Thursday, August 27, 2009
Jeremy Appleton, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, senior, is at the cutting edge of the business world. He is the first KU student to take advantage of one of two new study abroad programs for business students in Beijing and Guangzhao, China.
“The more I read and saw in the news, the better China sounded,” he said in an e-mail from Beijing.
Students can choose between the University of International Business and Economics, in Beijing, and Sun Yat-Sen University in Guangzhao, where they will have the opportunity to learn Chinese business practices as well as the Mandarin language.
Carol Rose, director for the Institute for International Business at the University, said it was important for business students to be aware of Chinese business because of their increased presence in the global business market.
“We need to be doing more in China,” Rose said. “China is such a huge trading partner with the U.S. People are doing more in China then they thought they would be 20 years ago. China is an important economical force.”
Renée Frias, program coordinator for the Office of Study Abroad, said that students in all fields, not just business, had shown increased interest in Asia in the past few years. Other newly created study abroad programs include Music Therapy in Thailand and Architecture in Asia. Michele Arellano, assistant director of OSA, said the number of students traveling to Asia last year increased roughly 40 percent from the year before.
The new program is a direct exchange, which requires a one-for-one student ratio from each university. Two students from Sun Yat-Sen University came to KU last semester, unofficially starting the program. Students must apply through OSA and maintain a 2.5 grade-point average in the Business school to be eligible for the exchange.
Rose said it was harder to get KU students to commit to the program than to get Chinese students to come here. She said she understood that business students at the University already had enough on their plates and might not be eager to add the stress of learning a new language such as Chinese. Still, Frias encouraged students to take the plunge, emphasizing the importance of experiencing the language and culture of the company they might one day be working for.
Appleton agreed that one of the biggest challenges was the language barrier, but he would not let that stop him from learning.
“While I’m here I want to continue to meet other people, learn as much Chinese as I can, and get the best feel I can on their views on business,” Appleton said.
— — Edited by Brenna M. T. Daldorph
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