Program Overview

Introduction to the Program

The Sci-Tech MBA program at Shanghai University is designed to respond to the national innovation-driven development strategy, focusing on the construction of the Shanghai International Science and Technology Innovation Center. The program aims to cultivate talents with a comprehensive knowledge system of science and technology entrepreneurship, business thinking, and innovative management.

Program Objectives

The Sci-Tech MBA program is designed to help young entrepreneurs, core managers, and technical experts in the science and technology industry, as well as young students who aspire to become core managers of science and technology enterprises, to master the knowledge system of science and technology entrepreneurship, establish business thinking, and expand their vision and resources in the field of "hard technology".

Career Prospects

The program aims to cultivate future science and technology entrepreneurs, entrepreneurial scientists, and high-level management talents who can lead the development of the hard technology industry.

Key Features

• Based on the concept of "technology-driven + interdisciplinary + management innovation", the program offers a series of courses and activities.
• The program adopts a practical and problem-solving teaching model oriented towards the characteristics of science and technology enterprises.
• The program collaborates deeply with government agencies, such as the Shanghai Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Center, and science and technology parks, such as the Shanghai Zhangjiang Science and Technology Park, to facilitate the landing and transformation of science and technology projects.

Curriculum

The Sci-Tech MBA program is customized based on the Timmons' entrepreneurial process model, focusing on the management characteristics and connotations of science and technology enterprises. The program aims to deepen students' understanding of the essence of science and technology, cultivate their sensitivity to science and technology trends and business opportunities, and enhance their ability to respond to enterprise challenges.

Course Structure

• "Soft management" courses:
  • "Technology-driven business model innovation", focusing on science and technology insights and opportunity grasping.
  • "Science and technology company governance", focusing on talent management and incentive mechanisms.
  • "Science and technology enterprise financing", focusing on resource and capital acquisition and management.
• "Hard management" courses:
  • "Science and technology enterprise R&D management", focusing on R&D strategy and achievement transformation.

Support and Resources

• Government and park resources: Shanghai Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Center, Shanghai Zhangjiang Science and Technology Park, Shanghai Stock Exchange - Science and Technology Innovation Board, and Shanghai Enterprise Innovation and High-Quality Development Research Center.
• Faculty and academic resources: renowned professors from global institutions, such as the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Babson College, as well as experts from Shanghai University's "Five Golden Flowers" (microelectronics, artificial intelligence, biomedicine, new energy, and quantum technology).
• Enterprise resources: deep cooperation and research activities with science and technology enterprises, such as DJI and United Imaging Healthcare.
• Scholarship resources: Sci-Tech MBA students have the opportunity to receive the Excellent Leader Scholarship of nearly 100,000 yuan.

Development Prospects

The Sci-Tech MBA program is designed to cultivate talents with both science and technology innovation and management innovation capabilities, which is key to China's achievement of science and technology self-reliance and self-strengthening. The program aims to activate students' innovative thinking, stimulate their entrepreneurial motivation, promote cross-border integration, and cultivate their ability to transform scientific and technological achievements into business value.

Program Duration

The program is a non-full-time 2.5-year program.