The Contemporary Chinese Business and Culture

Brief Introduction

The 4-week English taught program aims to cater for international students from all different backgrounds with its focus on Chinese business environment, management and related business laws alongside with Chinese culture and spoken Chinese.

The program is held during every summer and winter vacation.

Please note that we offer flexible program dates for a group of 10 or above.

Courses and credit

Courses Teaching Hours

(1TH=45 min) ETCS 1 The Business Environment in China 18 1 2 The Legal Dimensions of the Chinese Business World 18 1 3 The Business Management in China 18 1 4 The Chinese Culture 18 1 5 Communicative Chinese 18 1 6 A Taste of Chinese Culture 1

Course Details

1. The Business Environment in China

This course introduces political，social，economic，cultural and historical factors which influence the manner in which business is conducted within China. The impact of Maoist, Dengist and contemporary politicians’ policies are discussed. Greatest emphasis is placed on the contemporary developments and changes in China’s business practices.

2. The Legal Dimensions of the Chinese Business World

This course introduces the legal context for doing business in China. The course deals with relevant legal institutions and substantive laws, with an emphasis on business law, which relates to constitutional law and government structure, civil and economic law, intellectual property law, financial and commercial markets, contract law and taxation, etc.

3. The Business Management in China

This is an executive-level management course illustrated by examples specific to China. Topics include comparative management, strategic choice and others that may affect Chinese business behaviors and practices with a purpose to provide international students with a framework for understanding Chinese business world.

4. The Chinese Culture

This course includes five sections: China’s Geography and Population, China’s History, China’s Traditional Philosophy, China’s Education, and China’s Customs. It is designed to provide some background knowledge for understanding the contemporary social and economic development of China.

5. Communicative Chinese

Survival spoken Chinese is the main content and the class starts with Chinese phonetics, tones, basic words, grammar and sentence structure. Be able to talk about everyday activities. The topic includes self-introduction, greetings, shopping, directions, hobbies, etc.

6.A Taste of Chinese Culture

Diversified cultural activities are organized during the program, such as visit to the Forbidden City, Tian’anmen Square, National Center for the Performing Arts and Qianmen; visit to the Great wall; visit to the Summer Palace; visit to the Temple of Heaven, etc. Apart from that, students will have opportunity to watch two Chinese cultural performances such as Peking Opera and acrobatics. In addition, Students will have chances to experience Chinese calligraphy and the famous Chinese Taiji.

Deadline

Application for summer program starts from March 1 and closes one week ahead of the program’s commencement.

Application for winter program starts from September 1 and closes one week ahead of the program’s commencement.

Visa Needed to Study at BJUT

Foreign students wishing to study at Beijing Tech are required to hold X-visa on principle to enter China, but F-visa and L-visa are also allowed.

Students who enter Chinese territory with an X-visa must apply for residence permits to Beijing Exit-Entry Administration Division of Public Security Bureau within 30 days after entry with the same validity period as their study time limit in China (If the study time limit specified on the official letter of the studying academies is not the same as that specified on the Admission Notice, we may take the final reply from the academy as the criterion).

Foreigners applying for residence permits are obligated to answer related questions and present the following documents:

1. Your own valid ordinary passport and visa. Students without ordinary passports who are applying for residence permits for studying in China are required to apply for residence permits after changing to ordinary passports.

2. Fill in the Foreign Visa and Residence Permit Application Form, affix the official seal of Beijing Tech, and put a 2-inch recently taken, half-length, bareheaded, full-faced photo on the form.

3. Present the official letters specified with study time limit at Beijing Tech and the Admission Notices.

4. Present the original health certificates issued by Beijing Administration for Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine (for those over the age of 18 and first time applying for the residence permits).

5.Students holding L- and F-visas to China applying for residence permits for study are obligated to present the Admission Notice from Beijing Tech, JW202 forms, and official letters with specified study time limit.

Like all countries, China has laws and regulations governing internationals who are temporarily within its boundaries. The following is a summary of the essential things you, as a student, are responsible for to maintain your status.

1. To change the item contents of residence permits, holders must go to Beijing Exit-and-Entry Administration Division of Public Security Bureau within 10 days to go through change formalities.

2. Holders of foreigners' residence permits moving out must go through residence-changing formalities with the departments in charge of administration of entry and exit under the public security bureau located in places where they domicile before move-out and places where they move in within 10 days after arrival.

3. Holders of foreigners' residence permits can reside in China within the validity period of residence permits or make their entry and exit.

4. Foreigners applying for residence permits must pay fees in accordance with the relevant regulations of appropriate agencies of Chinese government.

5. When your stay expires, you must request an extension of your permission to remain in China. Otherwise, the police will punish you according to the law.

6. Any change or damage of visa, ID cards, or certificates is not permitted and will be punished according to the law.

7. At present, work off campus is not permitted with the student's status.

3 Steps to Apply to a Chinese University

All foreign citizens above 18 years old are welcome to join the program.