On the afternoon of December 1^st, Dean CHEN Fangruo had a meeting with Diego del Alcázar Benjumea, CEO of IE University and Manuel Muñiz Villa, IE University Provost & Dean of SPEGA.

During the meeting, Dean CHEN Fangruo extended warm welcome to Mr. Diego and his delegation, and introduced Antai’s key achievements and development focus in recent years, as well as the research, programs, and the accomplishments by the Industry Research Institute, Shenzhen Institute of Industry Research and SJTU-BoC Institute of Technology and Finance. Dean Chen Fangruo also expressed his willingness to deepen cooperation between the two parties.

Later, Mr. Diego thanked Dean CHEN Fangruo for the meeting and introduced IE University's ambitious plan of "THE NEXT FIFTY". Provost Manuel reviewed the student exchange partnership between the two parties, the 1+1 dual degree programs, and discussed the possibilities of DBA cooperation and “1+1 IMTT” program.

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