To promote innovation and entrepreneurship exchange between Chinese and international students and deepen the integration of international perspectives and practice, the College of International Education successfully held an entrepreneurship exchange and sharing session recently themed "Business Rhythms of the Silk Road, Innovation Without Borders, Wisdom for the Future". The event attracted over 30 international students from more than 10 countries. The atmosphere was enthusiastic and brimming with creative ideas, showcasing the diverse thinking and collaborative energy of young entrepreneurs in a globalized context.

On the afternoon of March 25, 2025, the College of International Education organized a ping pong experience activity for international students themed "Ping Pong Friendship, Cultural Exchange". This immersive sports activity aimed to enhance the students' Chinese communication skills, increase cultural exchange between Chinese and international students, and build a bridge of friendship between them using sports as a connecting thread.

On May 18, 2025, Shanghai Business School (SBS) celebrated its 75th anniversary. As a key event in the anniversary celebrations, the College of International Education hosted a student forum titled “My China Story at SBS, My Growth with SBS” on the afternoon of the same day at the Fengxian campus. Representatives from Belt and Road Initiative countries, faculty, and alumni gathered to offer their heartfelt congratulations to the school.

On the afternoon of May 17th, the Seminar on Applying E-Port Solutions to Strengthen Supply Chain Interconnectivity and Upgrade Trade Facilitation Standards —hosted by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and undertaken by Shanghai Business School (SBS)—was invited to participate in a sharing session at the "AI+ Education Shared Space Station" of the 22nd Shanghai Education Expo. Twenty-six international business officials from seven countries—Bangladesh, Fiji, Grenada, Laos, Moldova, Montenegro, and Nigeria—attended the meeting. Agan Aniyom Eyoma, an entrepreneur in the aviation and logistics sector from Nigeria, and Daiana Lisa Waitawa, a human resources official from the Fiji Municipal Hall, delivered speeches as representatives of the participants.

On May 12th, a joint graduation ceremony was held for two seminars: the Seminar on Engineering Project Management for Developing Countries and the Seminar on Construction and Management of Development Zone for Sri Lanka. Both seminars were sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and hosted by the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai) at Shanghai Business School (SBS). Liu Bin, Dean of the College of International Education and Director of the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai), attended the ceremony and delivered a speech.

On Tuesday afternoon, March 11, 2025, the College of International Education organized a Chinese language salon centered on the film appreciation of Ne Zha. The event ignited new life in traditional Chinese culture and deepened cultural resonance between Chinese and international students by introducing the Chinese traditional mythological story Investiture of the Gods, the classic novel Fengshen Yanyi, and the creative background of the box-office hit film Ne Zha.

At a crucial stage in the continuous advancement of the Belt and Road Initiative, to deepen people-to-people exchanges and cooperation among Belt and Road countries and to foster a deeper understanding among international youth talents of China's local development practices, from May 6th to 10th, Shanghai Business School organized a training program for 18 trainees from seven Belt and Road countries—Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Cyprus, Ethiopia, Gambia, Grenada, and Uzbekistan—to conduct in-depth exploration and learning in Yixing City, Jiangsu Province, focusing on industrial innovation, green development, cultural heritage, and rural revitalization.

On the morning of May 9th, the opening ceremony for the Seminar on Applying E-Port Solutions to Strengthen Supply Chain Interconnectivity and Upgrade Trade Facilitation Standards was successfully held. The seminar is sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and organized by the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai) of Shanghai Business School (SBS). Zhou Jihong, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Party Branch of the College of International Education, and Chen Xiaojing, Professor at the School of Finance and Management, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches.

On the afternoon of May 9, the Nepal Judicial Practice Seminar, sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and hosted by the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai), conducted an exchange visit to the China-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation International Judicial Exchange and Cooperation Training Base (hereinafter referred to as the "SCO Judicial Training Base"). The event was chaired by Zhang Shaoying, Deputy Director of the SCO Judicial Training Base Office at Shanghai University of Political Science and Law. Attendees included Luo Ligang, Vice President of Shanghai University of Political Science and Law and Executive Deputy Director of the SCO Judicial Training Base Office; Sun Liuhua, Deputy Director of the Training Department of the Base; and Chen Wei, Party Secretary of the College of International Education of Shanghai Business School (SBS).

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has inspected Shanghai multiple times, assigning Shanghai new missions, outlining a new blueprint for Shanghai, and requiring Shanghai to further play a leading role in the higher-quality integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta region and to do a good job in the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta. As an innovative engine for the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, the G60 Science and Technology Innovation Corridor, with its collaborative development pattern of "one corridor and nine cities", has built a golden corridor of scientific and technological innovation covering Shanghai, Jinhua, and other cities. From May 6th to 8th, 2025, the Seminar on Engineering Project Management for Developing Countries, hosted by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and undertaken by Shanghai Business School (SBS), organized 34 engineering officials and technical experts from 9 countries—Cuba, Grenada, Sri Lanka, Gambia, Fiji, Ethiopia, Palestine, Iraq, and Egypt—to visit Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, a key city along the G60 Sci-Tech Innovation Corridor.

On the morning of May 8th, the opening ceremony of the Nepal Judicial Practice Seminar was successfully held. The seminar is sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and organized by the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai) of Shanghai Business School (SBS). Chen Wei, Secretary of the CPC branch at the College of International Education, SBS, and Wei Huapeng, Associate Professor at Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches.

To comprehensively improve the quality of education and management services for international students and ensure the orderly progress of various tasks in the new semester, on the morning of March 7th, the College of International Education held the regular meeting for class advisors of international students in Spring Semester 2024-2025. Zhou Jihong, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Branch of the College of International Education, staff from the International Student Office, and international students’ class advisors attended the meeting.