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About XMUSM

The Discipline of Management at Xiamen University (XMU) has a long history which can be traced back to over a century ago from the establishment of The Business Division when XMU was founded in 1921. After a hundred years’ unremitting efforts, inspired by its founder and entrepreneur Mr. Tan Kah Kee’s patriotism and motto of “Pursue Excellence, Strive for Perfection”, the School of Management at Xiamen University (XMUSM), has established itself as one of the Top 10 Business Schools nationwide and are endeavoring to build into world-class business school.

Well-established Disciplines

After rapid development during past century, XMUSM now consists of 6 academic departments, 7 Research Institutes and Centres, 4 Education Centres, 8 Functional Offices and 3 Functional Committees. It offers 8 disciplinary doctoral degree programs (8 PhD degree programs of specialist subjects), 8 disciplinary master degree programs (8 master’s degree programs of specialist subjects), and 3 disciplinary bachelor degree program (9 bachelor degree programs of specialist subjects). The School provides 5 professional Master’s degree programs including MBA, EMBA, ME, MTA, MPAcc.

  • 167

    Doctoral Degrees

  • 78

    Full Professors

  • 61

    Associate Professors

  • 41

    Assistant Professors

Incubator of Management Talents

Xiamen University is one of the first universities in mainland China to offer disciplinary doctoral degree program in Accounting, and has trained numerous outstanding Accounting talents and this also includes China’s first PhD student in Economics on accounting. Every year, many students are attracted to XMUSM for further studies due to its highly professional faculty, well-established disciplines, student-oriented care and favorable learning environment. The School has developed batches of management elites since its establishment. By the end of 2020, the School has a total of 8,317 graduates, 18,904 master graduates and 878 PhD students. Approximately half of the graduates from XMUSM are engaged and employed in the fields of Finance, Accounting and Economics, which respectively brings good reputation to XMUSM, known as the veritable Cradle of CFO Talents in China.

XMUSM boasts a total of 180 faculty members (167 of them got doctoral degrees), including 78 full professors, 61 associate professors and 41 assistant professors. The School comprises of a diverse group of prominent business leaders and experts have unparalleled academic support. It is such wealth of knowledge and experience that is incorporated into students’ learning experience and will advance studies here in XMUSM.

Incubator of Management Talents

XMUSM boasts a total of 172 faculty members (more than 70% of them have studied or worked overseas), including 76 full professors and 55 associate professors. The School comprises of a diverse group of prominent business leaders and experts have unparalleled academic support. It is such wealth of knowledge and experience that is incorporated into students’ learning experience and will advance studies here in XMUSM.

  • 76

    Professor

  • 55

    Associate Professor

  • 70%

    Faculty with Overseas Experience

High Level Talents of XMUSM

Title of Faculty Number
The member of State Council's Academic Degree Appraisal Committee 3
The Fudan Management Excellence Award for Outstanding Contribution 1
Cheung Kong Scholar Professorship 2
The Leading Talent in national "Ten-thousand Talents Plan" for Philosophy and Social Sciences 2
National Four "First Batch" Talents Project 2
The New Century Talents Project 2
Young Scholar of Cheung Kong Scholar Programme 1
The National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars 2
The Young Top Talent in national “Ten-thousand Talents Plan” 2
Entitled to special government allowances from the State Council 12
"Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University" from the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China 15
"Famous Accountant Expert Project" from the Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China 2
The Government Accounting Standards Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China 6
The advisory committee member of International Accounting Report Standards 1

Research Excellence

Several decades of hard work has led to great achievements in disciplines and research areas, with some being highly influential both home and abroad, as well as a long list of top-level academic papers, theses and patents, an array of outstanding professors in all kinds of academic research, and plenty of high-quality research teams. During Year 2016 to 2020, faculty have published numerous works in such top tier international journals as Journal of Accounting Research, Accounting Review, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Production and Operations Management, Tourism Management, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Portfolio Management, Review of Statistics and Economics, Journal of Business Ethics, Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, and such leading national journals as Economic Research Journal, Management World, and Journal of Management Sciences.

Name of Projects Number of Project
Major projects of National Natural Science Foundation of China 1
Major projects of National Philosophy and Social Science Foundation 3
Monograph and Teaching material 90
National and Provincial Awards for Outstanding Achievements in Scientific Research and Teaching 31
Paper Publishing Number of Paper
Paper of international and domestic core journals 1200+
Paper of international top journals (UTD-24, FT50, etc) 75
Paper in domestic first-level journals 121

Extensive International Influence

XMUSM has always been serving the society throughout the promotion of talent training and the development of the school, which earnestly fulfills its social responsibilities.

  • * The Accounting Department and Center for Accounting Studies of XMU have constantly provided consultations for the country to formulate accounting standards. To promote the coordinated development of accounting theory and practice, XMUSM sets up the first "Fujian Accounting Masters Studio" and the Macau Accounting Research Center.

  • * China Institute for Studies in Energy Policy has continuously provided technical support and consultation on energy strategies and policies for the country.

  • * XMU Research Institute for China Business Environment serves the country's major strategic needs for optimizing the business environment.

  • * XMUSM and the Institute of Asset Management and Investment Banking of CCB University jointly established a teaching and research center on capital market.

  • * For years, XMUSM teachers and students have promoted Longde in Ningxia agricultural and economic development to help battle poverty with precision poverty alleviation.

Extensive International Influence

Since its establishment, XMUSM has adopted a global strategy that actively explores opportunities for international cooperation in multiple aspects including student exchange, faculty development, collaborative scientific research, curriculum enhancement, international corporate network. Up to now, XMUSM has co-opeartions with more than 74 well-known universities and research institutions in the world such as Harvard University, Babson College, Northwestern University, National University of Singapore, and The University of Hong Kong, etc; in the meanwhile, it is also a member of ACE Alliance, QTEM Global Masters Network, the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) and other international organizations. XMUSM was granted AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB accreditations respectively in 2011, 2013 and 2020, joining the very small circle of 1% business schools which can be awarded this “Triple Crown” worldwide. On May 17, 2020, the “Touching China” 2019 Award Ceremony went on the air on CCTV-1, and professor William N. Brown from XMUSM was conferred the honorary title “person of the year”, which marks the special tribute to the extraordinary builders of a new China. All these honors are recognition of school’s long-term dedication to academic research, talent cultivation and social services. They are also milestones among XMUSM’s journey towards becoming a first-class business school in the world.