MGBM - Track 1: Global Business

Master of Global Management (MGM) - Global Business

Overview

The program is a full-time pre-experience postgraduate degree program. It is customized for fresh graduates, both Chinese and international, who are of interest in both international business and Chinese economy or those with no more than two years of full-time post-qualification work experience who possess multi-cultural aptitudes and aim to take up international leadership positions in their career. The program intends to develop students’ management knowledge and skills related to managing global business and understanding China’s business environment, to create a community of diverse culture, to enhance students’ international exposure, and to prepare students to be potential candidates for leadership positions in international management in a cross-cultural work environment.

Research Orientations

1. Organization and Human Resource Management 2. Strategic Management and Financial Management 3. Market Study and Marketing 4. Production Operation and Supply Chain Management

Duration of Learning

Total 2 years, including 1 years for program courses and at least 1 year in preparation for a thesis for master degree. All the required courses must be finished within 4 years.

Credits

Master candidates shall earn no less than 28 credits, including 6 credits for public courses, 12 credits for degree courses, 8 credits for non-degree courses and 2 credits for compulsories. Interdisciplinary students must take relative courses in economics or management after admission in line with professional requirements.

Highlights

• Gain practical sense of doing business in China through an interesting line up of lectures, workshop, and seminars delivered by renowned scholars and industry experts;
• A deep insight into China’s dynamic business environment and knowledge about China’s culture, history, law, policy and etc.;
• Possible to get a double degree within 2.5 years of study: one Master degree from Tongji plus one Master degree from international partner institutions such as ESCP Europe, EMLYON Business School, European Business School, HHL Leipzig, Politecnico di Milano and etc.;
• One-on-one mentoring with a designated faculty member for thesis writing for degree-seeking students;
• Exposure to Real-life Business: engage with real challenges in China-based companies seeking for fresh solutions to their existing business challenges and sharpen your career path through the International business consultation project;
• A wealth of extracurricular activities on campus: e.g. Shanghai City tour, Cultural activities like paper-cutting, Chinese calligraphy, dumpling-making, Shadow-boxing, one-day excursion to water-town, Chat with Dean, Chinese buddy program, New year party, International Food Carnival, Chinese Festival Revelry, Chinese corner and etc.

Timetable

Students' Nationality

For the students’ nationality, we take the statistics for the most recent three academic years as an example. Besides the Chinese master students, each academic year, international students from more than twenty countries study in the program. They joined in the master degree-seeking program, master double degree program and non-degree program. The proportion of international students and Chinese students is about two to one. Please find the following graph concerning the students’ nationality.

Diploma and Certificate

Upon completion of the all the degree requirements for the MCM study at Tongji, the students will be conferred Master’s Degree of Science in Management and a Graduation Certificate from Tongji University.

Contact Us

tongji_sem_yu@hotmail.com, semtj@tongji.edu.cn

Add.: International Cooperation Office of SEM, Room 1301, Tongji Building A, No. 1500, Siping Rd. Tongji University, Shanghai, P.R. China, 200092

Tongji University began programs in Economics and Management in 1956 and was one of the earliest universities in China to launch such programs. The School of Economic Management was founded in 1984 and merged with the Business School to become the School of Economics and Management (hereinafter referred to as SEM) in 1998. At present, SEM covers the main disciplines of Economics and Management through the Department of Management Science and Engineering, the Department of Construction Management and Real Estate, the Department of Business Administration, the Department of Accounting, the Department of Public Administration, and the Department of Economics and Finance. Corresponding research institutes and laboratories have also been established in second-level disciplines. After over fifty years of development, SEM has gradually established a mission of Innovation, Cultivation, and Service with a goal of Internationalization and a strong research orientation. SEM currently boasts 210 faculty members, among whom 60 are professors, 74 are associate professors. At present, there are more than 1500 registered undergraduates, over 4000 postgraduates (including academic postgraduates and postgraduates of professional degrees, such as MBA, Master of Public Administration, Master of Engineering Management, EMBA) and doctoral candidates. After about 30-year development, SEM has cultivated thousands of professional management talents, who are now playing important roles in the development of the national economy. Scientific research, both academic and applied, is the main focus of the school’s development. Focusing on the real needs of discipline construction and economic development, SEM combines teaching and scientific research. SEM actively undertakes research programs at the national level, working with concerned ministries, commissions, and enterprises. Meanwhile, international cooperative programs have been developed with many foreign scientific research institutions, colleges, and universities in the US, Germany, Switzerland, etc. The overall scientific research level ranks among the top in business schools in China. International cooperation and exchange are one of SEM’s significant features and advantages. SEM has collaborated in undergraduate and graduate programs with ESCP Europe Business School and ESSEC Business School, an MBA double-degree program with Manchester Business School, an EMBA double-degree program with the University of Mannheim, MBA and Finances programs with Case Western Reserve University, and the SIMBA program with ENPC School of International Management. At present, SEM has established collaborative partnerships with over 70 renowned business schools and universities in 26 countries in terms of faculty exchanges, scientific research, and student exchange. SEM has had many achievements in its international growth and disciplinary development. At present, SEM is an official member of AACSB, EFMD, AMBA, and PRME.It has been awarded AMBA Accreditation, EQUIS Accreditation, and AACSB Accreditation. In 2014, SEM was ranked the seventh among Top Business Schools of Mainland China in Eduniversal Worldwide Business School Ranking, and it has also been honored the Most Influential Brand of MBA Program by Forbes, China. In 2016, SEM’s Master in Management was globally ranked the 50th by Financial Times. In the future, Tongji-SEM will pursue its efforts to develop an internationally-renowned School of Economics and Management.