From July 1st to 7th, 2017, SEM successfully hosted a group of 37 Global MBAs and 24 executives of ARUP Company from Warwick Business School, took a seven-day workshop on “China Workshop of Global Energy” at School of Economics and Management, Tongji University.

The workshop consisted of seminars jointly delivered by Tongji and Warwick faculty, and 3 field trips to companies. Topics as Understanding Chinese Economy, Business in Chinese Society, and Green Development in China have been covered in the workshop. Students discussed and communicated actively with faculty while the faculty elaborated in detail their perspectives combining theories with practice. To help students better understand the green energy related business of companies in China, SEM also organized field trip visits to SAIC Motor, ARUP Shanghai, and Shanghai Waigaoqiao No.3 Power Generation Co. Ltd. Guest speaker from SIEMENS also joined to give speech on the sustainable development of SIEMENS on Smart cities. Through the field trips to companies and the interaction with the company’s management, participants gained a better understanding of how companies involves in the Sustainable Development of energy conservation and efficiency of energy using in China. The participants boast over 10 years of working experience from various industries, mainly in energy, architecture, IT and finance industries.

Warwick Business School and SEM started collaboration in 2011andhave maintained good relationships ever since in the areas of student exchange, faculty joint research and etc. Founded in 1965, Warwick University was located in junction between Central England and Warwick County. This university is consistently ranked in the top 10 of British Universities Ranking, the top 100of Global Research Universities Ranking, and it is also a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities. Warwick Business School (WBS) is an academic department of the University of Warwick. The Business School offers undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD degree programs, as well as non-degree executive education for individuals and companies. The Warwick Executive MBA was ranked top 20 in the world and 1st in the UK (single schools) by the Financial Times. Eduniversal ranked Warwick Business School 17th in the world and in the Top Tier (5 Palmes League) of Business Schools in UK. In 2000, WBS became the first UK business school to hold Triple accreditation: The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business–AACSB, the Association of MBAs–AMBA and the European Quality Improvement System–EQUIS.