Clermont School of Business honored in Beijing for its commitment to Franco-Chinese cooperation

A prestigious award for exemplary Franco-Chinese cooperation

Under the theme “France & China, Innovating Together”, the 2025 edition of the Gala spotlighted innovation, cooperation, and economic dialogue between the two countries. The evening alternated inspiring speeches, a gourmet French dinner, and a concert by the Beijing Symphony Orchestra, before culminating with the 2025 Awards ceremony, which honors key successes in bilateral cooperation each year.

Awarded to Clermont School of Business, the Sino-French Innovation and Partnership Award recognizes sustainable academic and economic collaborations between France and China. The distinction rewards joint projects that have achieved tangible results and strengthened ties between institutions and companies in both countries.

This year, four major categories were recognized:

• Sino-French Innovation and Partnership Award: for joint projects that strengthened economic, technological, and academic cooperation.
• Innovative SME Excellence Award: for small and medium-sized enterprises with impactful and innovative models.
• DEI Excellence Award (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion): for organizations placing inclusion and equality at the core of their strategy.
• Eco-Innovation and Circular Economy Award: for organizations committed to sustainable transition.

International visibility and strengthened impact

This distinction, which coincides with the official opening of the School’s Shanghai campus, provides exceptional visibility within the Franco-Chinese economic and institutional community. Indeed, Gala laureates benefit from wide media coverage, institutional visibility, and access to a network of over 500 international decision-makers and partners.

Clermont School of Business had the privilege of being featured alongside many leading companies recognized for their commitment to bilateral cooperation, including Accor, Airbus, Crédit Agricole CIB, Danone, Decathlon, EDF, Servier, Société Générale, Schneider Electric, Thales, and Total Energies.

A shared ambition: innovating together to build the future

This award reaffirms Clermont School of Business’s position as an internationally engaged academic institution, driven by an open and collaborative vision. It reflects the vitality of the Franco-Chinese partnership and the shared commitment to turning challenges into opportunities through innovation, dialogue, and education.

Innovating together to build the future: an ambition that unites France and China, and one to which Clermont School of Business actively contributes.