| 2001 |
| September |
Li Ka-shing develops the concept for the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business |
| 2002 |
| January |
Preparations get underway to set up the school |
| May |
Administrators submit application to establish Cheung Kong to Chinese Ministry of Education |
| July |
Construction of Beijing campus begins at Oriental Plaza |
| August |
Seven professors are recruited from top global business schools as founding faculty members |
| October |
Cheung Kong's Oriental Plaza campus is unveiled |
| November |
School receives final approval from the Ministry of Education |
| November |
Commencement ceremony is held for first intake of over 100 EMBA students |
| 2003 |
| January |
Cheung Kong launches its first executive development program, "Finance for Non-Financial Managers" |
| July |
Cheung Kong opens China Case Center to develop business cases in support of faculty teaching and research |
| September |
School announces strategic partnership with Lenovo to conduct research and write case studies |
| November |
The Cheung Kong MBA program launched with an intake of 50 students with average GMAT scores of 680 |
| 2004 |
| January |
Preparations begin to establish Cheung Kong Alumni Association |
| February |
Cheung Kong moves into state-of-the-art learning facility in Shanghai |
| June |
Cheung Kong becomes official member of accrediting body AACSB International |
| August |
The Cheung Kong EMBA program launches international residency programs in France and Italy |
| December |
Cheung Kong holds its first Accounting and Finance Conference in Beijing |
| 2005 |
| June |
Cheung Kong launches post-EMBA program |
| 2006 |
| April |
Cheung Kong hosts 2006 Management Forum in Shenzhen |
| April |
Cheung Kong China CEO Program is launched jointly with INSEAD and Wharton |
| April |
Cheung Kong holds inaugural class of its media management program |
| June |
Cheung Kong Mini-EMBA program is launched |
| 2007 |
| January |
Cheung Kong EMBA students complete inaugural European residency program |
| March |
First Cheung Kong China-Korea CEO Dialogue brings top CEOs to Shenzhen |
| June |
Inaugural China-India CEO program is held in Beijing |
| July |
Cheung Kong–Western China MBA faculty training program takes place in Yunnan |
| September |
Cheung Kong unveils new logo bearing a red seal with the message “A New Generation Business School” |
| October |
Australia-New Zealand chapter of the Cheung Kong GSB Alumni Association is established in Sydney |
| 2008 |
| January |
Cheung Kong hosts Sanya Forum focusing on East Asian economy |
| January |
2008 East-West MBA All-Star Case Challenge is held in Beijing |
| January |
Cheung Kong MBA program launches Diversified Consulting Projects |
| May |
Cheung Kong sends group of volunteers to Sichuan province to support those affected by the May 12 earthquake. Alumni and staff make generous donations for relief and reconstruction efforts |