CHEMBA held seven sessions since 2001 and the 8th session will start in October 2008. The combination of two famous universities together with the Univeristy of Minnesota was founded in 1851. Carlson School's first MBA program started in 1937. Lingnan University was founded in 1888; approved by the prestigious authority - the Education Ministry of China and the Academic Degrees Committee of State Council in 1999 and fully accredited by the AACSB.