South China University of Technology

Set up in 1982, the School of Business Administration (SBA) is affiliated to South China University of Technology (SCUT, founded in 1952)-a public research-intensive university directly governed by the Ministry of Education of China, locating in Guangzhou city in South China. SCUT is a ‘211 Project’, ‘985 Project’ and ‘Double First-Class’ university, which is synonymous with top-tier university in the context of China. Capitalising on the University’s overall strength and adhering to the School’s mission and vision, SBA is determined and steadfast in its pursuit of being a top business school and offering students the best education in the full range of management disciplines. In the  2017 fourth-round MOE (Ministry of Education of China) Discipline Ranking (the most-recent assessment was conducted in 2020 and the results have not been released yet), the School was ranked A- (top 5%) in Management Science and Engineering and ranked B+ (top 10%) in Business Administration. The School’s MBA programme was ranked A- (top 7%-15%) in China University Professional-degree Ranking in 2018. The School has obtained the AACSB Business School accreditation and AMBA accreditation, and is making all its efforts towards its mission and vision to become an international top business school.