To fully implement the fundamental task of “fostering virtue through education”, promote the deep integration of international students into the development process of Chinese modernization, and tell the stories of China, Shanghai, and Xuhui well, on December 12, 2025, the International Education College of Shanghai Business School organized outstanding international student representatives from countries along the “Belt and Road” to participate in the city exploration activity “Perceiving Xuhui · West Bund Art Walk”, hosted by the Xuhui District Culture, Tourism Service and Development Center. This activity is a significant practice in deepening the development of the “Business Charm, Silk Road” international student brand. It also serves as a vivid embodiment of promoting international youth cultural exchange, enhancing mutual understanding, and serving the national strategy of opening-up.

Recently, Luis de Carvalho, a journalist from Cape Verde’s National News Agency, published a signed article titled “Chronicle of a Scientific and Technological Journey in China” in the local mainstream newspaper A Nação, sharing his experience participating in the “Seminar on Green Circular Economy and Sustainable Development for Developing Countries.” The seminar was organized by the Ministry of Commerce and hosted by our university. Following its publication, the article was promptly reposted on the official social media account of the Chinese Embassy in Cape Verde and reprinted by domestic authoritative media outlets such as The Paper, garnering widespread attention.

To deepen the connotation of the “Business Charm of the Silk Road” brand and promote the integration of cross-cultural exchange and business education, the College of International Education organized an activity on coffee culture sharing and hand-drip coffee brewing for international students on the afternoon of December 2, 2025. Using coffee as a medium, it built a warm and interactive platform for cultural exchange, allowing students from diverse cultural backgrounds to share a practical journey blending business culture and the aesthetics of daily life amidst the rich, enveloping aroma of coffee.

On the afternoon of Tuesday, November 25, 2025, the International Education College organized a lacquer fan experience activity on intangible cultural heritage for international students, themed “Painting Lacquer Fans to Inherit Intangible Cultural Heritage, Transmitting Craftsmanship Across the World.” As one of the key practical activities under the “Business Charm of the Silk Road” international student education brand, this event aimed to provide an immersive hands-on experience with intangible cultural heritage. It allowed students from around the world to feel the unique charm of traditional Chinese craftsmanship through the flowing colors and textures at their fingertips, building bridges for people-to-people connectivity and mutual cultural learning. This activity contributed to a new chapter in the cultural exchanges of “Studying at SBS, Experiencing the Charm of the Silk Road” and the Belt and Road Initiative.

On Tuesday noon, November 25, 2025, the College of International Education and the College of Business Foreign Languages jointly hosted the “Diverse Ethnic Cultures, A Tapestry of Shared Beauty” Sino-foreign ethnic cultural exchange event. International students from 12 countries including Russia, Mongolia, Nigeria, and Azerbaijan gathered with Chinese teachers and students. The event aimed to provide a platform for international students from around the world and Chinese students from ethnic minorities to show their national or ethnic cultural characteristics, collectively presenting a splendid cultural feast.

On November 16, the “UN-Habitat (Sub-Saharan Africa) Training Program on Urban Planning and Resilient Infrastructure Construction”, organized by the Ministry of Commerce and undertaken by the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai), successfully conducted its field study session. Thirty-six officials from UN-Habitat and the ministries responsible for living environment, urban planning, and housing from countries including Benin, Mali, Gabon, Comoros, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Republic of the Congo, and Democratic Republic of the Congo visited the Shanghai People’s City Practice Exhibition Hall, the Yangpu Riverfront Public Space, and the “Green Hill” Ecological Complex. They delved into exploring the construction principles behind the “People’s City” concept.

On the afternoon of November 12, the opening ceremony for the MOFCOM Seminar on Cross-Border E-Commerce and International Supply Chain Management for Panama, organized by the Ministry of Commerce and undertaken by the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai) from SBS, was held at the Caobao Road Campus. Chen Wei, Secretary of the Direct Party Branch of the International Education college, and Lin Shuya, Deputy Secretary-General of the Pudong Municipal Council for the Promotion of International Trade and Executive Vice President of the Pudong Foreign Trade Association, attended the opening ceremony.

On the morning of November 12, the opening ceremony of the Seminar on Counter-Terrorism Cooperation of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), hosted by the Ministry of Commerce and organized by SBS’s MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai), was held at the Caobao Road Campus. Chen Wei, Secretary of the Directly-Affiliated Party Branch of the International Education School, and Sun Pinjie, Associate Professor from the Big Data and Counter-Terrorism Research Center of Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, attending as an expert representative, were present at the ceremony.

On the morning of November 12, the opening ceremony of the China-UN-Habitat (Sub-Saharan Africa) Training Program on Urban Planning and Resilient Infrastructure Construction, organized by the Ministry of Commerce and undertaken by the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai) of SBS, was held at the Caobao Road Campus. Yin Sheng, Head of the UN-Habitat China Office, and Dai Ying, Deputy Dean of the College of International Education and Deputy Director of the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai), attended the opening ceremony.

On the morning of November 11, the opening ceremony for the “Green Circular Economy and Sustainable Development Seminar for Developing Countries”, organized by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and undertaken by the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai) of SBS, was successfully held. Liu Bin, Dean of the College of International Education of SBS and Director of the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai), and Zhu Ting, Associate Professor from the School of Economics at Shanghai University, representing the experts, attended the opening ceremony.

On the afternoon of November 11, the opening ceremony of the MOFCOM Seminar on Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Latvia, organized by the Ministry of Commerce and undertaken by the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai) of SBS, was held at the Caobao Road Campus. Liu Bin, Dean of the College of International Education and Director of the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai), and Zhai Wei, Associate Professor of the Economic Law School of East China University of Political Science and Law, representing the seminar experts, attended the opening ceremony.

On November 11, 2025, guided by the “Business Rhyme along the Silk Road” international education brand, the College of International Education meticulously organized an immersive Traditional Chinese wellness culture experience activity. The lingering fragrance of sachets conveyed the enduring commercial charm of the millennia-old Silk Road, while Tai Chi and Baduanjin embodied Eastern wisdom for self-cultivation. At the intersection of history and the present, the activity paved a practical path for international students to perceive the depth of Chinese civilization.