Programme Information
The core of the programme involves two components:
- Hangzhou (7 nights) - you will be based at one of UC's partner universities, Zhejiang Gongshang University, where you will attend tailored lectures and participate in a range of activities with local students
- Shanghai (8 nights) + Guangzhou (6 nights) - you will undertake business visits and meetings
In addition, it includes a range of social and cultural activities, as well as free days to explore each city on your own.
The course itself has a deeply practical focus, including a project where you will work in a group to undertake research and develop recommendations for a client interested in expanding to China, allowing you to learn about the factors that are important for making good decisions about where and how to expand internationally.
There is also a strong focus on preparing you to function effectively across cultures in your future careers and lives. Linked to this, you will explore cultural differences that may require adaptation at an individual level, utilising the cultural intelligence framework as a tool to identify and develop strategies for navigating these.
While the study tour component is three-weeks long, the course also consists of workshops, activities and assessment items beforehand and afterwards.
