Lily Bi, president and CEO of the AACSB (Association to Advance College Schools of Business), and XU Guodong, head of East Asia Region, visited Tsinghua SEM for a discussion with Dean BAI Chong-En on September 20, 2023.

President and CEO of AACSB Lily Bi (left) and BAI Chong-En, dean of Tsinghua SEM

Professor BAI Chong-En welcomed Bi and her delegation on behalf of Tsinghua SEM. Bi introduced AACSB's mission, management structure, current membership and accreditation, as well as its recent activities. She said AACSB intends to provide more services to accredited universities. BAI said AACSB can better leverage its advantages and make full use of data resources and knowledge of business schools to provide more support for international students to choose suitable universities. The two discussed topics such as AACSB's strategic planning, the impact of digital technology on education, and win-win cooperation between relevant international organizations.

HAO Jie, assistant professor of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Strategic Economic Management Institute at Tsinghua SEM, WU Shuyuan, director of the Development Planning and Research Office, and others attended the meeting.