Appalachian MBA students travel to china

BOONE—A dozen students enrolled in an international seminar offered through the MBA program in Appalachian State Universitys Walker College of Business are learning about international business firsthand with a trip to China.

The seminar is a requirement for the MBA degree and students enrolled in the program participate in an international travel experience as a component of the course.

Throughout the semester, the students explored a range of international business topics through interaction with guest speakers, research, presentations and case analysis. The students will continue their case discussion in China, working in teams with graduate students from Nanjing University.

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Domestic Business Schools Facing Development Bottleneck

Forbes China has published a listing of the best MBA programs in China according to those that help graduates’ incomes rise the fastest. But meanwhile an insider says domestic business schools are faced with growth bottlenecks after one and a half decades of development. Our Shanghai correspondent Xiaoyu has the details.

The survey involves MBA graduates from 50 domestic business schools in 2002 and lists the 10 best full-time and 25 best part-time MBA programs. The Shanghai-based China Europe International Business School and Peking University’s International MBA program rank first respectively on the 2 lists.

How long does it take for students to see a direct return on their investment? – Apparently it takes an average of about 2 years and 8 months for graduates from the best full-time programs and 1 year 7 months for those from part-time ones.

More: en.chinabroadcast.cn