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Andrew Freeman / Staff Writer

Students in the College of Business will be traveling to study in China next summer to immerse themselves in a new culture and study international business and real estate up close.

?We want our students to see how business is run internationally,? said Enya He, an assistant finance, insurance, real estate and law professor who is helping lead the trip. ?Especially in China, where the culture is so different from here in the West.?

Two business departments ? finance, insurance, real estate and law and business management ?will be taking 24 to 30 students to visit Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing on the 15-day trip.

?I?ve been to a lot of the places we are going,? said He, who was born and raised in China and came to the U.S. for graduate school in 1999. ?What?s truly amazing is that the four places we are going are all different from each other, each with their own dialects and foods. You have to just embrace and enjoy the culture shock.?

Three UNT professors are leading the trip, and each will teach two classes.

Senior business management lecturer Michael Sexton will teaching International Management and Business Policy, He will teach Introduction to Risk Management and Insurance and Corporate Risk Management and Kimberly Geideman, an assistant professor of finance, insurance and real estate, will teach Real Estate Principals and Real Estate Finance.

?The great thing is, students will be able to combine their courses and knock out six credit hours of a semester before fall even begins,? Geideman said. ?Learning in another country will really widen the students? horizons.?

Sexton, a study-abroad veteran who has taught students in the Czech Republic, Germany and France, said the trip would help hone students? business skills.

?It?s all about global business,? Sexton said. ?We?ll be polishing their skills to get ready for real world business, and this is something they can put on their resume, which of course we really want.?

Students will visit global and Chinese firms such as Merrill Lynch, TTI Fort Worth, Volkswagen Manufacturing, Jones Lang LaSalle, HSBC Commercial Banking and AXA HongKong, as well as historical and cultural locations.

?They will get a good blend of culture and business,? Sexton said. ?We want them immersed in the culture so that when they walk away, they?ll have a better understanding of their language, culture and people.?

Details won?t be finalized for another week or so, but professors expect the trip to cost about $7,300 per student, which covers tuition for two classes, books, program fees, health insurance, airfare, ground transportation, lodging, tours, breakfast and other costs.

Business economics junior Joshua Easley said he planned on applying for scholarships to cover the cost of the trip. Financial aid is available to students hoping to study abroad if interested students meet with a financial aid counselor before registering for spring classes.

?I?ve been wanting to do a study abroad trip for a while,? Easley said. ?I was just waiting for something to fit me, and this does. I?ve always been very interested in the Asian culture, so this is right up my alley.?

The deadline to register for the trip is tentatively set in February.
Professors leading the trip emphasized the importance of studying abroad.

?You have to make it a point to travel because you learn so much,? Geideman said. ?It changes your outlook on the world. It will be fun ? and crazy at times ? but all in all it should be a great adventure.?

Source: http://www.ntdaily.com/?p=69824

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