School forges new links in Asia

Nine new partnerships with some of the best business schools in Asia, along with deepened relationships with existing Asian partners, are the outcomes of a trip by Dean David Saunders this summer.

"Our new exchange partners will provide our students with outstanding opportunities throughout Asia, and fill a significant gap in our international initiatives," said Dean Saunders. "In addition, all of the schools that we visited welcome research and teaching exchanges with our faculty."

Increasing connections with international business schools is a key thrust of Queen's School of Business’ strategy to grow the School’s reach and influence globally. Currently, an impressive two-thirds of third year Commerce students study for a term or year abroad at one of over 30 partner schools.

New Partner Business Schools
The Dean’s trip yielded new partnerships for Queen's School of Business with top business schools in Asia:

Japan:
Keio University
Waseda University

Korea:
Seoul National University

Taiwan:
National Chiao Tong University

Thailand:
Chullalongkorn University

China:
Jiao Tong University (Shanghai)
Peking University (Beijing)
Tsinghua University (Beijing)
National Sun-Yat Sen University (Guangzhou)

Deepened Relations with Current Partners
Dean Saunders also visited the School’s current exchange partners in Hong Kong – Chinese University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong University of Science & Technology – and in Singapore – Nanyang Technological University and Singapore Management University. In all cases they agreed to expanded exchange relationships which will now include faculty, and to add more student spaces.

The visit also included Dean Saunders hosting alumni functions in Singapore and Hong Kong.

In total, the Dean visited Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong and China. He was joined by Eric LeBlanc, who manages the extensive international exchange program at Queen's School of Business, and Professor Nailin Bu, who joined the pairthem in Singapore, Hong Kong and China.