Discover China!

12:21, July 10, 2023

The first students of the Graduate School of Economics and Management (GSEM), Bachelor's degree program "International Economics and Business" attended a short-term exchange program in Chengdu, China!

The International Summer School was held at the partner university of GSEM, the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE) from June 25 to July 8, 2023*. The 2023 Global Academy Summer Camp became a platform for academic and cultural exchange between students and researchers, and also gave GSEM students an opportunity to get acquainted with the dynamic and fast-growing Chinese metropolis. Classes at the school were devoted to the topic of environmental transformations in the economics, green innovations and sustainable development, which open up new business opportunities.

In addition, students had the opportunity to visit several large companies, get acquainted with the culture and sights of the city and visit the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. This Center is located in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, and is engaged in the conservation and breeding of this unique animal.

The first impressions of one of the students of the Bachelor's program "International Economics and Business» GSEM, 2nd year, Sofia Potylitsyna:

"As part of the summer school in Chengdu, in addition to lectures, the program was given enough time to get acquainted with Chinese culture, which certainly made it easier to stay here. Moreover, the schedule turned out to be extremely comfortable: every day there was free time to see the city. Even before arriving in China, volunteers from the university were in touch around the clock. This is a really rare opportunity to speak English with native speakers, share experiences with international students. The topics of the lectures were related to the trends of the world economy and Chinese business, gpt chat. Moreover, the program included excursions to the factory, head offices of companies and tourist places"

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For all questions, please contact the GSEM International Affairs Office, Valeria Nikonenko, valeria.nikonenko@urfu.ru, +7(343) 375-94-92.