The Faculty of Business, City University of Macau in China summarised its challenges into three primary areas; stakeholders, sustainability, and curriculum.  

Firstly, shifting the mindset of stakeholders has been the Business School’s most significant challenge on its path to internationalisation and accreditation. The School wanted to develop closer partnerships with enterprises in Macau and the Greater Bay area; specifically looking at building not just on links with local organisations (such as the various chambers of commerce and the Macau Forum) but also taking advantage of the School’s impressive and under-used network of alumni in the region, and across China. 

Secondly, sustainability, the Business School’s strategic goals placed more emphasis on instrumental and technical aspects. Measuring the impact of the School’s contributions to sustainability was an area that its leadership team wanted to be further enhanced and strengthened.  

In regards to curriculum, the Business School’s programmes were revised in 2013 to address the change in economy and business in Macau and China; this changed even more after the Covid-19 pandemic. As a result, the Business School felt that the curriculum needed to evolve, and new faculty members were required. The pandemic gave the School experience in remote teaching. However, it highlighted the need to add more online content to the School’s existing courses and develop massive open online courses (MOOCs) and self-study modules to supplement classroom and in-person teaching.