International Business Short Course Abroad
in Tianjin, China
May 11- May 25, 2008 |
 |
 Nanjing Road, Tianjin |
Above: a section of the Huangyagun Great Wall
28 km north of Jixian Country, which is about 120 km north from Tianjin, there is another section of the Great Wall which is less known to foreigners. The Great Wall at Huangyaguan was originally built in 557 and rebuilt during the Ming Dynasty. There is now an international marathon held on the Great Wall annually. The program fee includes an excursion to the Great Wall at Badaling.
|
Program at a glance:
|
Dates:
|
May, 2008
|
|
|
Credit:
|
3
credits/IB 475: Doing Business in China and Chinese Culture
Program is also open to non-EMU students and working professionals.
|
|
|
2008 Program
Fee:
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Our trip to China has had a great impact on me. I am currently taking
a Chinese language course at my school, and am actually looking into
doing an internship in China next summer, ... I really want to work in
the south near Gaungzhou." - Harrison Gilbert
* Not including round-trip air and EMU tuition
Program
Description:
The EMU International Business Short Course Abroad in Tianjin,
China offers students the opportunity to earn three credits in
International Business, while engaging in culturally-rich experiential
learning. This program fulfils the study abroad requirement for
the International Business degree.
Program Fee includes:
- Ten
days in Tianjin, China, including seven days of coursework at
Tianjin University of Commerce
- Full
room and board while in Tianjin
- Hotel
Accommodations while in Beijing
- Visit
to the Great Wall of China
- Sightseeing
and shopping trip in Tianjin
- CMI
International Health Insurance
- International
Student Identity Card
- All
program-related ground transportation
- Sightseeing in Beijing
- Interaction/meeting with Chinese buisness managers while in Beijing
Items not included:
- Tuition
for 3 undergraduate credits
- Round-trip
air transportation (approx. $1200)
- Visa
(approx. $90)
- Three
days of meals off campus
- Passports,
textbooks, laundry, independent travel and expenses of a purely
personal nature
China
Short Course Schedule: Course IB 475
The program will be divided into 18 four-hour segments. These will break down as:
Four Chinese culture classes (e.g., cooking, Chinese papercut, etc.)
Two History of China classes
Two Chinese economic development classes
Two Marketing in China classes
Two Chinese management issues classes (expatriates, staffing, training)
Two organized tours of Tianjin business
Two sightseeing tours of Tianjin area
Two shopping excursions
2008 Daily itinerary Overview
- May 11: Departure from Detroit
- May 12: Arrival in Beijing, check in hotel
- May 13: Transfer to Tianjin,
- May 14-21: Orientation in Tianjin and classes in Tianjin
- May 22-24: Return to Beijing: two days for tours, and one day meeting with company representatives
- May 25: end of program; students are free to stay longer for individual travel
About
Tianjin:
Tianjin,
one of the four municipalities directly under the Central Government
in China, is located in the northeast of the North China Plain and
is the closest seaport to Beijing. The city is one of the biggest
industrial and port cities in China and it is also known as "the
diamond of the Bohai Gulf". Tianjin covers an area of 11,000
square kilometers (4,200 square miles) and has a population in excess
of 10 million people.
Tianjin
is amunicipality directly administrated under the Central Government,
as well as an opening city; one of the most prosperous business
areas as well as a distribution center for goods and materials in
Northern China.
Tianjin
University of Commerce is located on Xianyang Road, Hongqiao District.
The university, founded in 1980, has a total area 239,900 sq.m.,
of which over 120,000 square meters are classrooms.
The university has 10 departments including Enterprise Management,
Restaurant Management, Refrigeration Engineering, Food Engineering,
Packaging Engineering, Law and Politics, Accounting, Administration
Secretary and Mathematics, offering 21 specialities, as well as
4 teaching branches of Foreign Languages, Marxism-Leninism Study,
Physical Education and Adult Education.
Application:
To
access the complete application packet for this program, click
here. Applications received by the early application deadline will be given first consideration. Apply today!
Early application deadline: January 14, 2008
Traditional
Cultural Area, Tianjin, China
The
program fee includes a sightseeing and shopping tour of Tianjin.
For
More Information:
Academic
Programs Abroad
Eastern Michigan University
103 Boone Hall
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Voice: 734.487.2424 or toll free 1.800.777.3541
FAX: 734.487.4377
E-mail : Programs
Abroad
|
