By Prince Okafor

The China Europe International Business School, CEIBS, said it will continue to offer opportunities for Nigerian business to network with their counterparts in China on investments.

From Right: Sunday Agboola, President, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) Alumni Association, Nigeria Chapter; Professor Ding Yuan, Vice President and Dean of CEIBS; Olayinka Aworetan, Country Manager, CEIBS and Samuel Ocloo-Ozaba, Alumni and Corporate Relations Manager, Africa; at the annual CEIBS One plus One lecture in Lagos

This came even as the CEIBS, Vice President and Dean Professor Ding Yuan, urged entrepreneurs in the country to adopt the Chinese economic model for business advancement in existing and new opportunities as well as improvement in the standard of living.

In his address at the annual ‘One Plus One’ lecture by CEIBS alumni with the theme, ‘China’s New Economic Model: Opportunities for Africa’, in Lagos, Yuan said: “CEIBS also offer opportunities for the Nigerian business community to network with their counterparts in China on investments and opportunities as well as how to tap into various areas of interest.

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“The combination of Chinese and European style of education would be advantageous to Nigeria and other countries in the continent; it will also help tremendously in shaping the development, since China is one of the largest economies in the world.”

He stated that researchers in China have found very important factors behind the economic model which include to education and the Chinese savings system.

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“The Chinese system supports high quality education which is directly related to its economic development. In addition, savings which is part of the Chinese culture boosts the potentials of their future economic development relative to their growth in the last 40 years.

“This economic model can be fostered through the qualitative business education which CEIBS offers. This is in relation to the advanced lectures where Chinese cases are brought forward to suit the Nigerian environment and also through dialogue from their peers in China and other parts of the world.

“Every year, we try to bring more exchanges between the two countries, especially in the area of economic advancement through qualitative business education and opportunities that can be harnessed,” Yaun added.

Also, Mr. Sunday Agboola, President CEIBS Alumni Association, Nigeria Chapter, said the session was aimed at enhancing the knowledge attained by the alumni of the school on how entrepreneurs can take advantage of the Chinese economic model to build on innovative business trends in the country.