Renmin University of China, School of Business
The Renmin University of China School of Business (RBS), founded in 1950, is a business school in China. RBS began offering a MBA program in 1990, one of the first business schools to provide MBA education in China. It offers a range of programs from Bachelor of Business Administration to PhD of Management.
The school has 139 full-time faculty members, including 47 professors, 52 associate professors, and 40 assistant professors/lecturers. Close to 20% of the faculty were trained overseas with a doctoral degree. The faculty are leaders in their respective academic fields and winners of Teaching Excellence, and are senior consultants or independent directors of boards of some of the largest companies in China. In recent years, RBS has strengthened its efforts in internationalization by significantly boosting its international programs.
In the most recent national assessment by the Ministry of Education of P.R. China, RBS was ranked the third in its scholarship and programs in business administration. The school is among the few in China having three nationally designated key research disciplines: general management, industrial economics, and accounting. RBS faculty won 19 national research grants in 2008.
International MBA (IMBA) Program
In 2009 RBS launched IMBA program. The IMBA program requires students to finish 47 credits, a practice report, and a thesis. Students who complete all requirements will be awarded an MBA degree by RUC.
The IMBA students from overseas and China take classes together. All the core courses are taught in English, and certain elective courses are taught in English or bilingually. Popular American and European textbooks are used in combination with real-world insights into the Chinese business environment. Lessons are given by professors with experience at RBS and at overseas business schools. RBS has established long-term partnerships with many business schools worldwide.