Wenzhou City Government and Wenzhou Education Bureau are very keen to establish Wenzhou Business School, aiming at introducing high-quality resources from first-class education providers. The project has been listed as one of the first priorities of Wenzhou Government this year.
Level: Postgraduate level, i.e. MBA, EMBA, FMBA, EDP, focusing on finance, trade, entrepreneurship and logistics supply chain.
Possible Chinese partner institution: Wenzhou Medical College, one of the two universities in Wenzhou with the power to award degrees up to doctorate level in Wenzhou
Ambitions from Chinese partner:
- Investment: RMB 3 billion (GBP 300 million), 67 hectares campus land, construction and operation of the campus
- Enrolment target: 500 at first batch for full-time and short-term programmes, with the aim of doubling the capacity in the long run and extending to undergraduate level
- Benefit for city development: a leading project to support long-term Wenzhou city reform strategy
Requirements for UK institution:
- Highly-ranked business schools will be considered
- UK institutions are required to take responsibility of the academic teaching, quality assurance, concepts, syllabus etc.
- Support in building up the brand and reputation of the Wenzhou Business School
This is a Wenzhou government initiative and we strongly advise any institutions interested in this project to arrange for a telephone discussion with Jazreel Goh, Director Education Marketing before proceeding with any proposal submission.