1995	The first class of 61 students enrolled.
1996	The first international students enrolled in an MBA programme in mainland China; the first international exchange programme in mainland China started with IESE (Spain) and LBS (UK); the first MBA career development department in mainland China established; the first class graduated; the first MBA graduates recruited by McKinsey in mainland China.
1997	Class size expanded to about 120.
1998	The first MBA student loan programme in mainland China launched.
1999	Moved into the new campus; ranked 17th in Asia by the Asia Inc. as the first MBA programme ranked internationally in mainland China.
2000	Ranked 14th in Asia by the Asia Week; European Union Scholarships launched; proportion of students participating in international exchange exceeded 30%; average annual salary of new graduates exceeded RMB200,000.
2001	Ranked 5th in Asia by the MBA Career Guide.
2002	Degree recognised by the Academic Degree Committee of the State Council; ranked 92nd globally (3rd in Asia) by the Financial Times; the proportion of international students exceeded 10%; ranked 43rd globally (1st in Asia) by Which MBA? of the Economist Intelligence Unit.
2003	Ranked 90th globally (3rd in Asia) by the Financial Times.
2004	Ranked 53rd globally (1st in Asia) by the Financial Times; accredited by the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) as the first MBA programme accredited internationally in mainland China.
2005	Ranked 22nd globally (1st in Asia) by the Financial Times; class size expanded to about 180; switched to the new curriculum.
2006	Ranked 21st globally (1st in Asia) by Financial Times.
2007	CEIBS made a large advance from 21st to 11th globally (1st in Asia) by Financial Times.
2008	Awarded US-based Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accreditation
2009	Ranked 8th globally (1st in Asia) by Financial Times. THE China-Europe International Business School has become the first business school in Asia to make the Financial Times' top-10 MBA programs since the newspaper started ranking programs a decade ago.