On the afternoon of September 12, the opening ceremony of the the Seminar on Upgraded Green Trade Under China-ASEAN FTA, sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce and organized by our university's MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai), was successfully convened. Chen Wei, Secretary of the Directly-affiliated Party Branch of the College of International Education, Shanghai Business School, and Professor Sun Bo from Shanghai University of Electric Power attended and addressed the ceremony.

On the morning of August 27, the delegation of Seminar on Financial Cooperation in Uganda, sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce and hosted by the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai) of Shanghai Business School, visited the Jilin Branch of China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "CPIC Jilin Branch") for exchange, and had in-depth discussions focusing on the development status and future trends of the insurance industry. Twenty-five officials from Ugandan government departments, including the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, the Office of the President, the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA), and the Bank of Uganda, attended the event. They were accompanied by Xi Yubin, Vice Dean of the College of Shanghai Lausanne Hospitality Management.

On the afternoon of August 19, the Opening Ceremony of the Seminar on Civil Judicial Assistance Practices in Uzbekistan and China, sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce and hosted by the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai) of Shanghai Business School, was successfully held at the Caobao Road Campus. Chen Wei, Secretary of the Direct Party Branch of the College of International Education of Shanghai Business School, and Zhai Wei, Associate Professor at the School of Economic Law of East China University of Political Science and Law, attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches.

On the morning of August 7, the Seminar on Scientific and Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Arab States, sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (MOFCOM) and organized by the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai) of Shanghai Business School, officially opened at the Caobao Road Campus. The opening ceremony was held in a friendly and warm atmosphere, bringing together 31 government officials and heads of universities and research institutions from Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, and Palestine. Chen Wei, Secretary of the Direct Party Branch of the College of International Education of Shanghai Business School, attended the ceremony and delivered a speech.

On the afternoon of August 7, the opening ceremony of the Seminar on Digital Transformation of Judicial Practices for Honduras, sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (MOFCOM) and organized by the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai) of Shanghai Business School, was successfully held at the Caobao Road Campus.

Recently, a participant in the Training Program on International Young Talents for "Belt and Road" Countries held by Shanghai Business School on April 25, 2025, Ms. Russell, a journalist from the Bahamas, published an article in The Tribune, the country's highest-circulation print media, documenting her training experience, gains, and reflections.

On the afternoon of June 17, the opening ceremony of the Moldova Urban Planning and Sustainable Development Seminar, sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce and organized by Shanghai Business School, was held.

On the afternoon of June 9th, Chen Wei, Party Secretary of College of International Education of Shanghai Business School (SBS), led a delegation to visit ECADI. The delegation was received by Zha Jun, Chief Planner of ECADI, and Yang Haijian, Deputy Director of the Marketing Department. Twenty-four officials from Mauritania's Ministry of Housing, Urban Planning and Land Management, Ministry of Economy and Finance, and Ministry of Commerce and Tourism participated in the event.

To deepen the understanding of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and China's governance approach among international business officials, and to promote intellectual exchanges and cultural understanding among countries in the region, on the afternoon of June 7th, the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai) held a reading exchange on Xi Jinping: The Governance of China as part of the Seminar on Investment and Trade Promotion Under RCEP. The participants include Professor Fang Youlin, former Dean of the College of Humanities and Law and initiator of the "One Book a Week" program, Professor Shen Quan, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Deputy Dean of the College of Marxism, Tang Xinhui, Deputy Director of the Publicity Department of Party Committee, Professor Zhou Lifang from the College of Tourism, Shanghai Normal University, and 21 international business officials from RCEP member countries including Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, and Thailand. The event was hosted by Chen Wei, Secretary of the Party Committee of the College of International Education.

On the afternoon of June 5th, the opening ceremony of the Seminar on Mauritania Urban Planning and Construction was successfully held. The program is sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (MOFCOM) and hosted by the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai) of the Shanghai Business School (SBS). Liu Bin, Dean of the College of International Education of SBS and Director of the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai), and Tao Li, a representative expert and Associate Professor at the School of Management, Shanghai University, attended the ceremony.

On the morning of June 5th, the opening ceremony of the Seminar on Infrastructure Planning and Construction in Developing Countries was held. The seminar was sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (MOFCOM) and hosted by the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai) of the Shanghai Business School (SBS). Liu Bin, Dean of the College of International Education of SBS and Director of the MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai), and Pang Lei, Associate Professor at the College of Architecture and Urban Planning (CAUP) of Tongji University, attended the ceremony and delivered speeches.

From a member of a Bahamian delegation seeking business opportunities at the Canton Fair in 2006 to a participant in the 2025 Belt and Road International Youth Talent Training Program hosted by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai) at Shanghai Business School (SBS), Anthony's two trips to China, spanning two decades, have witnessed the transformative journey of a developing nation. His personal experience, as an official at the Bahamas Information Services Center, serves as a timeline connecting China's remarkable progress in environmental governance, economic development, and cultural exchange, allowing the seeds of foreign aid training to take root and flourish through intercultural dialogue.