On March 18, NYU Shanghai’s Center for Business Education and Research (CBER) hosted the Forum on AI + Business Education, bringing together faculty and industry leaders to examine how artificial intelligence is transforming business education. Featuring four keynote presentations and a panel discussion, the forum focused on integrating AI into curriculum design, teaching methods, and experiential learning.

• NYU Shanghai’s student athletes gave it their all in the second leg of the 2025-2026 Sino-Foreign University Cup, held at University of Nottingham Ningbo China on March 14-15, with the Table Tennis, Men’s Soccer, Women’s Volleyball, and Tennis teams performing particularly well. So far, DKU and UNNC are tied with 40 points each, with NYU Shanghai coming in 3rd. The Violets will have their chance at redemption next month on April 18-19 in the third and final SFUC leg, hosted at NYU Shanghai.

• On March 13, the WAPFIN Shanghai Spring 2026 conference welcomed Finance faculty from several schools around Shanghai, including Fudan University, Fudan International School of Finance, CEIBS, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Tongji University, ShanghaiTech University, as well as NYU Stern, to present and discuss their latest research. 

• On Thursday, ShanghaiTech University Institute of Humanities Vice Dean Fan Xin spoke on history as a discipline in 20th century China and the study of modern China. The talk was introduced by Center for Global Asia Director Tansen Sen. Professor Fan argued that the professionalization of historical scholarship has produced unintended consequences: broadening Chinese historical consciousness by embedding the nation within global narratives and comparative frameworks, while narrowing historical interpretation through institutional, ideological, and nationalist constraints.

•  Palgrave’s Senior Editor Jacob Dreyer visited campus on Wednesday. In a discussion with Assistant Professor of Global China Studies Zhang Liangliang on how we research China in China, he explained Palgrave’s work in publishing research by NYU Shanghai and other China-based scholars, and the changing profile of Chinese research internationally, as showcased by Springer Nature’s ‘Nature Index.’

At the Circle of Care: Family Resale Market held last Friday, March 20, hosted by the Staff Community Connections Committee under the Staff Council, staff and faculty members found new homes for household items, books, children’s toys, and art pieces. Nearly 70 participants stopped by to browse and connect.

• Kong Xiangdong Joins NYU Shanghai for a Sounds of Spring concert

Wenhui Daily reported on last Friday’s Sounds of Spring concert, featuring nearly 170 Chinese and international students, faculty, and staff from the NYU Shanghai Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble, and Choir joining pianist Kong Xiangdong on stage.