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Nottingham University Business School China PhD Programmes
University of Nottingham Ningbo China
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Dean's welcome
Professor Kok Wei Khong
Dean of Nottingham University Business School China ProfessorofMarketingAnalytics
66 Welcome to Nottingham University Business School China!
AttheBusiness Shool,weoferaunquepropositiontostudentsinthattheycanexperienceaBritishducationincountry thatisthesecond-largesteconomyintheworld.TheSchoolisoneoffewelitebusinessschoolstoreceivethecoveted“double accreditationfromAACSBandEQUlS.Weprovidethehighestqualitybusinesseducationfocusingondigitaltransformation strategies,innovative management concepts,responsible managementand sustainable business practices.
TheSchooliscomprisedof threedepartments:theDepartmentofEntrepreneurship,Marketingand ManagementSystems, theDepartmentofFinance,Accountingand Economicsandthe Departmentof International Businessand Management.NUBS Chinaoffersarangeof professonall accredited programmes atundergraduate,masterand PhDlevels.Ourwiderangeof programmes enablesstudents tocurate theirowncurriculumwheretheycanchoosetotakemodulesfromotherdepartments orschols.Studentsalsohavetheopportunitytoenrichtheirexperience inourtrulyglobaluniversityvia twoothercampuses in the UK and Malaysia.
Youwillfindthatstudentsappreciate theculturaldiversityonthiscampus.Fromalearningperspective,weembraceour diferencesandlear fromeachotherrespectfullyandcollaborativelyWewanttoimpart toourstudents the importanceof drivingbusinessestowardssustainableandinclusiveeconomicgrowthforthegoodofallOurecosystemin theSchool will enablestudents tobemultidimensionalso thattheywillbe prepared tofacecompetitiveand challenging environments.
Ouracademicsare always readyto nurture ourstudents.Theyareaward-wining scholars who haveawiderange of experiences incuting-edgeandimpactfulresearch,industryengagementandglobaloutreach.TheSchoolalsoprides itselfonhavingatirelessandamazingadministration teamthatsupports thefaculty'sday-to-dayoperations.Inapost-covid environment,this team becomes ever-important in ensuring the well-being of everyone in the faculty.
With this,we really look forward to meeting you on campus
Nottingham University Business School China
Nottingham University Business School China,an integral part of the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC),delivers world-class business programmes across undergraduate,postgraduate and executive levels.
Nottingham University BusinessSchool China isan integral partof the Universityof Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC),delivers EQUiS-accredited business programmes across undergraduate,postgraduate and executive levels.
Nottingham University Business School China is one of an elite group of EQUIS -accredited business schools,receiving its latest re-accreditation for the maximum 5-year period in 2o21.Additionally, the Business School achieved its AACSB accreditation in May 2022 while less than six per cent of the world's schools offering business degree programmes hold this accreditation.The Business School's postdoctoral research station in Business Administration was approved in 2O23,which is UNNC's first postdoctoral research station, marking an important milestone.According to the 2O24 ShanghaiRanking of Academic Subjects,the Business School ranked amongst 15-25 in Business Administration,33-46 in Management,and 61-80 in Economics in the Chinese mainland.The Business School is also a Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) Champion,committed to cultivating responsible business leaders.At the end of 2024,the United Nations University officiallyapproved the establishment of the Regional Centre of Expertise Ningbo (RCE Ningbo) on Education for Sustainable Development,initiated and promoted by the Business School.
The Business School has been upholding an international,innovative and impactful teaching approach.The content of our degree programmes has a sharp international focus.Our lecturersand teaching fellows are recruited from top universities and research institutes around the world.By delivering innovative programmes,practice-oriented learningapproaches,and interdisciplinary research opportunities,the Business School is committed to cultivating future business leaders equipped to address global challenges, while driving sustained impact on the sustainable development of social economy.
Unlock your potential with a quality British-style education
Ppenedn2004andlocatedinthecityofNingboontheeastcoastofChina，theUniversityofNottinghamNingboChina,the irstSino-ForeignUniversity,isaleadinginternational University.
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UK degree
All studentsatthe UniversityofNottingham UK,China,orMalaysia graduate with the samedegreecertificate.
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100% employment rate
all of our PhD graduates finda job.
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English learningenvironment
Allourdegree programmesare taughtin English.
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Rigorous research training
OurPhD programmecombinestaught moduleswith personal research supervised byat leasttwoacademicstaff.
ofouracademic paperswere published in world top10% journals.(Dataasof Dec.2024 fromSciVal)
ofthetotaladmittedPhDstudentsin 2024/25werefromQStop100universities.
International diversity
Current PhDstudentscome from9differentcountries/regions,and research supervisorsfromaround5countries/regions.
First-classacademicstaff
Ouracademic staffareappointedtothe UniversityofNottingham UK'sstandards.
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Scholarships
Agrowing number offull scholarships covering tuition,medical insurance,housing,and livingcostsareavailable. 80 % ofour PhDstudentswereawardedafullscholarship forautumn entry in2024/25(93%scholarship forspringentry).Application is competitive.
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Teaching opportunities
WeofferteachingtrainingandGraduateTeachingAssistant(GTA) opportunitiestoourstudentsto helpprepare foranacademic career.
Our Academics
ProfessorAlain Chong
ViceProvostforGlobal Engagement and Partnerships ChairProfessorof Information Systemsand Digital Innovation
DrBruno Deschamps
AssociateProfessorin Economics
Professor Alain Chong received his PhD in Information Systems from the University ofNottinghamand PhDin OperationsManagement from Multimedia University Malaysia.Alain was named the Ten Outstanding Young Malaysian by Junior Chamber International in 2O12. Alain is ranked among the top 2 % of scientists globally by Stanford-Elsevier. Elsevier named himoneof the most cited scholars in China for nine consecutive years (2015-2023).
Prior to joining the University of Notingham Ningbo China,Dr Bruno Deschamps was Lecturer in Finance at the University of Bath, UK. He hasa PhD in Economics from the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. Hismain research is in the areas of forecasting,macroeconomics,and financial markets.Inparticular,he is interested in theevaluation of macroeconomic forecasts,and on the linkages between economic forecastsand financial markets.
ProfessorPingpingFu
ProfessorinOrganisational Behaviour
Professor Pingping Fuobtained herPh.D.in Organisational Studiesat the State Universityat Albany，NewYork.She hasan MBA from the Universityof Nevada,Reno,MA in Journalism fromtheAcademy of Social SciencesinChina,andMA inPhilosophy fromthe Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her works have been published in various journals, including the Administrative Science Quarterly, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal ofOrganisational Behaviour, Leadership Quarterly,Management International Review, Organisational Dynamics,Advances in Leadership Research,Advances in Global Leadership, Journalof Asian Businesses,International Journalof CrossCultural Psychology.
DrMarina Glushenkova joined the University of Nottingham Ningbo China in October 2O16.She completed her PhD in Economicsat the University of Cyprus in June 2O16. Before that, she obtaineda Master Degree in Economic Analysisat the University of Cyprus and did her undergraduate study in International Economics at the Ural Federal University.Marina's research interests lie in the field of international macroeconomics and international finance.
ProfessorXiupingHua
ProfessorinFinancial Technology andAnalytics
Directorof UNNC-NFTZ Blockchain Laboratory,Executivet
DirectorofCentreforNewStructural Economics
DrChandraAdeIrawan
AssociateProfessorinOperations Management
Professor Xiuping Hua obtained her PhD degree in Finance from the University ofSheffield Management School,UK.Her research interests include financial technology, innovation finance,and inclusive finance. She has published articles in both academic journals and practitioners, such as the Journal of International Money and Finance, the European Journal of Finance,Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Journal of Association for Information Systems,and so on.
DrChandra Irawan joined University of Nottingham Ningbo China asan Associate Professor in Operations Management in September 2O17. He has published his works in well-known international journals such as the European Journal of Operational Research,Computerand Operations Research, Journal of Heuristics,and Annalsof Operations Research.Prior to the University of Nottingham Ningbo China, hewasa research fellow at the Department of Mathematicsat the University of Portsmouth UKfor3 years involved inthe Leanwind Project (EU 7th Framework Programme project). He received his PhDfrom the Universityof Kent,England.
ProfessorMartinLiu
Associate Dean for Researchand Knowledge Exchange ProfessorofMarketingand Innovation
Professor MartinLockett
ProfessorinStrategicManagement
Professor Martin J. Liu once served as the Interim Dean of Notingham University Business School China,and he isalso the Executive Dean for Zhejiang Provincial Branding Academy. Hecompleted hisPhDat the University of Warwick.He isa visitingprofessorat the University of Warwick (UK) and servesasan external expert for many government agencies inChina.He hasreceived recognition for hiscontributions to teaching and learning excellence,including themost prestigious"China National First-Class UG Module (2020)" and "the Lord Dearing Award (2O14&2O19) since he joined the University of Nottingham. Hisresearch interest relates to how firmsachieve their marketing goals through digital innovation mechanisms and digital channels.
Professor Martin Locketts career brings together the academic and business worlds. After13 years’research and teaching in leading universities (Cambridge,Open University, lmperial College,Oxford), he spent 16 years ina variety of senior business roles.He thenmoved back to the academic world at Ashridgewhere he became Dean of Academic Development. From 2017 to 2022, he was Dean of NUBS China.
Professor KentMatthews Professor in Banking
Professor Matthews took degreesat the LSE,Birkbeck College (University of London),and University of Liverpool. He has held research appointments at the LSE,National Institute of Economic & Social Research,Bank of England,and Lombard Street Research.He has held academic appointmentsat University of Liverpool, Liverpool Business School,and Cardiff Business School.Kent Matthews has published widely in the areas on money, macroeconomics,applied economics, banking,and finance in over 8O papers in peer reviewed journals.
DrMichael McNamara joined Nottingham University Business School China in May 2023.Michael has extensive teaching experience with a focus on teaching commercial lawtopics to business students.Previously,Michael was a Senior Lecturer at the College of Business Government and Law watFlindersUniversityinAustralia,during which time he received a Vice President and Executive Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Professor CheeWei Phang
Headof Departmentof Entrepreneurship,Marketingand ManagementSystems ChairProfessorof Behavioural Insightsand DecisionSciences
Professor Sunghan Ryu
ProfessorinManagementScience and Analytics
Prior to joining UNNC,Professor Chee Wei Phang wasa Professor in Information Systems in the School of Management of Fudan University. He received his PhD inInformation Systems from the National Universityof Singapore in2oo8 and has published academic papers in top journals in the field of management many times. Hisresearch interests include mobile commerce, social media,and the societal impact of IT.
Professor Sunghan Ryu serves as the series editor for the Digital Entertainment series of SAGE Business Cases.He held visiting professor positionsat the University ofSouthernCalifornia,US,Warwick University，UK,andPeking University, China. Before joining UNNC,hewasa Tenured AssociateProfessorat USC-SJTU Institute ofCultural and Creative Industry in Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU),and a Postdoctoral Fellowat the School of Creative Media and Department of Information Systems,College of Business in the City Universityof Hong Kong.
Where do our PhD graduates go?
Sincethefirstdoctoral studentgraduatedin2o13,NUBSChina hascontinued toproducehigh-leveldoctoral graduatesoverthelastten-plusyears,withan employmentrateof 100 % Someofthesegraduatessecuredacademic jobs notonlyattopChineseuniversities,buttheylanded jobsatbusinessschools intheUK,Australia,andFrance.
outstanding students
MyPhD journeywasthenext level of a selfreflectiveandself-breakthrough journeyafter20 yearsof industryexperience.lcannotbemore gratefulandthankfultomyprofessors,especially ProfessorPingpingFuaswellastothe Business
School throughout the process.Life forwardwillbemore interesting, more learning andllook forward toit.99
UNNC reflects a unique embodiment forPhDresearch.Ihavereceivedthe bestofthephilosophicalandtheoretical robustnessofBritishresearchstyle. Atthesametimetheculturerichness
ofChinahelpedmetounderstandthingsfromdifferent vantagepoints.TheBusinessSchoolexperiencemade mecollectivelymademeabetterresearcher. ,9
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Research areas in PhD programmes
Accounting
Environmental accounting and disclosure,Taxation, Audit and assurance, Financial reporting,Management accounting and decision making,Corporate governance, Corporate finance,Accounting and information system
Economics
International economics,trade,and foreigndirect investment, Environmental and energy economics, Banking and financial economics, Business cycle and macroeconomic forecasting,The Chinese economy,Microeconomics,Applied econometrics,Spatial economics, Behavioral and experimental economics, Economics of digitalisation
Entrepreneurshipand Innovation
Governance in science,Technology and innovation, Start-ups,Family business,Entrepreneurial platforms andecosystems,Economicsof innovation,Digital entrepreneurship
Information Systems
E-commerce,Mobile commerce,Digital platforms, Businessanalytics,Social media,E-health,Healthcare information systems,Fintech,Design science, Digital ventures,Artificial intelligence,Blockchain implementation,Augmented reality applications, Sustainable digital ecosystems
International Business and Strategy
Foreign direct investments,Global strategy and organisationof MNEs, Innovation,International management,Management in emerging economies, Strategic management
Operationsand Supply ChainManagement
Strategic sourcing,Sustainable supply chains, Supply chain innovation, Supply chain optimisation, Social and environmental supply chain,Made-in-China 2O25,The Belt and Road initiative, Supply chain finance,Green supply chain, Digital operation analytics
Finance
Corporate finance,Asset pricing,Capital markets,Fintech, International finance, Entrepreneurial finance,ESG Investing,Applied financial econometrics
Organisational Behaviourand Human Resource Management
Careermanagement, Human resource management, Labour relations,Leadershipand teamdynamics,People management in the digital era
Marketing
Servicesmarketing,Consumer behaviour,Transformative potential of digital innovation,Retail management, Digital marketing,Customer experience management, Tourism and hospitality management, Service ecosystem, Sustainable marketing,Green marketing,Al use in marketing
Tuition fee and scholarships
Tuition fees:RMB 130,00O per year
PhD scholarships
UniversityofNotingham Ningbo China(UNNC)ofersawide varietyofscholarshipstopotentialPhD students seeking to studyatNotingham UniversityBusinessSchoolChina.Inaditiontofacultyscholarships,wealsooferstrategicresearchand otherscholarships.GraduateTeaching Asistantships,combiningpaid teaching withPhDresearch,mayalsobeavailable.
1.Alumni and Family Scholarships 4. Higher Flyer Scholarships (25HFS)
2.Faculty Scholarships (25NUBS) 5.Strategic Research Scholarships
3. Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) Scholarships
World-classFacilities
The Nottingham Fintech Lab at the Business School is equipped with world-class hardware and software facilities.Itallocates 51high-performance desktops to accommodate teaching activities needs,including leading financial databasesand data analysis and visualisation softwaresuchasWiND,CSMAR,Tableau,AnacondaandA.
The Lab willequip students with advanced technological and scientific resources and enhance their learning experience using state-of-the-art methods and tools to tackle real-life problems. It can also support teaching and learning situations that require big data storage,complex algorithms,business data analysis,computational intelligence,data mining,deep learning, computer vision,image processng,and social network analysis.It is a valuable support forthe digital transformation of our degree programmes.
TheLabcontains1oombergterinalsdatainalsystemevelopdbthefancialinformationserviceproiderBoombrgich isanmportanttolforthoseinthefinancialindustrytoacessdataandinformationAttheBloombergGlobalTadingChallnge studentteamfromUNNCwonthechampionshipintheAsiaandOceaniaregionandwasawardedthirdplaceworldwide.Thismarksthefirst timeauniversityfromChinesemainlandhasclaimedtheregionalchampionshipintheAsiaandOceaniadivisionoftheBloombergGlobal Trading Challenge.
TheMicrosoftImagineAcademyProgrammehasbeenlaunchedattheBusinessSchool，whichpresentsanew breakthroughforbusinesseducationinChina.
TheBusinessSchoolandMicrosoftChinawillcollaborateonteachinginnovationdigitaltransformationanddata analyticsthroughMicrosoft'strainingandcertificationtosupporttheUniversity'steachingandresearchprojects. Thetwopartieswillworkjointlytocreateateachingandcurriculumsystemthatwillassistteachers,studentsand eco-partnersinimprovingtheirdigitalcapabilities,fosteringthedevelopmentofinnovativetalentsinthecontextof digitaltransformation.
Business Engagement
The Business School has built up strong links with companiesand organisations.Byengaging with some of the world's largest companies alongside dynamic small and medium-sized enterprises while studying with us, studentsexposed to the businessworld,maybe inspired by great speakers,and can develop a relationship with a mentor.
Additionally, the Business School Advisory Board provides strategicadvice to supportthe school's current development and futureactivities. Board members include distinguished leaders from private and public sector organisationsand policymakers to ensure the continuing relevance of the School's activities.
Entry requirements
Academically, you need to be:
AgraduateofanapprovedUKuniversityholdingamaster's degreeinarelevantsubject (normallymaster'sdegree withmeritforself-fundedapplicantsandwithanaverage over65%inbothtaughtmodulesandthedissertationfor scholarshipapplicants).
Or international equivalent,e.g.,a graduate ofanapproved USuniversityholdingamaster'sdegree inarelevantsubject (normallywithaGPAover3.O/4.0 forself-fundedapplicants andwithaGPAover3.5/4.0forscholarshipapplicants); oragraduateofanapprovedChineseuniversityholding amaster'sdegreeinarelevantsubject[normallywithan averagevariesfrom78to83(dependingontheuniversity studied) forself-fundingapplicantsandwithanaverage variesfrom82to 88 (dependingontheuniversitystudied) for scholarshipapplicants].
Scholarshipapplicantsalso should holdabachelordegree atuppersecondclassorabovelevel fromanapprovedUK university.Applicantsfrominstitutionswhereadifferent scoresystemisusedmusthaveachievedanequivalentlevel ofperformance.
English language requirements:
■IELTS6.5no lessthan6.0 inanyelement;
■PTEAcademic71(minimum65);
■TOEFL IBT90 (minimum19 in Writingand Listening,20 in Readingand22inSpeaking).
How to apply
Submit yourapplication via the Online Application System.
Youwill receive an automatic acknowledgment of your application when submitted.It normally takes at least 5-6 weeks for us to reach a decision after we receive your full application.
Contact us
NottinghamUniversityBusinessSchoolChina
199TaikangEastRoad,Ningbo,3151oo,China Tel: +86 (0) 574 8818 0182 Email:admissions@nottingham.edu.cn
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