Carlow china trip summer 2011 (narrated mba&grd738)

• 1. Carlow MBA Program
  MBA738: Global BusinessGRD738: International ExperienceTrip to China, Summer 2011
  

2. Why go to China?
One of the fastest growing markets of the century
Key player in the global economy
Why not?
Tianan men Square
3. Tsinghua University
Our host
MIT of China
Expansive campus
Former site of Qing Dynasty royal gardens
4. MBA 738: Global Business
Spring 2011 3-credit elective course
Counts toward all tracks
A few meetings in Pittsburgh in Spring 2011
9-day trip to Beijing, China, in Summer 2011
Forbidden City
5. Class Meetings in Pittsburgh
Spring 2011
Lectures and discussions on global business management
Workshop on traveling in China
Planning for the China trip
Group presentations of companies and sites to visit
A Qing Dynasty royal garden in Tsinghua University
6. GRD738: International Experience
Mandatory study-abroad workshop in Spring 2011
No lecture class meetings
9-day trip to Beijing, China, in Summer 2011
Discussions and reflection paper due in Summer 2011
Forbidden City
7. China Trip
9 days in Summer 2011
Itinerary includes
Lectures by Tsinghua instructors
Company Visits (e.g., Yahoo!, Lenovo, Hyundai, CapitalBio)
Sightseeing (e.g., Forbidden City, Tianan men Square, Great Wall!)
Meetings with local business professionals
Exotic foods and entertainment!
8. Company Visits
* Actual sites for company visits are subject to change
9. Sightseeing
* Actual sites forsightseeing are subject to change
10. Exotic Foods
Peking Duck
Baijiadayuan
Steamed Dumplings
Spicy Soup
Lychee Fruit
11. Entertainment
Night Life & Shopping
Private Karaoke Party
Massage Services
* Additional cost may apply
12. China Trip
Saturday, 5/21/2011- Sunday, 5/29/2011 (5/30 is Memorial Day)
Approximately $3,250.00 plus tuition of 3 graduate credits

Cost Breakdown
Residency Feeapproximately$2,000
which includes room, most meals, dinner shows, tours, ground transportation, admissions and company visits.
Airfareapproximately $1,100
China Visaapproximately $150
(Bring extra $$ for a couple of meals, shopping & nightlife!)
13. Faculty
Rachel Chung,PhD , MSIS MBA Coordinator
MBAAssistant Professor
PhD - University of PittsburghMS -University of PittsburghBS National Taiwan University
Led study-abroad trips to Beijing, China, in 2008 and 2009 with University of Pittsburgh students
Native speaker of Mandarin Chinese
[email protected]