Tsinghua-INSEAD EMBA Program has opened its second class on June 6, 2008. The opening ceremony was attended by Qian Yingyi, Dean of Tsinghua SEM; Liao Li, Associate Dean of Tsinghua SEM in charge of EMBA program and Charles Galunic, Dean of the INSEAD Executive MBA program.

The second intake of the Tsinghua-INSEAD EMBA Program is a group of 35 business elites representing 12 different nationalities including China, the United States, France, Australia, Canada, Singapore, Germany, The Netherland, India, Mongolia, Malaysia, and South Korea. The class has 26 students from abroad, accounting for 78% of the total. With average age 38, the participants have 14 years business experience on average.

(Dean Qian Yingyi addresses the opening ceremony)

Participants of the new class are from diverse industries, such as IT industry: Microsoft, Hp, Oracle, Equinix; Financial investment industry: Goldman Sachs, World Bank, Dexia, La China Capital, Barclays; Pharmaceutical and health care industry: Novartis, Johnson, Eisai China Inc; Energy industry: Petrovis, Mobil, Shell Eastern Petro- leum, Manufacturing industry: Ingersoll –Rand, Parker Hannifin, Honeywell International and Government department like the Foreign ministry of the Netherland. There are also participants from hotel, automobile, real estate and entertainment industries.

(Dean of the INSEAD Executive MBA program Charles Galunic addresses the opening ceremony)

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.