Beijing and Tianjin, China
Spring 2010 Intermester: April 16 - 25, 2010
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BUAD 8330-9GZ International Management Study Tour (3-Credit Hours)
Instructor: Dr. Sri Beldona

You are invited to join Dr. Sri Beldona for an opportunity to look beyond labor costs in China’s role as "the" location for overseas expansion and gain an Understanding of how the Chinese government has been able to attract FDI. The tour will include six to seven business visits (tenatively to include Airbus A320 assembly plant, Kraft Foods, Intel and Ogilvy). You'll take breathtaking cultural excurisons to The Forbidden City, The Great Wall, Olympic Stadium's Bird's Nets, Water Cube and other sites. Four-star hotel accommodations at the foot of The Forbidden City and a super bullet train trip to Tianjin.

Course Requirements:
* Mandatory pre-trip orientation session: January 31, 2010 (tentative date)
* Pre-trip readings, Internet-based assignments and quiz; Post-trip assignment and group project

Pay $2,950 (double occupancy) for travel plus regular GSM tuition if Registered by January 22, 2010
Late Registration Fee of $300 for travel plus regular GSM tuition AFTER January 22, 2010

Registration Deadline: January 29, 2010

100% refund (travel, tuition and fees) through December 14, 2009; $325 non-refundable travel deposit after December 14, 2009. No refund for travel, tuition or fees after February 1, 2010.

For course-related questions, email Dr. Sri Beldona. Students should register online via Banner as soon as possible! Seats will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. The travel package includes airfare, double-occupancy rooms, ground transportation and some meals. Single rooms are available for an additional charge of $500. Participants must travel with the group from Dallas, and are not permitted to negotiate their own travel or lodging, nor use frequent flyer miles for this trip.

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