Back in the States
Now that I have returned from the program, I have come back from this experience a new person with a more open mind. Before I left for this trip, I did not know what...
Category: Asia
Smith Students Learn China’s History with visits to Tiananmen Square and The Forbidden City
By: Ja’Nel Edens, MBA Candidate 2018 China Day #4 The first weekend of our field component was dedicated to learning more about China’s history and culture. Situated in the center of Beijing and considered...
Smith Students visit Intel China, Four Seasons Hotel and Harrow Beijing International School
By: Ja’Nel Edens, MBA Candidate 2018 Our second day of company visits focused on China’s services sector within the IT, hospitality, and education industries. Intel Labs China Operating as a research and innovation center...
Welcome Dinner at Famous Peking Duck
By: Ja’Nel Edens, MBA Candidate 2018 After our first series of meetings, we gathered together for our welcome dinner. Hosted at the world-famous Peking Duck, was an evening filled with live entertainment which included...
Smith Students Meet with AmCham China, United Family Health, and JD.com
By: Ja’Nel Edens, MBA Candidate 2018 China Day #2 AmCham China Today marked the beginning of our 16 company visits in China. Our first meeting of the day was with the American Chamber of...
And Away We Go…Smith Students Take Off for Beijing
By: Ja’Nel Edens, MBA Candidate 2018 January 9, 2018 After much anticipation, days of preparation, and a 14-hour flight, Smith students arrived safely to Beijing. Some students came a few days early to explore...
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One of the countries that students get to visit as part of this global immersion experience is Singapore. As one of the more developed countries in Southeast Asia, Singapore thrives in the business realm...
Singapore Day #3
By: William Woska, MBA Candidate 2018 On the third day in Singapore, students visited two companies striving to impact global business in their own unique way. The first, Impact Hub Singapore, builds ecosystems which...
Singapore Day #2
By: William Woska, MBA Candidate 2018 Yesterday students in the Doing Business in Japan and Singapore program met with leaders from the Action Center for Entrepreneurship (ACE) as well as the Singapore Institute of...
Singapore Day #1
By: William Woska, MBA Candidate 2018 Thirty MBA students from the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business arrived in Singapore to begin a four day immersion of business in the city-state....