Business in China
1999 Summer Study Abroad
( Open to all majors )

» Tentative Schedule »

[ May 23 - June 10, 1999 ]

Date

8:30 - 11:10 (Morning)*

14:30 - 17:30 (Afternoon)

19:30 - 21:00

May
23 (Sun) (Fly to Beijing, China) (Travel to Tianjin)
24 Mon) Orientation
Currency Exchange Practice
Meet with HUT student teams
(Tour HUT Campus/Facility)
 
25 (Tu) China History
Chinese: Time/Numbering Systems
Lean Chinese culture & tradition
(Visit old fashion/cultural street)
 
26 Wed) Economic Reform/Development
Chinese: Popular Sports
Team conversation practice
Basketball game/exercises
 
27 (Th) Business Organizations
Chinese: Money Systems
Observe consumer behavior
(Visit shopping centers in Tianjin)
 
28 (Fri) Management philosophy/Strategy
(Meet with Organizing Staffs)
The art of Chinese cooking
Lean to make dumpling
Party with students of English Dept.
29 (Sat) Tour Eastern Qing Tombs  
30 (Sun) (Individual/Team Time)  
31 (Mon) Finance/Insurance Systems
Chinese: Restaurant Conversation
Visit a stock market trading center in Tianjin  
June
1 (Tu) Accounting/Taxation Systems
Chinese: Hotel Conversation
Visit an elemental school  
2 (Wed) Human Resources Management
Chinese: Tour Conversation
Tour the Water Park in Tianjin  
3 (Tu) Joint Venture/Legal Systems
Chinese: Health Care Terms
Visit a middle school  
4 (Fri) Tour TEDA Tour Motorola Corp. in China
Tour Motorola Univ. in China
Party with students of Business School.
5 (Sat) Tour Tianjin Harbor  
6 (Sun) (Individual/Team Time)  
7 (Mon) Foreign Currency Exchange Policy
Chinese: Business/Trading Terms
Marketing Management/Practice
Badminton game/exercises
 
8 (Tu) Logistics & Transportation Systems
Group Discussion
The Art of Chinese Cooking  
9 (Wed) Information Systems/Networks
Group Discussion
Visit Chinese Families
Valley ball game/exercises
 
10 (Th) Operations Management /Practice
Group Discussion
Packing and Preparation
Celebration Party with faculty/staffs/students of HUT
Tai Chi exercises from 6:30-7:30 AM, Monday to Friday
There will a ten minutes break between the morning sessions.
We will stay at the guest house of Hebei University of Technology (HUT).

[ June 11 - June 20, 1999 ]

Date

8:30 - 11:00 (Morning)

14:30 - 17:30 (Afternoon)

19:30 - 21:00

June
11 (Fri) (Travel to Shijiazhuang City) Visit a medical school / Hospital
Observe Chinese Acupuncture
Visit Government Office of Hebei
12 (Sat) Tour Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. in Shijiazhuang City Tour Economic & Technological Development Zone in Shijiazhuang  
 
13 (Sun) (Travel to Chengde City) Tour Summer Resort (Chengde)  
14 (Mon) Tour Summer Resort (Chengde) Visit Foreign Affairs Office of the Chengde City Dinner with Foreign Affair Officers
15 (Tue) Tour Summer Resort (Chengde)  
 
16 (Wed) (Travel to Beijing) Tour the Great Wall  
17 (Th) Tour Palace Museum Tour Tiananmen Square  
18 (Fri) Tour Yiheyuan - The Summer Palace (Beijing)  
19 (Sat) Tour Tiantan - Temple of Heaven Visit shopping centers in Beijing  
20 (Sun) (Return to United States)  

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