Senior Executive Program for China

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Created by Harvard Business School; the School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, and China Europe International Business School, this leadership development program addresses the business and management demands on executives in China today.

What You Can Expect

By offering an opportunity to step back from day-to-day responsibilities, this leadership training program enables participants to acquire the broad, integrated knowledge and global perspective required to successfully lead their organizations in China.

Your Course of Study

Taught in a Chinese and English bilingual format, the intensive curriculum is presented as three modules. Focusing on recent trends in China and the world, faculty provide concrete, actionable frameworks and tools to implement on the job.

Who Is Right for the Program

Designed for an elite group of senior executives from Chinese state-owned and private companies, as well as multi-national companies with operations in China, the program is designed for individuals with significant responsibility for strategic decision making.

For more information, please contact:
Harvard Center Shanghai
Ms. Vivian Friedman
Manager, Programs and Client Services
Email: harvardchina@hbs.edu
Tel: +86 21 3852 3888
Fax: +86 21 3852 3820

Harvard Business School
Cheng (Jason) Qian
Assistant Director, Global Market
Executive Education
Email: jqian@hbs.edu
Tel: +1 617 384 5867
Fax: +1 617 496 4345
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field
Boston, MA 02163

An Integrated Educational Partnership Among Established Business Schools

The School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University; China Europe International Business School, and Harvard Business School offer the Senior Executive Program for China, designed to address the business and management challenges facing executives in China and Southeast Asia today. Applying the principles of academic rigor, diversity, and impactful learning, leading faculty from the three schools provide senior managers with the tools needed to succeed in today's challenging business environment.

For more than a century, the mission of Harvard Business School (HBS) has been to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. Renowned for its legacy of innovation, HBS introduced the case method to management education, developed the concept of executive education, and created the world's first MBA program. A global network of seven research centers on four continents extends the School's groundbreaking research efforts to the international marketplace. Founded in 1908, HBS is a longstanding world leader in redefining the nature of management education, shaping the practice of business in every industry, and inventing the future of business.

The history of the School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University (Tsinghua SEM) dates back to 1926 as the Department of Economics and to 1979 as the Department of Economics and Management Engineering. In 1984, Tsinghua SEM was established as one of the first business schools in China. Currently, Tsinghua SEM has a total of 155 faculty members and more than 4,000 students, offering a variety of academic programs at undergraduate, master (including MBA/EMBA), and doctoral levels. With eight departments and several research centers, Tsinghua SEM contributes academic knowledge that fuels the revival of the Chinese economy and cultivates business leaders for China and the world.

China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) was established in 1994 as a joint venture between the European Union and the Municipal Government of Shanghai. In its first 10 years, CEIBS has brought together a prestigious faculty team whose members come from top international business schools, regularly provide consulting services to Chinese and multinational companies, and develop China-relevant cases. CEIBS offers a full-time MBA program, a part-time Finance MBA program, a part-time executive MBA program, as well as numerous Executive Education programs. The School’s curriculum combines international management education with profound knowledge of the Chinese business environment.

What You Can Expect

The Senior Executive Program for China provides the opportunity for executives to step back from day-to-day responsibilities in order to acquire the integrated knowledge and global perspective required to successfully lead their organizations.

Participants will:

Ultimately, participants will return to their companies empowered with the knowledge and skills to create and sustain competitive advantage in today's dynamic business environment.

Your Course of Study

This leadership development program is offered in three modules, allowing managers to return to their organizations after each module and start implementing what they have learned. Functional excellence is the overarching theme in the first module, which takes place at Tsinghua SEM in Beijing. The focus of the second module, offered at CEIBS in Shanghai, is strategic management. Leadership is the central theme of the third module that brings participants to the HBS campus in Boston.

Module One: Understanding and Managing Key Functional Areas

Principles of General Management
Marketing
Management Control

Module Two: Competing Successfully in China and the Global Economy

Strategy
Strategic Human Resources
Finance
Negotiations

Module Three: Leadership, Values, Organization, and Governance

Leadership and Change Management
Corporate Governance and Values
Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Business and Government in the International Economy

Who Is Right for the Program

The Senior Executive Program for China is designed for an elite group of senior executives in Chinese state-owned and private companies, as well as in multinational companies with operations in China, across a wide range of industries and functions. Candidates should have significant responsibility for strategic decision making, hold leadership positions one to three levels below the chief executive officer, and be identified as part of the company's succession plan.

Typical participant titles may include:

Participants usually work in local or multinational organizations, represent widely diverse industries, and conduct business in China.

Language

To ensure the most comprehensive learning experience, the Senior Executive Program for China is taught in both English and Chinese with translation. Participants will preselect either Chinese or English for their classroom materials. When forming the living groups, program administrators consider each senior executive's language capabilities to ensure optimum group discussions.

Past Participants Represented:

Industries Nationalities
8% Chem/Pharm/Bio 99% Asia/Pacific
1% Communications 1% North America
8% Consumer Products
16% Financial
17% High Technology
10% Manufacturing
3% Nonprofit Services
9% Other Services
10% Professional Services
2% Raw Materials/Energy
8% Real Estate/Construction
5% Retail Services
3% Utilities/Telecommunications

"By presenting state-of-the-art concepts and methodologies, the program has helped me become a more capable, informed leader. In a short time, I gained a new perspective on the wide range of issues facing both multinational and local companies, particularly those doing business in China today."
Stefan Sommer [President, Corporate Vice President], D.S.M.

Meet the Program Faculty

The Senior Executive Program for China is developed and taught by the best faculty from Harvard Business School (HBS); the School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University (Tsinghua-SEM); and China-Europe International Business School (CEIBS). They are distinguished academicians, skilled educators, groundbreaking researchers, award-winning authors, and experienced entrepreneurs in their respective fields. Representing various disciplines, they remain close to practice through relationships with business and industry leaders and through personal involvement as board members and consultants for top companies around the world. These faculty members leverage their business expertise and field-based research to create new knowledge and enduring concepts that shape the practice of management.

Yang Bin, Professor of Business Strategy and Policy, Senior Associate Dean, Director of Tsinghua Center for Leadership Development and Research. Faculty cochair of Senior Executive Program for China.

Li Daokui, Mansfield Freeman Chair Professor of Economics and Professor and Chair of Department of Finance, Tsinghua-SEM. Director of Center for China in the World Economy (CCWE).

Xia Donglin, Professor of Accounting, Tsinghua-SEM. Deputy Secretary-General of Accounting Society of China.

Zhou Dongsheng, Professor of Marketing and Associate Dean, CEIBS. Faculty cochair of the "Senior Executive Program for China."

William W. George, Professor of Management Practice. Member of the Organizational Behavior Unit; and faculty chair of "Authentic Leadership Development."

Li Jin, Associate Professor of Business Administration. Member of the Finance Unit.

Wang Kun, Associate Professor of Marketing, Tsinghua-SEM.

Pedro Nueno, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Executive President, CEIBS.

Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Andreas Andresen Professor of Business Administration. Member of the Strategy Unit; faculty chair of "Strategy: Building and Sustaining Competitive Advantage" and faculty cochair of "Intellectual Property and Business Strategy," "Senior Executive Program for China," and "Effective Strategies for Media Companies."

Lynn S. Paine, John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration; Senior Associate Dean, Director of Faculty Development; Member of the General Management Unit. Faculty cochair of "Senior Executive Program for China."

Guhan Subramanian, H. Douglas Weaver Professor of Business Law, Harvard Business School, and Joseph Flom Professor of Law and Business, Harvard Law School. Member of the Negotiation, Organizations, and Markets Unit; faculty chair of "Changing the Game: Negotiation and Competitive Decision Making."

Richard H.K. Vietor, Paul Whiton Cherington Professor of Business Administration. Senior Associate Dean; and member of the Business, Government and the International Economy Unit.

Xu Xiaonian , Professor of Economics and Finance, CEIBS.

Dingbo Xu, Professor of Accounting, Associate Dean, CEIBS.

Arthur Yeung, Philips Chair Professor of Human Resource Management, Associate Dean, Director of Center of Organization and People Excellence, and Director of CEO Learning Consortium, CEIBS.

Zheng Yuhuang, Associate Professor of Marketing, Tsinghua-SEM.

Admissions

Because a diverse participant mix is an important part of every HBS Executive Education program, we look for candidates who reflect a broad range of industries, functions, countries, and backgrounds to enrich the learning experience.

Fees, Payments, and Cancellations

The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals.

No payment is necessary until you have been accepted into an HBS Executive Education program. After admission notification, we will send you an invoice via email; payment is due within 30 days of the invoice date. If admission is within 30 days prior to the start of the program, payment is due upon receipt of the invoice. Payment is required prior to the program start date. We accept payment by company check, bank wire transfer, or credit card (American Express, MasterCard, Visa). Details are included on the program invoice.

If you need to cancel or defer participation, you must submit your request in writing more than 30 days before the start of the program to receive a full refund. Due to program demand and the volume of preprogram preparation, cancellations or deferrals received 14 to 30 days prior to the start of the program are subject to a fee of one-half of the program fee. Requests received within 14 days are subject to full payment.

Requirements

Although there are no formal educational requirements, admission is a selective process based on professional achievement and organizational responsibility. We look for professionals who have demonstrated business talent and leadership potential.

HBS Executive Education programs enrich both participants and their sponsoring organizations, and require full commitment from each party. While participants devote time and intellect to the learning experience, sponsoring organizations agree to relieve individuals of their work responsibilities during the program.

We deliberately design our programs to encourage individual growth and to foster productive interaction among participants. For that reason, this program is taught in both English and Chinese with translation. Participants will preselect either Chinese or English for their classroom materials. When forming discussion groups, program administrators consider each executive's language capabilities to ensure optimal exchange of ideas within the group.

Application Process

Program participants must be sponsored by their current employer. The Admissions Committee must receive your application and all required documents in order to review the application.

To apply, you may use our online form or download an application. You also may request a brochure by mail.

If you submit your application online, we will promptly acknowledge receipt of your submission via email. In the unlikely event that an email acknowledgment is not received, please contact the Admissions Committee by email: exed_admissions@hbs.edu, phone: +1-617-495-6226, or fax: +1-617-496-1731.

If you choose to submit a printed application, be sure to type or print legibly and sign your application. Send the application to the address or fax number listed on the form. Mailed or faxed applications are processed and acknowledged promptly upon receipt via email.

Complete Your Application

Please answer all questions thoroughly—the Admissions Committee will only consider completed applications. After reviewing your application and making the necessary edits or corrections, print or copy the application for your records.

Meet the Deadlines

We request applications at least four weeks in advance of the program start date. Early application does not guarantee admission. Programs often fill to capacity, so early application is recommended.

Notification of Acceptance

We acknowledge receipt of all applications and maintain all application information in strict confidentiality.

To optimize the learning experience and maximize the exchange of ideas, the Admissions Committee selects a class that balances each participant's experience, the scope of his or her current responsibilities, and the type of organization.

The Admissions Committee begins reviewing applications four months before the start date, and qualified candidates are admitted on a rolling, space-available basis. Once the review process has begun, applicants are notified within three weeks via email regarding Admissions Committee decisions. If your application is received within three weeks of the program's start date, the Admissions Committee will notify you of their decision as soon as possible.

Need help?

For further assistance, contact our client service specialists at: 1-800-427-5577 (outside the U.S., dial +1-617-495-6555).