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China Track – A Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity
China’s economic advances are creating a bonanza for forward-looking companies willing to invest and engage in building new alliances. The scale of business development is unprecedented, demanding managers with special skills. Prospective employees who have the rare combination of U.S. business education and a background in Chinese language and culture are in demand by leading multinational companies.
Highlights
To help you capitalize on these opportunities, the college has developed the China Track in its International IMBA program. This innovative program consists of two terms of introductory (Mandarin) Chinese during the International MBA followed by a study-abroad experience in China.
During the summer study-abroad program, participants have one month of immersion-style Chinese language instruction coupled with university-level business classes in English.
A Turning Point in History and Your Business Career
Language and study form the backdrop to a transformative experience that will forever mark a pivotal point in your business career.
Previous students returned to the States with highly marketable business credentials and a deep appreciation for the Chinese people and their rich culture. In addition to classes in Graduate Business Economics, recent students were introduced to tai chi, calligraphy and rare cuisine. They also toured some of China’s most remarkable landmarks, including Tiananmen Square, the Emperor’s Summer Palace, and the Great Wall.
Financial Support
Under a unique arrangement with the Chinese government, the college is entitled to offer up to twenty scholarships each year to qualified students.
Scholarships cover the costs of one month’s tuition, room and board, and meal expenses. Applicants must be enrolled in the IMBA program and successfully complete two quarters of Chinese language classes. In addition, applicants must successfully pass the HSK exam in mid-November. The college is one of only six locations in the U.S. qualified to administer the HSK exam.
Summer 2007
The Chinese government rotates the location for the China Track among their leading universities. In 2007, the host university is Qingdao University, situated in the Chinese eastern seaside city of Qingdao in Shandong Province.
Qingdao attracts hundreds of foreign students each year from more than twenty countries, including the U.S, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Lebanon, Sudan, Russia, and Brasil.
Within this comprehensive university, overseas students are housed in a recently built facility with fully equipped classrooms and modern conveniences. Professors are specially selected to make the students’ learning experiences engaging and valuable.
Extracurricular Activities
Students attending the China Track program at Qingdao University will have the unique opportunity to explore an interesting region within this vast country. Shandong is one of the more economically developed areas of China, featuring numerous large enterprises with well-known brand names. Due to its geographical proximity, Shandong has benefited from South Korean and Japanese investment and the wealthiest part of the province is the Shandong Peninsula.
Shandong is renowned for its cuisine, its waterfront bays and harbors, and its tourist attractions. Laoshan, a scenic area and Daoist center to the east, is home to two historically significant temples, and Qingzhou, the ancient capital, is where in 1996 archaeologists discovered more than 200 Buddhist statues thought to have been buried during the Song Dynasty nearly 1,000 years ago. The city of Qingdao is home to two of the most famous Chinese brand names, Tsingtao Beer and Haier.
For More Information
Contact the IMBA Office and ask to speak to Paola Moreno, phone 305-348-6880. Alternatively, contact Ms. Moreno by email at morenop@fiu.edu.
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