<16th week> Presented by Frank Yu New Module Starts-Looking back for Moving forward Facts behind the business school After long spring festival vacation, we come back to the campus again for module 3. Having spent 4 months in CKGSB, gradually, i get to know more and more about this CK --- the culture here, the people here, and soul and spirits behind this name. Professors and Courses: Still remember at the openning ceremony last November, dean Zheng told us, CKMBA program is not simply a training program for professional managers, in fact the school is aiming to build future business generals - we are the "west point" in business schools. You won't easily get the point until you start to take courses here. In average, we have to finish one course every 1-2 weeks. Each course is designed intensely and given by pronowned professors. The faculty team here is probably one of the most compentent teams in China. Though the courses are not lasting long, the requirement are as strict as those courses given in 2 years MBA program in North America. So it is not difficult to imagine the workload we have experienced in the class, it's quite common that after we spent whole day in classroom, there are another 1 or 2 assignments or case studies are waiting for us in the night. And usually there are no weekend in CKGSB since we have to catch up with readings or big group write-ups. After module 1 and module 2, I believe what I learned here is not only course knowledge, but also the way to keep up yourself in fierce schedule and environment. I believe this is the spirit CKGSB want to root into our deep heart! Alumni and Staff: One of most precious assets of CKGSB is our alumni and staff. Once you joined CKGSB, you will have a bond with school even after your graduation. This is a truly family. Every 1-2 months we have a family day and alumni are invited to come back to campus to share experience, to exchange minds and to meet old/new friends here. During CKGSB info sessions you can always find alumni actively show up. And it is not rare when CKGSB MBA program would like to make big decisions, all alumni are invited to contribute their ideas and to join the decision making process. The most recent alumni meeting was held about 1 month before and most past graduate MBAs come to Shanghai campus and Beijing campus to join the TV conference to discuss some critical factors about CKMBA programs. Behind the MBA program, we have a very competent staff team supporting this platform. From the very beginning when we were still in the MBA applying procedure, the recruiting staff team are so supportive that we were deeply impressed. After we join CK family, we notice that the whole staff culture here is open and transparent. There are regular communication meetings between staff and us and each week there is open office hour from program director, in short, we have various channels to exchange opinions about the program. Communication is one facet, the most important thing is that we feel our opinions are respected. Immediate response and follow up action plans can be expected here. Business school is an exciting place for me to grow. Yet there is still long time to come, I'm expected to explore more here, in CKGSB. |