury Manager in Kimberly-Clark, to share with alumni on the treasury and tax management of multinational company. During the session, three topics were shared - Multinational Company vs Tax Bureau, Impact from US Tax Reform, Treasury Management of Multinational Company.

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New Models in New Trend of Healthcare Industry
 

On 16th April, China Centre Healthcare Club organized a salon to share the topic of New Models in New Trend of Healthcare Industry. Two alumni shared their expertise – Kevin Zhou talked about 3D (digital, device and diagnosis); Yunfei Zhang shared on translational medicine. After speeches, there were intensive discussions on the two topics. The China Centre boosted the largest number of alumni engaged in healthcare and pharmaceutical industry. The Healthcare Club was the first club to be established in China Centre. 

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Your Strategy Needs a Strategy
 

On the 15th April, Allen Mao, Initiator of China Centre Continue Study Club, shared with alumni on business strategy. Allen combined the strategy thinking from Sun's Art of War, Wu's Art of War, The Theory on War, and theories from Michael E· Porter, Clayton Christensen, as well as his own practice of strategy management, to analyze which strategy approach a company should take, whatever Fortune 500 company or SME. He concluded three main strategies: classic, innovative and adaptive strategies. Alumni were very interested in the topic and highly engaged in sharing their own opinions. 

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Alumni Spoke for Study China Program
 

On 14th April, two of our alumni were invited to speak for a delegation of nearly 90 students from various UK universities at East China Normal University. They were in a Study China Program, coming to stay and study in China for three weeks. Most of the delegates were interested in studying or working in China in the near future. The delegation was organized by the University of Manchester.

 

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Inside Talent Assessment
 

On 12th April, the UoM China Centre invited James Morley-Kirk, a senior Business Psychologist with years of experiences in China, to talk us through the topic on Talent Assessment. Though an evening event, alumni came from distance. They were either HR professionals or non-HR but interested in individual association with the topic. Talent assessment was not a brand new product, but was not adopted as widely or correctly as it shall be, esp. in China.

 

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Alumni Shared at ‘Wolfman’ Alumni Careers Event
 

On 8th April, the “Wolfman” alumni career event was successfully held at the PwC Innovation Centre. Holding a master’s degree in Economics from the Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS), as well as Chief Business Development Officer of PwC China, Mr. Timo Lei began the topic on what ‘Wolf spirit’ was in careers development.


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Alumni Visited Sanpower, a Leading Chinese Conglomerate
 

On 7th April, Ms. Sherry Fu, Director of the UoM China Centre, led an alumni delegation to visit Sanpower, a leading Chinese conglomerate. The alumni delegation was warmly welcomed and received by Mr. Lei Yue, Senior VP of Sanpower Group. A Memorandum of Understanding between the Alliance Manchester Business School and Sanpower, to enter into a mutually beneficial partnership in the attraction, development and retention of Sanpower’s talent pool, was signed on the day.

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B2B Marketing
 

On 18th March, China Centre Continue Study Club held an event on B2B (Business to Business) marketing.  Our alumni engaged in marketing accounts for a large percentage. Mr. Allen Mao, Initiator of China Centre Continue Study Club, opened the event by introducing the club and its development.

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2016 China Pharma Review
 

On 13th March, China Centre Healthcare Club organized its first club event of this year. Lisa Sun, who’s our MBA alumna and Sales Director of QuintilesIMS China, shared with alumni the topic 2016 China Pharma Review.

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Alumni Afternoon Tea – Business School Outdoor League Awards Ceremony
 

On 12th March, China Centre organized an afternoon tea session with our alumni outdoor sports club.  Karl Florczak and Robert Hoare from the school in Manchester were also present. Yunfei represented the club to look back the past and look forward to the future. Ms. Sherry Fu, Director of China Centre, congratulated our alumni for their outstanding performances

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Crisis in Economics and Economics in Crisis by Dr. Srinivas Yanamandra
 

On 12th March 2017, Dr. Srinivas Yanamandra, DBA alumnus of Alliance Manchester Business School, was invited to give our alumni a speech on Crisis in Economics and Economics in Crisis. Dr. Yanamandra is a qualified accountant by management qualification, and has 16 years of post-qualification experience in bank governance and regulation.

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Alumni & Careers Induction session for 2017 Jan Intake Students
 

On 11th March, the UoM China Centre organized an alumni & careers induction session for 2017 January intake students. During the session, Ms. Sherry Fu, Director of the UoM China Centre welcomed all the students and encouraged them to take part in & contribute to the future alumni events.


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A Visit to PwC Innovation Centre
 

On 8th March 2017, Ms. Sherry Fu, Director of the UoM China Centre and SORSA UoM Alumni Association members celebrated the International Women’s Day by visiting PwC Innovation Centre. Timo Lei, President of SORSA UoM Alumni Association, is the Chief Business Development Officer of PwC.

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Top Business School Mixer
 

On 2nd March 2017, the University of Manchester China Centre, Wharton Business School alumni association and SHMBA co-organized an event entitled Location is Everything, on e-commerce and digital marketing. E-commerce and digital marketing are transforming retailing industry and consumers' behavior in every way. The speech was delivered by Professor Bell, who’s the author of “Location is Still Everything-The Surprising Influence of the Real World on How We Search, Shop, and Sell in the Virtual One”.  Alumni from different business schools raised questions and shared their views.

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Staff News
Centre Staff Participated in Fundraising Walkathalon
 
On 13th May, 12 members of Centre staff and alumni joined a charity walkathalon. It was an annual event launched by Shanghai United Foundation in 2011 to raise fund from public for children from migrant workers' family background. The 2017 event welcomed over 1000 teams, from which vovolunteers need to walk 50 kilometres and finish within 12 hours as well as reach the fund-raising target of RMB 22,000 per group.

 


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Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
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Currency, Coins and CryptographySaturday, 8/5/201713:50-16:00UoM China Centre
    
Leadership Forum - Personal Branding  Sunday, 9/10/201718:00-21:00国顺路670号
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