China Travel Study
CHINA
PAST PRESENT FUTURE
CSU SAN MARCOS
TRAVEL STUDY PROGRAM
GBM 440A – International Travel Study: Asia
May 18 - 29, 2008
Our odyssey will begin in
China’s modern capital of Beijing where ancient monuments contrast
with giant skyscrapers. We will visit the Forbidden City and the
Great Wall, finishing our first day with a Peking duck dinner. Each
evening the group will gather to discuss the events of the day and
prepare for the next day’s activities.
A visit to Beijing’s
Zhongguancun high tech district will give us an opportunity to see
state-of-the-art research and development facilities and visit a web
portal company preparing to go public. Preparations for the Beijing
2008 Olympics are transforming the city, and we will see some of the
venues.
China’s most vibrant and
cosmopolitan city, Shanghai, will be our second stop. The city has
been called the Pearl of the Orient or the Paris of the East. A
walk along the famous Bund with its 19th Century European
hotels and banks offers a striking contrast to the 21st
Century Pearl Television Tower and the largest stock exchange in the
world just across the river. After visiting the exchange, we will
tour the Pudong New Area, which was filled with rice paddies just
fifteen years ago! Shanghai has emerged as China’s financial
center and has aspirations to be the leading commercial center of
Asia.
A short distance from Shanghai is
the Suzhou Industrial Park, a collaboration between the country of
Singapore and China. It is among the most successful development
zones in the world, and we will visit it and receive an introduction
to the role China’s 53 development zones have played in its economic
development. We will also hear about how these zones market
themselves to prospective investors.
Guangzhou, the leading city
at the heart of the Pearl River Delta, is today a manufacturing
powerhouse that is China’s largest export base. Guangzhou is world
famous as the site of the twice-yearly Canton Trade Fair, which
attracts buyers from around the world. The fair has moved to new
facilities, which we will tour and receive a briefing on the role of
the fair as window for Chinese products.
The
city has preserved some of its heritage in the splendid parks, busy
temples, excellent museums, and, most of all, on Shamian Island
where 19th Century Western trading companies conducted
business.
 While
in Guangzhou, we will visit state-of-the-art joint venture factories
and contract manufacturing facilities. During each of these visits
we will discuss with local and expatriate managers the business
challenges they face. The Guangzhou Economic and Technology
Development Zone houses many foreign-invested factories and we will
have the opportunity to visit some of them. Cantonese food and
opportunities to visit vibrant open markets will balance our visit.
Our journey to Hong Kong will be by train;
passing through the Pearl River Delta that some have called the
manufacturing center of the world. Shenzhen, just across from Hong
Kong, is a city of over 3 million people today while 20 years ago it
was a village of 60,000.
Hong Kong’s harbor and
skyline arebreathtaking whether viewed from the famous Star Ferry or
from the top of Victoria Peak. Hong Kong’s port is the largest
container port in the world. We will have a chance to tour it and
the beautiful new airport built on reclaimed land. The Hong Kong
Trade and Development Office will brief us on Hong Kong’s role as a
gateway to China.
We will tour Hong Kong Island, visit Victoria Peak
and some of the colonial buildings of the British era. The Kowloon
Peninsula is home to the Hong Kong and the Space Museums. We will
enjoy a dinner cruise around the harbor and have a dim sum lunch on
a floating restaurant. Of course, we will not miss an opportunity
to shop in the famous Stanley Market or the Jade Market.
TRIP FACTS AND FIGURES
COST: $ 3,350
(based on double occupancy,
single supplement $575)
Includes all transportation, airport taxes, hotels, all breakfasts,
most lunches, some dinners, and all entrance fees.
Does not include fee of $100 for required Chinese visa.
Students will also register for GBM 440A (4 units) for an
additional $ 836.
(Prerequisites:
All lower-division pre-business core courses)
Payment
Schedule
$300 deposit by 3/14/08
Remaining balance due 3/19/08
Minimum: 15 participants – if there are fewer
participants the program cost may be higher.
Maximum: 25
participants
The course syllabus outlines pre-departure meetings, lectures
and assignments, post-trip summary, and project presentations.
Contact:
Office of Global
Education
760 750-4090
email: goabroad@csusm.edu
Dr. Peter H. Antoniou 760 740 0258
pantoniou@csusm.edu
The Office of Global
Education
Craven Hall 3200
California State University San Marcos
333 South Twin Oaks Valley Road
San Marcos, California, 92096-0001
Tel: +1 760.750.4090
Fax: +1 760.750.3284
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