Summer courses are scheduled for China, Italy, Japan and the University’s Wroxton College in England.

China

Students taking the capstone Global Business Planning course in the MBA in management for global administrators program at the Silberman College of Business will be visiting China this summer on a business trip. Students will have the opportunity to spend two weeks visiting Beijing and Shanghai and to develop a strong appreciation for the growth that has characterized the Chinese economy during the past few years.

Some of the students who will be traveling to China this summer are pictured with their course professor James Almeida, back row right, entrepreneurial studies and chair, marketing/entrepreneurship (Flor/Metro). From left in the front row are Tricia Smith, Sandrine Barthelemy, Sumati Sindhu and Samuel Martin. Back row left is student Roland Becker.

The visit involves attending a variety of seminars on specific topics pertaining to international business, visiting businesses and other economic organizations, as well as developing a cultural understanding of the country. The visit is offered in conjunction with the capstone course, which requires students to form teams and work on projects for specific companies. Upon their return to FDU, the students will develop either a feasibility study or a business plan for their respective Chinese client organizations.

The instructor for the course, James Almeida, chair, entrepreneurship/management (Flor/Metro), will travel with the students and mentor them on their projects for the client companies. This opportunity will not only provide students with the experience to produce a project with real-world applicability for a client company, but also provide them with a first-hand understanding of the potential offered by the economic development of China.

Italy

A short-term study abroad in Italy (Rome, Florence, Cinque Terr and Milan), August 7 through 21, is being linked to the Contemporary Italy blended culture course, which is taught in English. It is being offered through the department of modern languages and literature, College at Florham. For information, contact Angelo Spina or Josephine Spina, Italian (Flor), at aspina@fdu.edu or ezraspina@aol.com.

Japan

Also offered by the department of modern languages and history, College at Florham, is Contemporary Japan and Japanese Politics, May 16 through 31. Instructors are Fumiko Bacon, modern languages (Flor), and Peter Woolley, political science and director, PublicMind (Flor). The group will visit Tokyo, Hakone, Atami, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Hiroshima and Mijayima.

Wroxton College

Special seminars and courses will be offered at Wroxton College, Oxfordshire, England, this summer.

The International Corporate Communication and Culture Seminar is scheduled for May 21 through June 2. This graduate offering includes panel discussions and lectures by international experts from business, academia, politics and the media. For additional information contact Gary Radford, communication studies and director, MA in corporate/organizational communication (Flor), at 973-443-8378.

The School of Criminal Justice, Metropolitan Campus, will run the undergraduate course Global Terrorism, June 6 though June 25. The class meets the week before departing for England. This course will examine the causes, motives and effects of global terrorism from cultural, religious, political, economic, psychological, geographic and operational perspectives, and will cover the countermeasures employed by the government and the private sector. It features field visits and guest lecturers with experience and expertise in the field of terrorism. For additional information contact Robert Vodde, director, criminal justice (Metro), at 201-692-2465.

Wroxton College in England will be the site of several courses this summer.

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