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welcome to school of management, xiamen university (xmusm)!

xiamen university (xmu), founded in 1921, has long been listed among china’s leading universities on the national "211 project", "985 project" and “double first-class” initiative. to fulfill its founder, mr. tan kah kee’s aspirations of “empowering the nation through education”, xmu has accumulated rich experience and formulated its own educational distinctives in its operation. nowadays xmu proudly stands as a comprehensive institution of higher education with a prestigious global reputation. xmusm has its roots in the university’s original business division since xmu’s inception, one of the university’s first academic departments. driven by our school’s noble mission of “pioneer research, cultivate talent, propagate management culture and advance social progress” and our vision of “from the strength of the south to china’s most distinctive international business school”, all the faculty and staff at xmusm have surmounted numerous difficulties and ridden the wind and waves to not only enhance the teaching and research competences in an all-round manner but also cultivate large numbers of outstanding management talents for china’s prosperous economic development. seasons pass, and time accumulates, eventually towering overhead. with nearly a century of robust growth, xmusm now has established itself as one of the top 10 business schools nationwide and respectively earned its reputation as the veritable cradle of cfo talents in china.

our roots forever stretch into the past. based on the profound academic background, xmusm endeavors along its journey to become a distinctive world-class business school. in retrospection, it has observed a century of business development marked by unfettered accomplishments - to launch the new cross-discipline system to advance the frontiers of disciplines; to produce insightful and impactful research and become the cradle of new thoughts and knowledge of management; to attract more high-caliber faculty members; to cultivate students with the sense of global citizenship and the sensibility of culture diversity and develop them into future business elite and community leaders for the nation and even the world; to provide high-quality and individualized education for the enterprises and society in china; to offer alumni an excellent and lifelong education platform. our strong and extensive alumni network furthers our reach and strengthens our influence in different sectors and strata of society. after generations of hard work and unremitting efforts, xmusm has propelled itself into a leading position in terms of school-running strength, core competitiveness, social influence and sustainable development ability. meanwhile, xmusm's international standing has risen unceasingly.

the world is in the midst of profound and complex changes as never before. it is an era that sees china moving closer to center stage and being in an important period of strategic opportunity for development. we firmly believe that, with china’s rise as the wind beneath our wings, xiamen university and our school will soar and advance among the leading business schools around the globe. carrying forward xmu’s motto of “pursue excellence, strive for perfection” and mr. tan kah kee’s patriotic spirit, we must have the courage to pioneer and push ahead, to pursue reform and break new ground and never become hardened to change or inactive in this new era. in doing so, we will develop a globally outstanding business school with a unique and historic setting of teaching and research excellence, making our own contribution to improve our nation’s overall management discipline level and reinforce economic development in the world. what’s past is prologue, all that remains new is our mission. let’s work indefatigably and look forward to the future!

prof. li jianfa

dean, school of management, xiamen university