China MBA: Cal Poly State University
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The University of Maryland Smith School of Business Shanghai, China
Recently, during my trip in Shanghai, I had the opportunity to speak with Steven Feld, the Executive Director of Professional Programs and Services at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business at the Maryland Center China in Shanghai. What I found was a man with a conviction to foster the growth of a business school in China that could live up to the growing needs for talented managers and can provide people who have already succeeded at doing business in China a chance to hone their skills to a new level.
I have to admit that the interview’s beginning was little rocky. Because of a delay in my flight, I arrived at the Center, bags still in hand, about an hour and a half later than I’d planned. Fortunately, I was able to sneak into another interview and get a few shots at a question and answer. Dr. Feld was happily answering questions from a Chinese newspaper. I decided to go for the big one.
“So, how are you going to compete with Harvard? How about Duke? What have you got for the big guns?” I ask. Dr. Feld Steve Feld just grins. I know he’s been asked this question a dozen times before, and his response is fitting for a man who left Wharton to manage a program sitting on the fence between great and unbeatable.
“It’s all about service,” he said. “If you come to the University of Maryland’s EMBA program here, you get the same quality and the same teachers you’d get as if you were in the US. We don’t water down our program for China.”
And with that, I smiled, reached for my notebook, and realized I’d left it in the cab. Red-faced, I grabbed a sheet of paper from my bag and began writing furiously as Dr. Feld talked about this EMBA in China.
He also pointed out the way in which the program had been made administratively simple. “Our students have an average of 15 years of experience,” Dr. Feld pointed out, “and they are juggling families, running their companies, and completing 54 credit hours of school in 18 months. So we need to help them by making the administrative process of this course–buying books, registering for courses, receiving grades–as simple as possible.”
There were several key points that stood out as Dr. Feld talked. One was his sense of commitment: from everything he said, I could tell that the Smith School is not some kind of attempt to offer a mediocre program to a China hungry for, but an administratively simple program designed to produce the same quality of education that has given the University of Maryland its distinctive international reputation. A key point of the program is that the same professors who teach at the University of Maryland deliver the lectures and do the teaching just as they do in the US. Dr. Feld also stressed the three core competencies of the program: globalization, techonology, and innovation and entrepreneurship, which he believes will be core principles rising entrepreneurs and businesspeople need to master in the coming years of business.
Smith has some impressive ranking as well. Though it’s name is just beginning to come to China, it’s international reputation (ranked #17 in the world and #5 for its research department) is long-standing. One of the most interesting points of discussion I had with Dr. Feld was about the school’s impressive research rank. Can a school with a rank like that deliver good quality teaching, I wondered? Or would the faculty at the U of Maryland feel so much pressure to perform in research that they would neglect their teaching duties? Dr. Feld, as always, gave a delightful response. “Well, we have two ways to respond to that. First, we have research centers designed to disseminate the information from our researchers to the public and to interested parties. Second, we have a really smart dean who created a staff of teaching professors who aren’t obligated to do research. And what this has done is increase the standard of teaching at the University of Maryland, so that both the teaching staff and the research staff frequently get rated highly for their teaching.”
There is a saying China (isn’t there always?): “麻雀虽小, 五脏俱全.” Though the sparrow is small, it has all the vital organs. And though Maryland is by no means a small school in any sense of the word–its reputation and abilities place it among the best in the world–its name is only beginning to gain weight and force in China. Despite this, the programs the University of Maryland offers in China–its EMBA as well as its professional development courses–are designed with care and clever precision to deliver high-quality instruction to China’s business leaders.
A final update: interested readers can check out the Smith Business Intelligence site, a great source of useful information about the latest business information in China.
This past weekend I traveled to Shanghai in order to attend the 2007 China Education Expo, an annual traveling expo showcasing international study abroad opportunities for Chinese students. While there, I also had the chance to catch up with several bloggers, speak with Steve Feld, the Executive Director the University of Maryland’s Smith School of Business, and spend some time with Christine Lu of the China Business Network. I have to admit that serendipity seemed to follow me as I met up with a number of people, from a helpful and friendly group of Casablancan businessmen on the plane to the Chinese watch salesman that helped me find an Internet Bar when I needed it most.
This week I’ll be writing stories about my adventures and some of the fantastic dreamers I met in my few short days in Shanghai. Photos and maps will follow. Unfortunately, my camera battery died a quick, painless death on this trip, but others have been generous enough to donate their own photos.
Photo courtesy of Ken Yip.
PS–My regrets to missing Chris Carr of Cal Poly MBA Trip’s latest visit. He was in Beijing and I was not able to meet up with him to hear about the latest on his MBA program in California.
China MBA: Cal Poly State University
MBA留学：Cal Poly
One of the dreams of many Chinese and International students is to study abroad. Part of the mission of the Dreamblogue is to help individuals realize their dreams through information and financial support when and where we can offer it. This is the first in a series of posts that will spotlight schools we believe to be the best in China, America, Canada, the UK and Australia for overseas learning.
Top boxers are always being sized up against others outside of their weight class and are referred to by sports pundits as, “pound-for-pound” the best puncher, or overall fighter in the game. The same metaphor can easily be applied to International MBA Programs and especially those with China as their primary focus.
Long before Cal Poly became partners with the Dreamblogue Dawei had a chance to interact with students and faculty from the Orfalea College of Business: the best pound-for-pound International MBA program based in America. Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo, California via The Orfalea College of Business offers a 1-year program for qualified students from China and the world: The MBA program with a focus on international business in China, concludes with a 1-month tour of Chinese culture and business. Prospective graduates visit small and medium-sized”expatraneurs” and China manufacturers, educational institutions, and world renowned multi-nationals like Walmart, Lenovo, and The Sands/Venetian. This year they climbed the Great Wall, toured the water village of Zhouzhung, and visited the UNESCO sites in the former Portuguese colony of Macau.
The Dreamblogue Team and Cal Poly at Zhongkai University below. Visit their CAL POLY MBA blog for more:
And the entire Cal Poly MBA program, located in one of the safest and most scenic areas of California, costs less in total than does a semester at a school with more recognizable branding. For now, Cal Poly is a well-kept secret, but that is not likely to last long as their leadership continues to innovate with a world-class faculty and curriculum.
You can download information in Chinese or English about Cal Poly’s programs here, as well as information about how to prepare and study for admission:
In addition to their MBA program the Orfalea College of Business also offers a Masters degree in Industrial Technology. This MS in IT program reflects the current realities in the global manufacturing sector. That is — rapidly changing partnerships and outsourcing relationships, a premium for those companies that can manage them well, and a need for entry level managers who can jump into the fray of value chain management. Integral to this environment and need is technical competence in the areas of packaging and logistics. All of these elements are key components in their MS in IT program. It is also the case that the environment of global outsourcing has created huge new opportunities for entrepreneurial ventures in technology areas. Since virtually everything can be outsourced, there are relatively fewer obstacles to building new technology ventures – or entrepreneurial ventures within larger companies. That said, a third important component of the MS in IT program is focused on technology entrepreneurship, a logical companion to value chain management and packaging.
Pound-for-pound we think these Cal Poly Orfalea College of Business graduate programs are the best in the world….
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We extend a warm welcome to the our friends from Yo2.cn! We hope to enjoy a long relationship with Charles, the founder, and the 11,000 (and growing!!) Wordpress blogs he supports on the first free WP platform in China.
One of our dreams for the coming year is to host a Wordpress Camp in Guangzhou or Hong Kong to educate users about the infinite possibilities of blogging using WP.
For those of you dreaming of going to America to study: We have posted pdf files of the guides in English and in Chinese (see the sidebar for Chinese)…
This is a guide to undergraduate study and educational opportunities in the US. You can find Arabic, French, Spanish, and Russian versions of the text here: Undergrad Study in the US.
This guide explains the process of applying for and preparing for graduate study in the US. It includes information about admission, types of institutions, degrees, course loads, and grading systems. It will also discuss the different academic culture in the US and the US academic environment. It also covers specialized programs of study in the US: US nursing school, American law schools, US veterinary medicine, and American dentistry. You can find versions of the text in Arabic, French, Spanish, and Russian Study in America: US graduate degrees.
This guide provides thorough descriptions of short-term study options in the US, such as: high school exchange programs, work and professional exchange programs, vocational and technical programs, short-term university study, and professional study. You can find versions of the text in Arabic, French, Spanish, and Russian here: Study in US: Short-term US study.
This guide provides important details on preparing for study in the US, such as obtaining a visa, predeparture information, housing in the us, and travel to the us. You can find versions of the text in Arabic and Russian here: Study in the US: US Visas, Travel to the US, living in the US..
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Guide for Chinese Students 如果你想留学美国《本科学习》
Here you can download the guide to studying in the USA.The guides will help you to apply for training and visas relating to 《本科学习》是美国国务院编撰的四册一套引介从书种的第一册。这套丛书是向希望到美国学习的国际学生和学者提供客观和实际的。本书介绍如何选择和申请美国本科学位和职业学校教育机会的信息。
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本册的内容还包括美国的本科教育，学院大学、学位日历、系统、课程、社区学院、大学生活方式、费用住宿、环境、学校规模、入学要求、奖学金，转学，签证申请等等。
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留学美国： Jacky 的留学梦
看中文内容，请点击更多。（This article is in English. To read it in Chinese, click on the more tag.)
A major goal of the China Dreamblogue is to create educational opportunities for students who may not otherwise have the chance, and as a part of this, we are creating possibilities for students to study abroad at US and UK Schools as well as other places. As a part of our journey, we will be giving away approximately $24,000 USD (￥186,000) in scholarships from America to qualified applicants looking to make their educational dreams come true.
Living in a foreign country is difficult, and often students need guides. Here, you will find guides written in Chinese about preparing for study abroad, learning about the US and UK foreign culture, and preparing for the strange and interesting experience of studying abroad and living in a foreign country.
Jacky, one of the loyal dreamers of this blog, has made a decision to prepare for studying abroad in the US in hopes of earning an MBA from Calpoly’s MBA program. I’ve asked him a few questions about his dreams with us and why he has chosen to study abroad.
David: Why do you dream about studying abroad?
Jacky: I want better education opportunities, and I think universities in UK and USA can give me this.
David: Why do you want a MBA?
Jacky: My father has a factory that is neither big nor small. And my dream is to help him to develop it into a big, international company. I hope that I will learn how to do that from the MBA program.
David: What is your dream for your family?
Jacky: I hope my father and my mother has a good and relaxing life after I come back from abroad. I hope that what I do will support all the spending in my family’s daily life. What’s more, I really just want them have a happy life.
David: What about your community?
Jacky: I’m from Foshan, a city near Guangzhou. I think my city now is a wealthy city and full of opportunities. People living in this city are happy. Foshan City is now the third biggest city in Canton province, behind Guangzhou and Shenzhen. I think it will become more and more popular all over the world in the future. This is a good chance for me.
David: If you wanted to give advice to other people about following their dreams, what would you say?
Jacky: In my opinion, study abroad requires a brave heart. You have to adapt to life in a whole different environment, culture and people. You have to study in a totally different educational system. You have to deal with your homesickness. You have to overcome disconnection from your friends and family.
David: How do you feel about living in foreign country?
Jacky: I think living in a foreign country is exciting at the beginning and is terrible after the first few weeks. When you first arrive, I think you will feel like you are traveling. But when you keep doing the same thing week after week, and there is no one you can talk to, that’s the most dangerous and terrible time for a international student. But during this time you explore your surroundings, and when you get used to it, it will become your second hometown, and you will feel you don’t want to leave.
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