Recently, the 2025 AMBA&BGA Asia Pacific Annual Conference was successfully held in Indonesia. The conference aimed to present discuss and debate key issues that will shape business schools educational institutions and higher education landscape in the Asia Pacific region over the next five years and beyond. Associate Professor Zhou Lingxu, Deputy Director of the Department of Tourism Management and Director of the Center for Female Leadership and Student Career Development of the School of Business Administration of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, was invited to attend on behalf of the school. She gathered with business school leaders faculty representatives and experts from China and the Asia Pacific region to collaborate share ideas and shape the future of management education in the region.
Group photo of the Chinese business school delegation at the 2025 AMBA&BGA Asia Pacific Annual Conference
The conference covered multiple key areas and cutting-edge directions of business education including innovative best practices of business schools in digitalization and artificial intelligence development lifelong learning programs related to MBA graduates and executive education and alumni career growth promoting sustainable entrepreneurship and leadership development through initiatives such as the Silk Road Alliance capacity building of industry partnerships and ecosystems in business education and integrating responsible management education and sustainable development into business school curriculum development.
Associate Professor Zhou Lingxu delivering a speech on behalf of the school at the conference
During the conference Associate Professor Zhou Lingxu introduced in detail the schools business education practices featuring green inclusion responsibility and sustainability on behalf of the school. The school is committed to deeply integrating the concept of sustainable development and social responsibility into the entire process of talent training emphasizing business ethics environmental management and inclusive development in curriculum design. It particularly focuses on empowering vulnerable groups and promoting the concept of business for good cultivating new management talents capable of leading sustainable development. This school-running orientation is highly consistent with multiple conference themes and its innovative practices aroused enthusiastic responses and strong recognition among participants.
Group photo of the school representative with Professor Wang Zhongming member of the AMBA&BGA International Advisory Board and Mr. George Iliev AMBA&BGA Accreditation Director
Through this participation the schools faculty gained in-depth understanding of the cutting-edge trends of business education in the Asia Pacific region in digitalization lifelong learning and industry-education integration. They successfully showcased the unique value and exploration of the school in responsible management education to international peers and established connections with representatives from business schools of universities in Malaysia Thailand Kazakhstan Uzbekistan and other countries. The school will continue to deepen the basic framework of responsible management education innovate school-running concepts actively engage in international dialogue and cooperation and contribute to shaping a more sustainable and inclusive future of business education in the Asia Pacific region.