In order to further improve the enrollment of foreign students at our school in 2024, a meeting of the Leading Group for Foreign Student Enrollment at Shanghai Business School was held on March 20th, 2024 in Room 703 of the Fengpu Campus. Principal Wu Zhong attended the meeting, which was chaired by Chen Wei, Vice Dean of the College of International Education. Members of our school’s leadership group for foreign student enrollment and staff from the International Student Office attended the meeting.

On March 15, Lu Qixing (Deputy Director of Pudong New Area Commission of Commerce), Lin Shuya (Secretary General of Pudong International Chamber of Commerce), and the delegation visited Shanghai Business School (SBS). They were warmly received by Zhang Shaohua (Vice President of SBS) and Chen Wei [Secretary of the Party Branch of the College of International Education, Vice Executive Dean of the College, and Deputy Director of the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai)]. The three parties conducted in-depth discussions on the cooperation of Silk Road E-commerce.

On March 12, 2024, the College of International Education invited the First Detachment of Fengxian Traffic Police Division to hold a safety lecture on “Promoting Traffic Safety & Civilized Travel” for international students in Lecture Hall 130 of Fengpu Campus. This activity aims to enhance the traffic safety awareness of international students and create a safer and more civilized campus travel environment. Wang Yuqin (instructor of the First Detachment of Fengxian Traffic Police Division), Mao Yimin (deputy chief of the First Detachment of Fengxian Traffic Police Division), other police officers and relevant teachers from International Students Office attended this lecture hosted by Vice Dean Dai Ying.

On March 12, the Seminar on Geo-Economic Development between China and Brazil, jointly undertaken by the International Cooperation Division and the College of International Education of SBS, came to a successful end, with President Wu Zhong attending and delivering a speech.

On March 11, 2024, the College of International Education of Shanghai Business School successfully held the campus preliminary competition of the 4th “Stories of China Retold in English” Challenge for International Students. The competition aims to improve international students’ linguistic performance, stimulate their learning enthusiasm, spread the excellent Chinese culture through telling Chinese stories, promote the innovation of talent cultivation mode, and improve the quality of international student education.

On March 11, 2024, Jiang Chenglie, Deputy General Manager of Shanghai Industrial Comprehensive Development Zone (SICDZ), led a delegation to visit SBS Fengxian Campus. They were warmly welcomed by Chen Wei, Secretary of the Party Branch directly under the School of International Education of Shanghai Business School (SBS) and Deputy Director of the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai), along with Professor Yin Yanhai, Director of the Department of Logistics Management of the School of Business Administration. Both sides engaged in in-depth discussions aimed at strengthening cooperation and promoting talent development.

On January 18th, 2024, with the coming of the New Year, Vice Dean Dai Ying and staff from the International Students Office of the International Education College paid a visit to the international students staying on campus. They expressed their concern and extended warm New Year greetings to the students.

On Tuesday afternoon, December 19th, 2023, the International Education College held a Chinese salon event with the theme of introducing traditional Chinese culture to international students from all over the world. The purpose of the event was to enhance the understanding and awareness of Chinese civilization among international students, as well as share the stories of excellent traditional Chinese culture.

On December 19, 2023, the College of International Education organized a symposium for international students in 2023 fall semester in Classroom 113 of Building No.1. It aimed to build a platform for communication and exchange to address the problems and difficulties encountered by international students in their studies and daily lives. The symposium was attended by Dai Ying, the Executive Vice Dean of the College of International Education, along with staff members from the International Student Office. Additionally, 33 representatives of international students from different grades, majors, and colleges actively took part in the event.

On the afternoon of Tuesday, December 12, 2023, the College of International Education hosted a delightful frisbee game for international students from various countries. The game not only introduced them to new and thrilling frisbee techniques but also fostered exercise habits and enhanced their overall physical fitness.

On December 7, 2023, "Chinese enterprises' involvement in high- quality development of the belt and road initiative - The tenth symposium on Chinese enterprises going global" was held in Shanghai International Convention Center, and the College of International Education and MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai) were invited. Chen Wei and Dai Ying from the College of International Education, led 15 teachers from the Business Chinese Teaching and Research Office, counselors and representatives of international officials participating in the seminar, and representatives of international students to attend the conference.

On December 1st, the opening ceremony of the Advanced Seminar for Financial Leaders from the Perspective of the Belt and Road Initiative, sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China and organized by our school’s MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai), was inaugurated. Liu Beimin, a researcher at the Foreign Economic Cooperation Department of the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce, and Chen Wei, Executive Vice Dean of the College of International Education and Deputy Director of MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai), attended the event.