From April 28 to 29, the "Asia Century Forum 2025: Entrepreneurship, Sustainability, Globalization" (hereinafter referred to as "Asia Century Forum 2025") and the "MBAChina Asian Business School Awards Ceremony" were held at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Jointly organized by MBAChina and the CUHK MBA Program, the forum brought together over 70 deans and representatives from leading business schools across Asia, alongside renowned scholars, entrepreneurs, representatives of research institutions, and media professionals. The event centered around the themes of Entrepreneurship, Sustainability, and Globalization, and explored new pathways to foster innovation and high-quality development in business education in Asia.
During the award ceremony, Professor Ding Ronggui, Dean of the School of Management and Director of the MBA/EMBA Education Center at Shandong University, was honored with the "Asian Business School Innovative Leadership Award" for his outstanding leadership in business education. The MBA/EMBA Education Center was recognized as a "Model Evergreen Brand Institution", in acknowledgment of its 26-year commitment to high-quality education and brand development. In addition, Mr. Wang Yongqi, alumnus of EMBA Class 9 and Chairman of Tongzhi Weiye Software Co., Ltd., received the "Asian Business School Entrepreneurship Pioneer Award" for his exceptional achievements in technology entrepreneurship.
At the forum, Zhang Xiaofeng, Assistant Dean of the School of Management and Director of the Center for Industry-Education Integration and Capability Development, delivered a keynote speech titled "Managing Certainty Amid Uncertainty: Building an Agile and Sustainable MBA Education". Drawing on the wisdom of traditional Chinese philosophy, he introduced a three-dimensional model of “trend, people, and action” to articulate how the value of managerial certainty can guide responses to an increasingly uncertain future.
