On September 15^th, 2017, the Welcome Ceremony for New International Exchange students of SEM was held successfully at Auditorium 301 of Tongji Building A. Prof. CHEN Song, Deputy Dean of SEM presented at the ceremony to deliver a welcome speech and brief on SEM’s mission and vision, and the development and achievement of SEM over the past 33 years. He wished the foreign students would enjoy a memorable study and experience during the exchange semester. Staffs of International Cooperation and Accreditation Office elaborated in detail on the visa registration, academic affairs regulations, and campus life. A campus tour was guided for all the new students to better know the surrounding areas. And a city tour was organized to let students visit Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center and Shanghai Museum to learn about Shanghai’s urban development and the culture and history of China. Besides the campus tour and city tour, Ice-breaking Party of Buddy Program is organized to help bridge the communication between Chinese students and foreign students. These will help them to accommodate themselves more quickly into the local life and study and to know more about Chinese Culture.

This semester, there are 133 new international exchange students registered in SEM from 14 countries and regions around the world. Among them 3 are Bachelor Dual-Degree students, 20 Master Dual-Degree students and 110 non-degree exchange students. Besides, there are also 6 dual degree undergraduates registered before continuing to study here in SEM.

In recent years, Tongji SEM has successfully acquired the 5-year re-accreditation of AMBA and EQUIS and accreditation of AACSB last year, the so-called Three-Crown authoritative accreditations for business schools, which make SEM one among the very few universities in mainland China obtaining the so-called Three-Crown authoritative accreditations for business schools. At the same time, there are more and more international students choosing to do exchange in Tongji SEM, a proof of SEM’s continuous improvement on talent cultivation and international influence. SEM will continue to explore collaboration with top universities around the world, to promote international exchange among Chinese and foreign students and to develop management talents with international vision.