Dean Qian Yingyi, one of the founders of TIEMBA, addressed the 2014 graduates. He congratulated the students on their academic achievements made during the past 18 months. Meanwhile, he expressed tremendous pride regarding the rapid development of the TIEMBA program since it was established six years ago. The dean also mentioned the fact that in 2013, Financial Times ranked TIEMBA the second best EMBA program in the world. To this day, TIEMBA has already accumulated 280 alumni from 37 countries. The dean attributed this success to its high-quality students as their cross-cultural backgrounds, global vision, as well as their sense of professionalism and curiosity, left a deep impression on him.