Walker College of Business News
Walker MBA Students Prepare to Travel to China
For the second year, Appalachian MBA students will spend ten days traveling through China to learn first-hand about international business.
Students taking MBA 5020, International Seminar, will be participating in the trip. The seminar is a requirement for the MBA degree at Appalachian.
This spring, both the full-time students on campus and part-time students in the Hickory program will be participating.
In preparation for the trip, students are currently exploring international business topics with research, presentations and case analysis. Their work will continue at Nanjing University where they will collaborate for several days with graduate students and make their presentations.
The group will leave on March 7, arriving in Beijing on March 8. The students will visit the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and Tiananmen Square.
They will also travel to Suzhou, Shanghai and Hong Kong visiting business and cultural sites before their return home on March 18.
Last April, the first students to take the International Seminar traveled to China.
“It was a very successful trip and the students found it to be an extraordinary experience,” said MBA Program Director and Walker College of Business Assistant Dean of Instructional Programs Dr. Philip Witmer, who accompanied the student group.
“ Last year’s business visits included China Daily, Wachovia, KPMG, a hot water heater manufacturer and an MP3 manufacturer, among others. The cultural sites included the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Sun Yat-sen’s mausoleum, the Shanghai Museum and a junk ride on the Honk Kong harbor.”
Appalachian’s MBA Program is currently accepting applications for its 2008 cohort. The program, housed in the Walker College of Business, may be completed in one year with the appropriate satisfied prerequisites.
For more information about Appalachian MBA, contact the program office at (828) 262-2922 or visit www.mba.appstate.edu.
