According to Wang Fanghua, head of the Antai School of Management of Shanghai Jiaotong University, prominent overseas and domestic scholars and entrepreneurs have been invited to address the forum, which will address the topic of "International Competition and Human Resources".

The forum will discuss the opportunities and major issues presented by MBA education in China.

The forum, an annual event entitled "The China MBA Development Forum," was inaugurated in May 2000 by 52 Chinese institutions of higher learning.

This year's forum will be sponsored by the Management School of Shanghai Jiaotong University.

(Xinhua News Agency April 20, 2003)