Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education and jointly built by the Ministry of Education and Shanghai Municipality, whose predecessor was Nanyang Public School founded in 1896. It is one of the most time-honored higher education institutions in the history of China. SJTU has nurtured more than 100,000 outstanding talents for the country, including a group of outstanding politicians, social activists, industrialists and scientists, such as Jiang Zemin, Lu Dingyi, Ding Guangen, Wang Daohan, Qian Xuesen, Huang Xuhua and other famous alumni, who have made significant contributions to the prosperity of the country and the development of science and technology.

Antai College of Economics and Management (ACEM), Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) also shares a profound history. In 1903, Mr. Sheng Xuanhuai, the father of modern business in China and the founder of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, petitioned the Dynasty Qing government to set up “Nanyang Advanced Business School”. The Railway Management program was established in 1918; then in 1979, the Department of Industrial Management was established, and the major of management was rebuilt; in 1984, SJTU reinstated the Management School with the approval of the Ministry of Education; in 1996, Aetna Group from the USA funded the development of the Management School with SJTU, which was renamed Antai Management School, Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2000; in March 2006, it was renamed Antai College of Economics and Management (ACEM), Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU); in 2015, ACEM was relocated and returned to the century-old Xuhui campus.

The MBA program of ACEM SJTU is a Master of Business Administration (MBA) program recognized by the Ministry of Education and the Office of the State Council Academic Degrees Committee for academic and degree education. The program has been running for 26 years since 1994, and has enrolled more than 10,000 MBA students. SJTU Antai MBA program is dedicated to cultivating business leaders and industry elites with upright conduct, board vision, solid foundation, strong innovation ability and profound cultural background. In the past 20 years, the program has worked hard on the standard, quality, brand and characteristic development, with a sound brand effect created. ACEM is the only local business school in China listed in the world’s top 100 for eight consecutive years, according to the latest Global MBA Ranking for 2021 released by Financial Times (FT). ACEM MBA also ranks No. 1 and No. 15 in FT’s Top MBA for Women and Global MBA Ranking for Finance, respectively. In addition, ACEM’s MBA program is the only local business school in Chinese mainland listed in QS Global MBA Rankings: Top 100 MBA Programs for two consecutive years (2020-2021).

In the list of “Double First-Class” Universities and Disciplines announced by the Ministry of Education, the "Business and Management" discipline of SJTU is the only economic and management discipline selected in Yangtze River Delta region. In the fourth round of national discipline evaluation and the first round of professional-degree evaluation, both the first-class discipline of Business Administration and the MBA program of SJTU are ranked A+. In the Asia-Pacific Business School Rankings released by Financial Times, ACEM SJTU has been No. 1 for the second year in a row. In 2008 and 2011, ACEM SJTU was accredited by three authoritative international top management education systems, namely AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB respectively, thus becoming the first triple-accredited business school in Chinese mainland. Now ACEM embarks on its new-century journey and is carrying out a reform focusing on industry research with the strategy of "two types of scholarship, horizontal (academic) and vertical (industry), reinforcing each other and connecting theory with practice", which attracts the attention of business schools around the world.

Applicants of the program shall meet the following conditions:

1. Citizen of the People's Republic of China.
2. Support the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) with good moral character and comply with laws and regolations.
3. Health conditions in line with the medical examination requirements set by the state and the enrolment institution.
4. Applicant must also meet one of the following conditions in terms of academic education:
5. In addition to the above conditions, applicants of the postgraduate entrance examination of the full-time China Leaders for Global Operations (CLGO) program shall obtain the Bachelor's degree certificate recognized by China before August 2019.

Admission plan (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan students and international students):

1. Full-time MBA programs: 80-100 students
2. Part-time MBA programs: 500-700 students
3. In general, one class will be organized for each of the full-time International MBA program, full-time CLGO program, part-time Finance MBA, part-time Artificial Intelligence MBA, part-time Tech-Finance MBA and part-time MBA (Singapore) program, and 1--2 classes for part-time MBA (Shenzhen) program.

Note: The final admission quota shall be subject to the admission plan issued by the state and the adjustment and allocation by the school according to the source of students and examination conditions.

1. Full-time International MBA Program (IMBA): Full-time, with a duration of 2 years. ACEM IMBA program is dedicated to cultivating international high-end management talents with both global vision and domestic market basis. The IMBA program is operated with the basic idea of internationalization of China, with courses taught in English, and implements the concept of an international MBA program in the perspectives of the curriculum, teaching material selection, teaching activities, faculty development, sources of students and other aspects; the program is taught by globally selected faculty, including renowned professors from North American, European and Asian universities, multinational executives and senior professors of SJTU. The IMBA program is open to students at home and abroad who will have great opportunities to study abroad at top-tier business schools and receive scholarships.
2. Full-time China Global Operations Leader Program (CLGO): Full-time, with a duration of 2.5 years (concentrated learning in the first three semesters + corporate practice in the fourth semester + thesis writing and defense in the fifth semester). The China Leaders for Global Operations (CLGO) program is the first full-time, interdisciplinary MBA program in China, which is jointly initiated by ACEM, School of Mechanical Engineering and School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, SJTU, and developed by SJTU in partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The CLGO program aims to cultivate leaders who are proficient in technology and management and have a global vision as well as an in-depth understanding of China's market environment for China and even global operations. The program adopts the advanced school-running mode and teaching materials of MIT, while also incorporating local Chinese content; leadership development goes all through the training of inter-disciplinary talents strong in management and technology; the world's leading manufacturing and operation enterprises as well as network & technology enterprises engage deeply in the program operation and give priority to graduates in employment; eligible graduates can also apply for a second MEM degree at SJTU.
3. Part-time Comprehensive MBA Program: Not full-time, with a duration of 2.5 years. Available teaching time: two weeknights and a full day at weekends; Friday afternoon and evening and a full day at weekends; or intensive teaching once every two weeks, three days for each time (Friday, Saturday and Sunday). Intensive teaching mode is applied to the part-time MBA (Shenzhen) program. The program is dedicated to cultivating inter-disciplinary talents who are skilled in management and operation and have an international perspective and innovative spirit, and it attaches great importance to combining classical theories with reality in China in terms of the curriculum. Courses of the Part-time MBA program are designed to meet the needs of various industries for management talents and highlight the cultivation of students' innovation and entrepreneurial ability. Mandatory courses of the program include basic courses on methodology, core courses on management and courses based on China's national conditions, while its elective courses consist of courses in marketing, finance, economy and decision-making, corporate strategy and leadership, e-commerce and operation, comprehensive management, humanities, artificial intelligence, etc., which can, on the one hand, improve students' ability to solve practical problems, and on the other hand, expand students' horizons and boost their professional skills.
4. Part-time Finance MBA Program: Not full-time, with a duration of 2.5 years. The program courses are provided in the evening of two working days and a full day at weekends. The program draws lessons from the curriculum of Finance MBA programs of famous international schools and CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) examination requirements, with a series of finance courses specially developed. The program aims to cultivate a new type of investment and financial professionals (securities investment professionals and CFO, etc.) with international competitiveness in the all-around competition in global financial industry. During the academic period, students must take the CFA exam in addition to completing the MBA degree program.
5. Part-time Artificial Intelligence MBA Program: Not full-time, with a duration of 2.5 years. The program courses are provided in the evening of two working days and a full day at weekends. The program is committed to cultivating high-level inter-disciplinary management talents in the field of artificial intelligence with both theory and practice, as well as an international vision and an innovative spirit. To align with the national strategy and support Shanghai to build an artificial intelligence development highland with global influence, the program is jointly launched by ACEM SJTU and the Artificial Intelligence Institute, SJTU, bringing together their faculty members and industry resources.
6. Part-time Tech-Finance MBA Program: Not full-time, with a duration of 2.5 years. The program is committed to cultivating high-level inter-disciplinary management talents with both theory and practice, as well as an international vision and a technological innovation spirit to empower the commercialization of advances in science and technology by finance. The program is designed to implement the national strategy by promoting the empowerment of finance to technology and the innovative development of technology industries, to support Shanghai for accelerated development of a science and technology innovation center with global influence, and to create an interdisciplinary platform for management, finance, engineering, law, artificial intelligence, etc.

The admission of MBA students is divided into two categories: directional and non-directional. For directional MBA students, a directional training agreement will be concluded among the school, the student and his/her organization with the training fees to be paid by such organization or student. For non-directional MBA students, the training agreement will be executed between the student and the school with the training fees to be paid by the student individually. Part-time postgraduate students are generally admitted in a directional employment type without transfer of household register or individual archive.

The school provides no welfare to MBA students during the academic years, and students shall pay for teaching materials, accommodation and other fees and expenses individually.

The master's thesis of MBA students is prepared based on their major or research considerations under the guidance of their supervisors. Those who pass the course examinations, take the required credits, prepare the master's thesis and pass the thesis defense within the specified years will be awarded the postgraduate diploma and MBA degree certificate by Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) after examination and approval.

CLGO students who apply for and satisfy the requirements of degree-awarding will also receive a Master of Engineering Management (MEM) degree certificate from SJTU.

Full-time IMBA program: RMB 328,000, payable in two annual installments, 50% and 50% respectively.

Full-time CLGO program: RMB 328,000, payable in three annual installments, 40%, 40% and 20% respectively.

Part-time MBA program: RMB 458,000, payable in three annual installments, 40%, 40% and 20% respectively.

Note: The information filed with the price administration authority shall prevail.

In order to encourage MBA students to study hard for all-around development, constantly enhance their innovative spirit and practical ability, expand international vision, and improve the comprehensive quality, Antai MBA program has increased the scholarships since the fall of 2011: First, the total annual scholarship amount of Antai MBA program has been increased from RMB 5 million to more than RMB 25 million, of which nearly RMB 10 million was increased in 2021, which are used to reward new students' enrollment, course study, second classroom, entrepreneurial practice, overseas exchange, overseas study tour, student activities, etc. Second, the coverage of scholarships has been expanded from 30% to over 60%, with over 500 rewards offered to students.

Scholarships for new students include pre-admission scholarship, national entrance examination scholarship, and full-time GMAT scholarship, etc. For specific scholarship amounts and quotas, please see: http://mba.sjtu.edu.cn/recruit/fee.html.

Antai MBA program has made constant innovations in its enrollment procedures in recent years, attracting more students with business leadership potential to the MBA family in a more open, fair, and equal manner. In 2008, it pioneered the early interview policy in China, realizing the successful transformation from pursuing the quantity of students to the quality of students, and making it highly praised and recognized by all walks of life as the leader of the admission reform of MBA schools nationwide. In 2012, Antai MBA program further systematized the early interview policy as the "Golden Eagle" plan.

Antai College of Economics and Management (ACEM), Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU)

For application eligibility and other related matters, please consult the Graduate Admissions Office, SJTU

For information on each MBA program, please consult MBA Office of ACEM, SJTU

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