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12 International Business School Suzhou ibss.xjtlu.edu.cn 13Working with Businessand the CommunityAt IBSS our raison d’etre is to serve business and society.We meet this objective in part by providing top qualitygraduates for employment and by addressing importantresearch issues, and we also value the contribution ofbusinesses to enriching the educational experiencefor our students.IBSS is committed to exploring new waysto share knowledge and research withbusinesses and other organisations inSuzhou and beyond. We are an activemember in the local, national andinternational business community, andin order to create a positive impact bysharing our expertise and the results ofour research, we have developed a seriesof initiatives to engage with the businesscommunity. We are constantly exploringideas for other types of collaboration.Executive EducationOur International MBA, described on page 9, is one important aspectof our services to business. In addition we offer non-accredited shortcourses tailored to the needs of professionals, covering hot topicssuch as international leadership, international marketing, cross culturalmanagement, organisational change and strategic thinking. We canmarshal an impressive team of international faculty, many of whom haveworked in senior positions in business previously, to address the entirerange of management training needs.ConsultancyMost companies struggle to keep up with the constant need for newprojects and initiatives. Our faculty or students may be able to providethe additional resources or assistance organisations need to solve abusiness problem or develop a project.Support for EducationCompanies can support education in many ways: for example, byproviding a live case study for students to work on, arranging factoryvisits, or sending guest lecturers to discuss practical managementissues. Many student projects benefit the company as well – thecompany receives consultancy from keen young minds supervised byexperienced faculty, while students acquire a better understanding ofthe business world.InternshipsWe value high-quality internships which involve our students in realbusiness projects or allow them to experience day-to-day operationalmanagement. It is vital that our students have the opportunity to applytheir theory to real-life management practice. Companies offeringinternships for our students also gain by having the services of bright,fluent English-speaking students with a thirst for knowledge.Corporate PartnershipsWe welcome the opportunity to develop corporate partnershipagreements with companies. Such agreements support thedevelopment of our education and research efforts while alsoproviding tangible benefits to companies. We also offer sponsorshipopportunities and welcome company prizes for our best students.IBSS students and staff at Caterpillar