Seven Ashland University students from the Dauch College of Business and Economics (COBE) are taking part in the college’s Taiwan summer program, where they will learn about Chinese culture and business.
“A key objective of the program is to
provide meaningful exposure to an Asian market and culture for Ashland
University’s business students,” professor of management Khush Pittenger,
who is also the coordinator of the COBE in Taiwan program, said. “It is a unique
opportunity as not many students are likely to travel to Asia on their own and
there are no other Ashland University travel abroad programs that focus heavily
on Asia.”
The students are studying at Providence
University in the Wu Chi district of Taichung, where they are taking Mandarin and cross-cultural business and management seminar courses. They are
also paired with local learning partners who wished to improve their English
and gain experience with American culture.
“Exposure to international markets,
executives, and cultures is an integral part of a 21st-century business
curriculum,” said Granot. “As dean of COBE, I put a high priority on providing
our students and graduates with multiple opportunities for international
experiences throughout their time at AU. We teach about the global economy and
the flat world, and there's no better way to understand it than experiencing it
first hand in cooperation with our friends at Providence University.”