w88 casino News Network (provided by Continuing Education Distance College)The opening ceremony of the 23rd class of the MBA program jointly organized by the w88 casino and City University of Seattle in the United States was held online on May 28, 2022 through the Tencent conference platform. Professor Hong Junjie, Vice President of the w88 casino, Mr. Chris Bryan, Acting President of Seattle City University, Dr. Scott Carnz, Vice President, and Dr. Sumantra Sengupta, Dean of the w88 casino of Business, attended the ceremony and delivered speeches. Ms. Xu Yanan, Assistant Provost (China) of Seattle City University, Mr. Richard Gary, Academic Director of China Projects, all teachers from the Chinese and American project departments, and 40 new students from Class 23 attended the opening ceremony online. The opening ceremony was presided over by Zhao Zhen, deputy secretary of the w88 casino of Continuing and Distance Education.
Vice President Hong Junjie’s speech
Vice President Hong Junjie first expressed his affirmation of the long-term good cooperative relationship between City University of Seattle and w88 casino, and expressed his gratitude to all staff of the project departments of both China and the United States, especially Ms. Xu Yanan, Assistant Provost (China) of the United States and Mr. Richard Gary, Academic Director of the China Project, for their hard work in deepening cooperation between the two parties, ensuring project quality, improving teachers' teaching standards and student satisfaction. Vice President Hong Junjie introduced the general situation of w88 casino, w88 casino-running characteristics and the history of cooperation and exchanges between China and foreign countries. He pointed out that the MBA program jointly organized with City University of Seattle in the United States is an important part of w88 casino’s international cooperation. w88 casino will spare no effort to continue to provide convenient conditions for teachers in China and provide students with a high-quality learning environment. Finally, he expressed his appreciation for the new students' choice to participate in MBA studies with a proactive attitude during the special period of the epidemic. He hoped that the new students could broaden their horizons, open their minds, listen humbly, and think positively during the learning journey, and ultimately become new management talents with an international perspective.
Speech from Acting Principal Chris Bryan
Mr. Chris Bryan, Acting President of City University of Seattle, USA, reviewed the w88 casino’s 50 years of development in his speech and introduced the international alumni network of City University of Seattle, USA. Its graduates work in many of the world's top 100 companies and have become leaders and main forces in many industries. They are an important resource of the w88 casino. Mr. Chris Bryan also mentioned the various elements required to become a leader, among which listening, humility, the quality of not being afraid of failure, and the spirit of perseverance are the keys to becoming an excellent leader. He also pointed out that only by summing up experience from the countless lessons brought about by failures can we ultimately gain success.
Subsequently, Dr. Scott Carnz, Vice President of City University of Seattle, USA, provided valuable suggestions for new students in online learning. Dr. Sumantra Sengupta, Dean of the w88 casino of Business, introduced the w88 casino’s teaching quality monitoring objectives and requirements for teacher selection.
Mr. Han Yihui, a freshman representative from China Broadcasting Asset Management Co., Ltd., said in his speech that in the complex business environment in the future, he will definitely use the various knowledge gained in study to improve himself, seize opportunities, and achieve success.
The 23rd class of the Seattle MBA program has enrolled a total of 40 students, 15% of whom have overseas study background. The trainees mainly come from well-known large and medium-sized enterprises in the fields of high-tech, aviation, finance, information industry and other fields. They are all middle and senior managers or business backbones of their respective units.
