Pathways of Business Talents' Cultivation: A Case Study

To provoke discussion amongst colleagues in the field of higher business education around the world, the paper provides a case study of the business school education of a private university in Shanghai, China. Through over 12 years' effort, distinctive educational characteristics have come into being. In summary, the business school have adopted four main pathways in cultivating its students into business talents, namely (1) constantly optimizing programs along with local economy and society development; (2) constantly improving curriculum in accordance with industry and job requirements; (3) promoting students' expertise and critical thinking through dynamic classroom; and (4) improving students' comprehensive quality and ability through "Three Focusing and Three Persistence".