Adhering to the education philosophy ofEstablishing Virtue and Cultivating Talents, Pursuing Excellenece, Keeping the Motherland in Mind and the Whole World in View, the InternationalBusiness School (IBS)is committed to cultivating Internationally high-quality and innovativetalents, with solid professional knowledge and strong English application ability, who are able to serve the the Belt and Road lnitiative and contribute to the economic development of the Greater Bay Area.lBS passed the international accreditation of the International Business Education Acereditation Committee (ACBE) in 2018, which is the first business school in China that obtains IACBE international aecreditation, pioneering among applied universities.

Application-oriented, international distinctive features: IBS offers academic programs in International Economics & Trade(Bilingual Program), Accounting(International/Bilingual Program), and Investments.  IBS has a team of high-level teachers with educational background from well-known universities at home and abroad. 92.6% of teachers are with overseas education background; and 51.85% of teachers have qualifications in the CFA, CPA, or Certified Public Accountant. They have rich foundation of teaching and research experience, focusing on developing students’ ability to integrate theoretical knowledge into practice.

Excellent faculty: IBS faculties not only love their jobs, but also devote themselves into scientific research and have achieved fruitful results. In recent years, IBS faculties has received more than 10 awards including the 8th Guangdong Provincial Educational Achievement Award, the 1st Prize in the 9th Guangdong Provincial Educational Achievement Award, Nanyue excellent teacher, Nanyue outstanding educators, the 1st Prize in the National University Blended Teaching Design Innovation Competition along with its other provincial and national-level awards, the 1st Prize in the Guangdong Provincial Excellent Online Teaching Case Competition for Undergraduate Universities, the 2nd Prize in the Inaugural Guangdong Provincial Undergraduate University Ideological and Political Course Teaching Competition, the Demonstration Course for Guangdong Provincial Ideological and Political Curriculum Reform, and the Excellence Award in the Inaugural Guangdong Provincial Teaching Innovation Competition for Teachers. The college's scientific research work adheres to the major national strategies and the regional development strategy of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, committed to theoretical and empirical research in the fields of low-carbon economy, green finance and investment, environmental accounting and business sustainable development, as well as the economies of the Belt and Road countries. In the past five years, it has published more than 70 high-level research papers in core academic journals at home and abroad, with remarkable research achievements that have attracted the attention and praise of domestic and foreign peers. The college encourages bringing the results of frontier research into professional classrooms, achieving integration of research and teaching. Three faculty members of the college have served as deputies to the National People's Congress, deputies to People's Congress of Huadu District, and members of the CPPCC Huadu District, actively serving the regional economic development.

The college deployed an AI teaching software platform since 2019, embedding artificial intelligence, generative AI and other technologies into classroom applications, achieving high recognition from students, peers and outsiders, and accumulating a large number of practical experiences in integrating AI into the teaching process. In 2020, the teaching platform was awarded the software copyright patent. The college established the Artificial Intelligence Teaching Research and International Cooperation Center at the end of 2023, laying the foundation for the promotion of AI teaching and deeper cooperation in teaching and research.

Enhancing global vision: IBS has established partnerships has established educational partnerships with leading universities in the UK, Canada, Australia, the US, Spain, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic and other “Belt and Road”countries and regions, all the co-operation schools have passed the international certification of business. In recent years, more than 200 students have taken part in Credit Transfer dual degrees (2+2/3+1), Linkage to Postgraduate dual or triple degrees (3+1+1), or one semester exchange program; nearly 400 students have taken part in the Short-term Academic & Cultural Exchange, Summer/Winter Camps. IBS has actively carried out diversified online and offline academic exchange activities, which provides opportunities for students to travel and experience foreign cultures, and improve their English and cross-cultural communication skills.

Graduate prospects: the employment rate and the starting salary level are in the forefront of similar colleges and universities. In the past five years, the first employment rate of college graduates is over 96% , and the employment rate and salary level of college graduates are in the forefront of similar colleges and universities. Graduates are widely distributed in state financial institutions, tax authorities, local governments, Fortune 500 companies or industry leaders, such as: People’s Bank of China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Bank of China, Construction Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, Guangdong Development Bank, HSBC, Guoxin securities, Cathay Securities, Fuchang Securities, Guangfa Securities, people’s insurance of China, Pacific Insurance, Alibaba, jd.com, China Mobile, China Post, and Big Four’s KPMG, Ernst & Young, PWC, the world famous management consulting Accenture and other domestic and foreign enterprises.

Pursuing further studies: The successful rate of graduate entrance examination is high, and most of them are admitted to famous universities at home and abroad for further study. The average graduation rate of graduates in the past six years (2018-2023) is 17% , which is much higher than the graduation rate of the same kind of colleges. Among them, 76% of graduates are admitted by the top 500 well-known universities at home and abroad; many students were accepted into the top 100 graduate schools of the world’s top universities by Australian National University, University of Melbourne, the University of Sydney, University of New South Wales, the University of Hong Kong, Washington University, New York University, the University of Warwick, University of Durham, University of Glasgow, etc. , there are also many students admitted to the Shanghai University of Internatinal Business and Economic, Guangdong University of Finance and Economics, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics and other well-known domestic financial institutions for further study.