Introduction of Tsingshan Institute for Advanced Business Studies of Zhejiang University
China has achieved remarkable accomplishments, especially over the last four decades of reform and opening-up. It has completely shaken off absolute poverty and entered a new stage of high-quality development that aims to meet the people's needs for a better life. With a population of 1.4 billion, China has become the most innovative dynamic market, the biggest manufacturer and the second largest economy in the world, which shows the great potential to be a cradle of cutting-edge researches in both economics and management.
Zhejiang University is a comprehensive, research-oriented and innovative university with a rich history and outstanding reputation, leading the way of China education. It is ranked 45th in the QS World University Rankings (2021-2022) and 65th in The Times Global Business Rankings.
Tsingshan Institute for Advanced Business Studies of Zhejiang University (ZJU-TIABS) was established in early 2021 with the full support Tsingshan Holding Group, the world's leading private enterprise (ranking 279th in the Global 500). Inspired by Princeton Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)，TIABS aims to create a new innovative platform supporting the world’s top economists and management scientists immersed themselves in academic research in China, and provide a shared space for fully open and creative cultural exchanges. TIABS committed to support international, forward-looking and original research under the leadership of its first executive dean Wu Xiaobo, who is a Qiushi distinguished professor of Zhejiang University.
Zhejiang University is located in Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang Province, which is at the forefront of China’s market economy reform. As one of the six ancient capitals of China, it has a profound human history of more than 2,200 years as well as a beautiful natural environment with three world cultural heritages: Liangzhu cultural relics that exemplify the 5,000 years of Chinese civilization, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the longest artificial canal in the world, and West Lake, where humanity and beauty blend together. Moreover, Hangzhou is also the pioneer of China’s reform and opening up, the hometown of e-commerce and digital economy, and the demonstration zone of common prosperity, which provides unique advantages to conduct first-class research in economics and management.
Welcome to Tsingshan Institute for Advanced Business Studies of Zhejiang University！
Vision
Create a world-leading business research palace.
Mission
We gather eminent scholars, create stimulating atmosphere and brilliant ideas to provide optimal solutions for the world’s economy sustainable development.
Pillar
Carry out exploratory and pioneering research to improve the welfare of human society.
