The first cohort of CityU-Tsinghua
EMBA+MPA programme have begun
their Master of Public Administration
(MPA) learning journey at Tsinghua
University. The 33 students gathered
in Beijing in August for an array of
orientation activities, having started
their Executive Master of Business
Administration (EMBA) module at CityU
in Hong Kong back in April.
An inaugural opening ceremony was
held on 24 August in Beijing. Guests
attending the ceremony included
Professor Way Kuo, CityU President;
Professor Houmin Yan, Acting Dean
of the College of Business; Professor Bin Yang, Vice-President of Tsinghua
University; Professor Xiaojuan Jiang,
Dean of the School of Public Policy and
Administration at Tsinghua University,
as well as Professor Wayne Yu and Dr Hao Gang, Co-directors of the
programme at CityU.
The first batch of the programme's
advisory committee was announced in
the opening ceremony. The advisors include Dr Baige Zhao, Chairman of
the Expert Committee of International
Think Tank under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Mr Tianyi Wang,
Chief Executive Officer of China
Everbright; International Limited; and
Mr Zhifeng Han, Vice-Director of the
Department of Fixed Asset Investment
at the National Development and
Reform Commission under the State
Council.
