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 the afternoon of November 8, the seminar titled “Forging New Silk Road Commerce, Facilitating Global Circulation——Jointly Building Sustainable Trade and Circulation for the ‘Belt and Road’ Initiative”, hosted by SBS, was successfully held at the Primus Hotel Shanghai Hongqiao. Nearly 50 participants gathered for the event, including Level-2 Inspector Liu Zhaohui from the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce, Vice President Zhang Shaohua of SBS, 38 business officials from relevant departments of 12 countries, including Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Panama, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, The Gambia, Vietnam, Zambia，along with some domestic experts and scholars. The seminar was presided over by Chen Wei, Secretary of the Directly-affiliated Party Branch of the International Education College and Executive Dean of the Belt and Road Sustainable Development Research Institute from SBS.

On the morning of November 4th, the opening ceremony of the Malaysia Civil Aviation Operations Management Seminar, organized by the Ministry of Commerce and undertaken by the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai) of SBS, was successfully held. Zhou Jihong, Deputy Secretary of the Direct Party Branch of the College of International Education, Jiang Zhen, Director of the Southeast Asia Office from the Marketing Department of COMAC, and Peng Yingjie, Senior Manager of the Strategy and Management Innovation Department from the Marketing Department of COMAC, attended the ceremony.

On the afternoon of October 30，2025, the opening ceremony for the El Salvador Smart Logistics Seminar, organized by the Ministry of Commerce and undertaken by SBS’s MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai), was successfully held. Liu Bin, Dean of the College of International Education and Director of the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai), attended and addressed the ceremony.

The Senior Seminar on International Circulation and Commercial Distribution for Belt and Road Countries commenced on the morning of October 28. The opening ceremony, hosted by the Ministry of Commerce and organized by the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai), was successfully held. Chen Wei, Secretary of the Directly Affiliated Party Branch of the College of International Education, and Che Chunli, Associate Professor of the School of International Trade and Economics from Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, attended the ceremony.

On October 23, the “Mauritania Seminar on Learning from China’s Digital Economy Development Experience”, organized by the Ministry of Commerce and undertaken by SBS’s MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai), conducted a field study at the Yixing City Operations Center in Jiangsu Province. Twenty-three officials from Mauritanian government institutions including the Ministry of Digital Transformation and Administrative Modernization, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research participated in this exchange activity.

To help the new international students of the Class of 2025 adapt to their study and life in China, clarify their academic goals, enhance safety awareness, and establish lofty ideals, the College of International Education of Shanghai Business School recently organized a series of freshman orientation activities under the theme of “Setting Sail and Pursuing Dreams in SBS”. This orientation covered multiple dimensions, including dormitory management, student affairs, academic administration, and campus safety. The comprehensive and well-focused content laid a solid foundation for the new international students to begin their academic journey in SBS.

On the morning of October 11, the opening ceremony of the Seminar on Learning from China’s Digital Economy Development for Mauritania, organized by the Ministry of Commerce of China (MOFCOM) and undertaken by the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai) of SBS, was successfully held. Dai Ying, Deputy Dean of the College of International Education and Deputy Director of the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai), and Liu Jianguo, Professor from the School of Digital Economy at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics attended the opening ceremony.

On October 5, a delegation from the Jamaican Seminar on Labor and Social Security Policy Planning and Implementation, organized by the Ministry of Commerce and hosted by SBS, conducted a field visit to Xinnan Village and Xinchang Ancient Town in Pudong New Area, Shanghai. The visit focused on rural talent cultivation and rural innovation industry incubation platforms. Twenty officials from the Jamaican Ministry of Labor and Social Security and other agencies participated in the visit.

On the morning of September 29, the opening ceremony for Jamaica Seminar on Labor and Social Security Policy Planning and Implementation was held at the Caobao Road Campus. The seminar is sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce and organized by MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai) of SBS. Chen Wei, Secretary of the Directly-Affiliated Party Branch of the School of International Education from SBS, and Associate Professor Tao Li from the School of Management at Shanghai University attended and addressed the ceremony.

On the afternoon of September 23rd, Brazil Seminar on New Energy Industry Cooperation, hosted by MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai) of SBS held a symposium and exchange activity in Feixi County, Hefei City, Anhui Province. Twenty-three participants from various Brazilian government departments and companies gathered with Chinese government representatives and business leaders for in-depth discussions on the development and cooperation in the new energy industry. Attendees included Chen Wei, Secretary of the Direct Party Branch of the School of International Education from SBS; Man Yuanyuan, Deputy Director of the Yangtze River Delta G60 Sci-Tech Innovation Corridor Joint Office; Zhang Ming, Deputy County Head of Feixi County; and representatives from leading local new energy enterprises.