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Longwood University

Study Business in China

May 11-28, 2008
 

Learn firsthand about business in modern China
while immersing yourself in a culture rich in history and tradition.

Spend 2 1/2 weeks at Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan, China, studying international management and communication and participating in activities with the students at Anhui University.  Your accompanying professor will be Dr. Lily Ren.  Features of your trip:  

Participation in this program waives Longwood University's Goal 9
(as an "approved international experience").

  • MANG 295 or MANG 495:  International Management and Communication
  • Substitutes for COMM 420 Intercultural Communication
  • Visits to companies in Ma’anshan, Beijing and Shanghai
  • Conversational Chinese lessons
  • Chinese cooking demonstrations
  • Your own Chinese "Buddy" from Anhui University of Technology
  • Visit The Great Wall, The Forbidden City, Yellow Mountain, Taiping Lake, Nanjing, Shanghai
  • Activities and programs in which you and your Chinese "buddy" participate
  • Lodging and meals will be in the Anhui University campus hotel (air-conditioned, etc.)

Important information session:
January 24, 5:00 pm, Hiner 201

Application and $1,000 deposit due February 11, 2008
   

MANG 295/495:  INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT & COMMUNICATION (3 credits) China is a major force in today’s global marketplace.  Explore how businesses are expanding into the global market and how they must adjust to compete in this new and unfamiliar political, economic, social and cultural environment.  Learn how to effectively communicate in a global setting and become immersed in the Chinese culture with some conversational Chinese lessons and visits to multinational companies.  (This course substitutes for COMM 420 for Communications majors and minors.)


$2,850 Program Price* Includes:
Round-trip Airfare Richmond-Beijing / Shanghai-Richmond and Beijing-Nanjing
Transportation to all sites on itinerary
Accommodations in hotels in Beijing, Shanghai, Anhui University campus hotel
3 meals per day
Excursions and tours
(Yellow Mountain; Nanjing; Shanghai; Beijing, Great Wall, Forbidden City)
Medical insurance in China
Visa application fee

*Program price is approximate; it may change due to currency fluctuations, airfare price changes, etc., but is not expected to change drastically. 

Tuition is not included in the above cost


Anhui University of Technology

This is the program for you if  you want to. . .

·         Experience a new life style;

·         Climb the Great Wall;

·         Visit the Forbidden City;

·         Go boating in the lake of the Summer Palace;

·         Climb to the misty summit of Yellow Mountain;

·         Visit Shanghai—a futuristic marvel and the economic center of China;

·         Taste foods you've never tried before;

·         And enjoy many other exciting activities with a student “buddy” from Anhui University of Technology.

If you are interested, grab this amazing opportunity!
Mark your calendar and come to the information session, 5:00 pm in Hiner 201, on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008.

      
Anhui University of Technology

 

Typical daily Schedule during the program:
8:00 am  breakfast
9:00 – 12:00 classes and activities
12:00-2:00 lunch and free time
2:00-5:00  accompanied class activities in Ma'anshan
6:00 dinner
7:30-9:30  discussions; homework; some evening activities

 

    

Application and $1,000 deposit due February 11, 2008
Make checks payable to Longwood University

Pick up a PAYMENT FORM
from info racks outside of Ruffner 146 International Affairs,

Fill in the program and account number as follows):  
*Program:  China  /  *Account: 81164

Take to Office of Cashiering, Lancaster

Check this site often as we add more details, course syllabus, itinerary, etc.

Information:
Dr. Lily Ren (renr@longwood.edu) 434-395-2832

Lily Run Ren, PhD

Assistant Professor of Management

College of Business & Economics

Longwood University

Farmville, VA 23909

Phone: 434-395-2832

Fax: 434-395-2203

Email: renr@longwood.edu

or
Office of International Affairs (434-395-2172), Ruffner 146
 



Anhui University of Technology