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The Language of Business Programs 商道言商

We integrate the study of language and culture and connect it to the global marketplace. Starting with our six-week foundational program we partner with you to deliver a program customized to the level of language skills desired and that best meet your needs.

Six-Week Courses – 2012
Built on the principles of accelerated learning, this course uses innovative teaching techniques to help participants develop a basic language proficiency in Mandarin Chinese (“Putonghua”) and a functional framework for understanding the language and its cultural contexts. It is intended for those interested in using the language as a tool in real social or business contexts.

Course Dates and Times

Healthcare Business Chinese
May 3–June 7, 2012
Once a week on Thursdays 
6:00 pm–8:00 pm

The fee for the Healthcare Business Chinese course is $280.00 or $220.00 for paid registrations received before April 10.  Please click here to download the course flyer.

*This course will be held at SUNY College of Optometry, 33 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036, instead of at SUNY Global Center.

Language of Business 101
May 2–June 6, 2012
Once a week on Wednesdays 
6:00 pm–8:00 pm

The fee for the six-week Language of Business 101 course is $240.00.

Please click to register for these courses. 

Weekend Intensive Courses – 2012
The course is designed to provide basic Chinese language, culture, and business understanding and skills in a 12-hour intensive weekend. All components of the weekend will be taught focusing on the implications on doing business in China.

Course Dates and Times (ONE Friday evening-Saturday day pair)

Friday, April 20, 2012 from 6:00 pm–9:00 pm
Saturday, April 21, 2012 from 9:00 am–5:00 pm

Please click to register for one of these weekend intensive courses.  The fee for the Weekend Intensive Course is $260.00.  There is an Early Bird fee of $190.00 for registrations received by April 13, 2012.

Seminar Series 系列演讲 

Building on an expanding network of China experts, CI Business will offer speakers and panels on key topics in Chinese business.

“What Chinese Want: Culture, Communism, and China's Modern Consumer”
Distinguished Speaker: Tom Doctoroff
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm

Please click here to register for this event.  Please click here to download the event flyer. 

United States at the Shanghai Expo
Distinguished Speaker: Martin Alintuck
Spring 2012

Doing Business in China: Lessons from Practioners
Asian American Business Development Center
Sessions to be announced

Previous Events

Chinese Management
November 29, 2011
Speaker: Dr. Yongqiang LIU
Panelists: Dr. Minghong LU and Ms. Jennifer ZHANG

Inside the Mind of the Chinese Middle Class
October 24, 2011
Speaker: Mr. Tom Doctoroff

Register for the upcoming seminar series, free of charge.

Industry Briefing Workshops 行业短训

CI Business Industry Briefing Workshops will focus on the characteristics and opportunities of business sectors, providing practical information about doing business in China in fields such as law, fashion, finance, healthcare, and environmental technology.

Law 
May 2012

Previous Events

Healthcare
March 12, 2012

Please click here to download the event flyer.

Panelists:  Sheldon I. Dorenfest, CPA, MBA, President and CEO of the Dorenfest Group and the Dorenfest China Healthcare Group
Jennifer Ding, MD, MPH, MS, Director of Strategy and Operations in Primary Care Established Medicine Business Unit, Novartis
William B. Stroube, PhD, MBA, Director and Professor of Health Services Administration, University of Evansville

Fashion and Design

Industry: Fashion and Design 
December 6, 2011

Please click here to download the event flyer.

Moderator: Janet Carmosky, CEO, China Business Network

Panelists: Michael A. Zakkour, Principal, Technomic Asia
Renee Hartmann, Co-Founder, China Luxury Network
Lawrence Delson, President, Delson International Inc., Adjunct Assistant Professor, NYU, and Adjunct Instructor, Fashion Institute of Technology 

Clean Tech

Industry: Environmental Technology 
October 24, 2011
Moderator: Janet Carmosky

Panelists:  Terry Cooke, author of Sustaining US-China Clean Energy Cooperation
Steven Sorensen, International Operations V. P. for the Manhatten Regional Center
Micah Kotch, Director of the New York City Accelerator for a Clean and Renewable Economy (NYC ACRE) initiative at the Polytechnic Institute of NYU

Study Tour to China 读书中国行

Designed to enhance the classroom curriculum, CI Business learning tours offer participants a firsthand opportunity to engage with China and its business culture. Participants will explore different kinds of businesses, meet leading executives and government officials while visiting companies, factories and cultural sites. The study tours feature language learning, cultural appreciation and an introduction to Chinese business practice and philosophy—laying the groundwork for future collaborations.

2013

Please click to register if you are interested in going on this trip.  We have limited the number of participants to 50 people.

Our partner, the Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, will play a key role in implementing these programs. Tour itineraries will depend to a great extent on the business interests of participants. 

Spring Symposium 研讨与论坛

Understanding Chinese Culture and Language Through Doing Business in China
Spring 2012

Click to register for this program.

Click links to Register for the CIB Language Courses, Seminars, and Industry Briefings

For more information please contact: confucius.business@suny.edu

Click links to Register for the CIB Language Courses, Seminars, and Industry Briefings

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