Students from China Come to ZEW to Learn About European Economy
Knowledge Transfer and Qualification ProgrammesInternational ZEW Summer School 2019 with UIBE and SDUFE
As of 29 July 2019, ZEW in Mannheim has been playing host to a group of students from China as part of the international ZEW Summer School programme. A total of 17 students from various degree courses, which are all in some way related to economics, are taking part in a three-week programme at ZEW that prepares them for international careers in the industry or in academia.
For the first time the participants come from two Chinese partner universities of ZEW: the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) in Beijing and the Shandong University of Finance and Economics in Jinan (SDUFE). The programme will provide the participants with insights into the economic and business environment in Germany and Europe through various modules. The interactive nature of the programme, along with the varied content and lively debate of the issues discussed, guarantee the students a unique experience in Europe and offer them an optimal learning environment.
Practice-oriented programme helps to deepen cooperation with partner universities
In the modules, the ZEW team provides the students with a broad range of business and economic knowledge, management skills, and soft skills specifically tailored to the personal development of the participants. For example, the students learn how to conduct negotiations in a business context. In addition, current political developments are discussed, such as Great Britain’s withdrawal from the EU. The students also visit both German and European institutions, including the European Central Bank, on several excursions. By visiting companies based in the region, such as BASF, the students will get to see real-world examples of what they have been learning about in the various modules. The ZEW Summer School will be followed by a seven-day study tour which will take the group to Brussels, Paris and Strasbourg. This is the third time that ZEW is hosting this summer school, an event which is an important part of the increasingly close cooperation between ZEW and its partner universities.
