Real World Chinese
Business Programs
“Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat
for a day. Teach him how to fish and he’ll eat forever.”
- Chinese proverb
With over a
million businesses located around the country, a skyrocketing economy and over
153 Fortune 500 enterprises investing in Shanghai projects alone, it is no
wonder the world is looking to China as a center for foreign trade. With all
eyes focussing on Beijing in 2008, it would almost be foolish not to consider
investing in China’s foreign market.
Of course,
foreign investing is not as simple as it seems. There are many factors to
consider, most of them cultural. One cannot simply walk into a CEO meeting at
Sony in downtown Shanghai, mutter the appropriate Mandarin hello, shake hands with those sitting around the table, and assume
you will have business partners for life. There is a curtain that lies beyond an
executive title, a handshake and a greeting and Real World Chinese wants to show
it all to you.
Whether
your company is as large as Sony, or as small as the room you are in, there is
business opportunity for you in China – and Real World Chinese can help make
it happen.
AIM
The
business program of Real World Chinese combines the language program with the
opportunity to immerse yourself in the current business theories and practices
of China. Learn the regulations and laws surrounding foreign trade, and visit a
variety of actual businesses to observe the policies in action. Our philosophy
is the same, regardless of the program you choose: to truly learn a language,
one must use all of the senses and experience the language in its everyday use.
Touring a wide range of company locations, being taught by leading business
professors, and interning with an actual company will not only increase your job
opportunity and business investments, but it will also broaden your
understanding of the foreign market.
STRUCTURE
The
business program is 5 weeks long; because we want you to be able to navigate
your way through a business meeting in China, we have structured the program to
allow you to attend Mandarin classes in the morning, and business lectures
(taught in English) in the afternoons or evening. Participating in both the
language program and the business program will provide you with the deepest
amount of knowledge possible.
The
language program consists of five key components: the core classes (in reading,
writing, listening, speaking and grammar); electives such as Chinese character
writing; one-on-one or group tutoring; a partnered language exchange, which
connects you with a native Chinese speaking student; and social activities such
as the Peking Duck Feast and karaoke nights.
The
business program also consists of five key components:
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Lectures
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Company Seminars
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On-Site Study
Trips
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Business Salons
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Internship
The two
programs work together, like two wheels moving towards the same goal: your
ability to learn Mandarin and understand the business practices in China.
LECTURES
Hear about
the business world from the world itself. Hand-selected business professors from
China’s leading Business and Economics University will present a series of
lectures that explore a variety of topics, to help give you a background of
China’s business policies. The topics range from China's
unique business practices, its economic, political and legal framework, to its
management style. The first two lectures review China’s economic development,
examining historical events such as the Cultural Revolution that impacted its
growth. Other topics discussed will include:
COMPANY
SEMINARS
We bring
the companies to you. We have arranged for executives and plant managers of
leading foreign companies operating in China to come to you. They will present a
series of presentations designed to provide you with further information on the
expatriate business community. The seminars highlight the different forms of
foreign investment in China, the various company practices and operations that
exist, and the numerous management styles and marketing strategies employed by
the companies. As executives and plant managers, the speakers have years of
hands-on experience and offer a variety of tips and strategies to help you
navigate your way through the business world in China.
Past
speakers include representatives from:
ON-SITE
STUDY TRIPS
Experience
the business world and see China’s policies and procedures in action. Visit
several of China’s major international corporations that operate joint
ventures or are wholly owned operations. Each visit consists of a short overview
of the company’s policies and operations, a tour of the facilities, and where
applicable, product sampling. You will have a chance to pull back the curtain
and observe various operating standards including quality control, health and
safety standards, employee training protocols, and manufacturing facilities.
Past
on-site study trips have included: