On the morning of Oct 13^th, Asia Pacific Regional Director Tuan Kiat Tay, and Financial Officer Annie An from City & Guilds, an city-level industrial association from London, UK visit SBS, and had discussion on starting cooperation. Vice President He Ying, Director Cao Jing of Department of Business Administration, School of Management, and Department of Business Administration Professor Zheng Bei receive the delegation in the Conference Room on the 15^th floor of the Complex Building in Xuhui Campus.

At the meeting, Vice President He Ying expresses warm welcome to the visit of City & Guilds leaders. She introduces the academic history of SBS, its academic layout, and its cooperation with business schools in and out of China. Vice President He Ying points out that under the background of Shanghai promoting “Piloting Reform on Applied Undergraduate Degrees”, SBS and City & Guilds share a broad prospective for cooperation. Asia Pacific Regional Director Tuan Kiat Tay of City & Guilds expresses his appreciation for the warm reception from SBS, and expresses the willingness to sign formal agreement on establishing cooperation partner relationship with SBS. Two parties also have in-depth discussion on the implementation details of the agreement, such as the possible forms of future cooperation, business connection, and personal visits.

(Leaders from City & Guilds and SBS discussing cooperation)

Established in 1878, City & Guilds is a leading institution in certification of occupational qualification with headquarter in London, U.K. With history of more than a century, City & Guilds is providing certification of occupational qualification in 22 different occupational areas. Currently, there are 14 million people in the world holding the certifications of City & Guilds. It is also a cooperation institution for international certification officially recognized by the Chinese government.