Tuck students visit JingAn Temple in Shanghai as part of a learning expedition in March.
Tuck Students Visit China to Study Global Business Practice
More business and less play was the theme of spring break for 17 Tuck students this year as they participated in a 10-day learning expedition to China. The students visited four cities and eight organizations in March to learn about how business is currently conducted in the world's most populated country.
Beginning in Beijing, the students spent time exploring China's capital city, a center for international trade, before embarking on visits to companies located in Beijing, Hangzhou, Hohot, and Shanghai. They were accompanied by Tuck Assistant Professor of Business Administration Jackie Luan and Tuck Center for International Business Associate Director Lisa Miller.
Host organizations included pharmaceutical company BMP Sunstone; personal computing manufacturer Lenovo; dairy products producer Meng Niu, and Tuck partner school the China-Europe International Business School.
Other hosts included petrochemical company SECCO, business software manufacturer SAP, private English language educator EF Education, and online business trading partners 'marketplace' Alibaba.
In a time of unprecedented global financial uncertainty, the 13 first-year and 4 second-year students viewed firsthand how China is attempting to maintain its momentum, and what employment opportunities that might present.
In addition to giving students valuable international business access, the trip gave them opportunities to welcome admitted students and meet with Tuck alumni at two planned receptions in Shanghai.
The China trip was the first of several learning expeditions Tuck's Center for International Business plans to offer. Each trip is expected to give students exceptional access to and understanding of the business environment of the host country.
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