Dean of INSEAD Frank Brown has visited Tsinghua SEM and held talks with Dean Qian Yingyi on September 23, 2008. The two sides discussed issues concerning the enlargement of corporation fields between the two Schools under the new education environment. The two sides also signed a memorandum of understanding on the day which reiterates strengthening corporation on Tsinghua-INSEAD dual degree program; the two sides also agreed on enlarging faculty exchanges and cooperation on leadership skills development.

Tsinghua SEM has 134 full-time faculty members; most of them possess overseas research experiences and practical experiences at companies. Since 2002, Tsinghua SEM has invited more than twenty professors from world-class universities and research institutions such as Yale, MIT, Columbia, and California-Berkeley to be special-term professors at the School. And INSEAD has 137 faculty members and nearly 50 special-term professors. The enlargement of faculty exchange will contribute to efficient improvement of the faculty resources of the two schools. Besides this, the two sides will carry out in-depth discussion on leadership skills development.

(Dean of Tsinghua SEM Qian Yingyi and Dean of INSEADFrank Brown at the signing ceremony of memorandum of understanding between the two schools)

The Tsinghua-INSEAD Dual Degree Executive MBA Program was initiated in 2006. It’s the first program of its kind in China combining international business education with a focus on Asia. The program’s first class was opened in summer of 2007. It targets highly motivated, internationally-minded managers with substantial business experience. The program is taught jointly by the two schools’ faculties and focuses on developing the participants’ leadership skills, building their global mindsets and honing their managerial experience. It combines the analytical rigour of an MBA with the managerial relevance of executive education. Upon successful completion of the program, participants will be awarded two prestigious degrees: an EMBA degree by Tsinghua University and an MBA for Executives degree by INSEAD. Graduates become alumni of the two schools.