As a veteran civil servant of more than 20 years, why did you enrol in the CEIBS EMBA programme in 2001?
Among CEIBS alumni, government officials make up less than 3 percent. Fan: Prior to 2001, when China was transitioning from a centrally-planned to a market economy and many enterprises were forced to transform, I was working in industrial economic administration in Wuxi. There were so many problems that I really needed a deeper understanding of enterprises. When enterprises prosper, the cities and the country prospers. That was my impetus to study at CEIBS. At CEIBS, I learned a new mode of thinking. CEIBS EMBA educators are among the best; they teach their students with successful cases studies of administration in international corporations. I gained valuable advice on capital management and asset restructuring which I can share with needy enterprises in my city. Businesspeople feel closer to me because of this knowledge. TheLINK: Some 6,000 foreign enterprises from 98 countries and regions have invested in Changzhou (including some of the world’s Top 500 such as GE and Goodyear) whi
