CHINA Europe International Business school (CEIBS) Nigeria chapter has pleaded with Alumni members to ensure all hands are on deck so as to establish and maintain a brand in the continent as a result of Asia-Africa relations which is on the rise. CEIBS is an international business school jointly established by the Chinese government and the European Union.

Speaking at a Reunion and Induction Ceremony organized by CEIBS Nigeria chapter, acting President, CEIBS, Mr Adebayo Agboola, said “As Alumni of CEIBS, we play a key role in extending the opportunity we enjoyed with CEIBS to other Africans. We have a lot of work to do in establishing and maintaining the CEIBS brand in Africa especially at a time where Asia- Africa relations are on the rise and more synergies for growth are emerging.

Agboola who is also the Group Head, Private Sector, eTranzact International Plc, hinted that part of the reason the group inducted new members and created committees was to help us realize our goals.

The event which allowed the acting president of the Nigeria Alumni chapter to share his vision and mission with the Alumni body comprising of captains of various industries and graduates of CEIBS’s Global Executive MBA, Women Entrepreneurship & Leadership for Africa Programme (WELA) and the EMBA, also had in attendance, Head of SME banking, Stanbic IBTC Bank, Mr. Obinna Ukachukwu; Head, Business Development, Sales and Marketing, CEIBS Africa, Dr. Thelma Opara and Professor of Accounting and Academic Director, CEIBS Africa, Professor Mathew Tsamenyi.

According to Forbes, financial times, Bloomberg and Businessweek CEIBS), the number 1 MBA in Asia and 11th in the world according to the financial times

CEIBS which according to Alumni and analysts is unparalleled in preparing internationals to do business in and with China, has19,000 Alumni globally and was founded by the Chinese government and European union in 1994.

However, the Alumni body also came together to present a cheque of N3million naira to Mrs. AdebimpeTalabi, the wife of the late president of the Nigerian Alumni chapter.

The CEIBS Africa project was launched in 2008 with a mission to prepare highly competent innovation oriented managers and executives who are capable of leading and growing their organisations in the increasingly dynamic African economic environment. These are leaders who are capable of negotiating the forces of globalisation and international competition for the benefit of their organisations.