Article - January 27, 2004
from the Washington State Coalition for International
Education
Global Business Management program for
international students
American Cultural Exchange together with International Cross-Cultural
Committee runs a Global Business Management program for international
students.
The aim of the study program is threefold: 1. to help improve students’
proficiency in English language, 2. to expose students to graduate-level
business management courses as well as the work environment in the U.S., and
3. to help increase their cross-cultural awareness through practical study
in another culture.
“On-site observation activities” represent the final quarter of the GBM
program. This is the opportunity for students to use their previous work
experience and the knowledge they’ve gained during their study on campus in
the real American business world. Since all of the GBM students have at
least one year of previous full-time work experience (average is about five
years) in Japan and have excellent communication skills in English, they can
contribute a lot to local businesses while they learn from their
On-site
Observation Activities.
ACE is looking for local businesses/organizations to host a Japanese
business student for up to 10 weeks (3-8 hours per day) for these “on-site
observation activities”. We trust the opportunity will be beneficial to
both parties. Some students have special skills which can be a significant
asset to the company/organization. It will particularly benefit a
company/organization which has business activities with Japan or plans to
expand their business internationally since the students are bilingual,
bi-cultural and very familiar with Japanese business world.
Students hope to gain practical skills, experiences and knowledge in
their field of interest through this opportunity. The majority of these
Japanese students have very specific or focused ideas of what they would
like to learn through these On-site Observation Activities. This is an
unpaid observation/placement. If your business and/or organization would
be interested in participating, please e-mail Maka at:
makaj@cultural.org.
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Washington State Coalition for International Education
http://internationaledwa.org