On Dec 19^th, 2020, the international accreditation office of EQUIS officially announced that College of Business of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics had attained the international EQUIS accreditation. Up till now, College of Business of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics has attained all three authoritative international accreditations in the area of higher business education（AACSB、AMBA、EQUIS）.

EQUIS（EFMD Quality Improvement System）accreditation is an identification of the quality of business schools established by EFMD, and is known for its comprehensiveness and strictness in terms of reviewing process. It is listed as one of the three most authoritative international accreditation of international business schools along with AACSB and AMBA. The identification mainly evaluates the overall developmental status of business schools (from ten aspects including development strategy and goal, teaching programs, student cultivation, faculty strength, academic research, management, resource management, level of internationalization, morality and ethics, social responsibility and sustainable development).

Raising the educational standard and international reputation of the school by participating in international identification is an important way to promote the high-quality and innovative development of business schools. In recent years, College of Business of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics has been continuously progressing in disciplinary development, professional construction, talent cultivation, faculty team building, academic research and cooperation with corporations. With the principle of promoting development through accreditation, the school attained the AMBA international accreditation, CAMEA accreditation and AACSB international accreditation sequentially. Passing the international EQUIS international accreditation indicates that the quality of education of the school has reached a new phase and stands meaningful for the school’s exploration of new ways of cultivating talent, raising the level of business education and accelerating the construction of a first-tier business school with distinctive feature in economics and finance in the world.