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Notice about the Study Tour to Germany
Source：MBA Education Center Date：2013/07/03 Click：4 Author：Pi Jun
To all the MBA and EMBA students:
MBA School has released its scheme about the study tour to University of Duisburg-Essen on June 5th. Based on the feedbacks of the students, the School leaders and their Germany counterparts have decided to make appropriate adjustments to the scheme. The details are as follows:
1. The time span has been shorten from 15 days to 10 days;
2. Expenses of the study tour has been changed to 38, 000 Yuan;
3. The study tour will last from September 28th to October 7th.
The scheme is attached at the end of this notice. Anyone who is willing to join us is welcome.
Registration deadline: July 25th, 2013.
Registration & Enquiries: MBA—Jing WANG 027-88383080 13627134978
EMBA—Qi LI 027-88383255 13296656378
MBA School, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
July 3rd, 2013
Attachment: Scheme of the Study Tour to University of Duisburg-Essen
The short-term study tour program is jointly launched by MBA School of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law and University of Duisburg-Essen. The core content of the study tour is to study the experience of Germany’s modern manufacturing industry and logistics management. The study tour is designed for all the MBA and EMBA students of MBA School (both graduates and non-graduates are included). The study tour is aimed at promoting life-long study, broadening the students’ international horizon, and enhancing the students’ international competitiveness.
1. Background and Significance
Germany is the fourth largest economy, the second largest exporter and third largest importer of goods in the world. During the last few decades, Germany’s foreign trade is in absolute leading position in the world. And it is honored as the “champion of exporting”. In the 2011-2012 Global Competitiveness Report, Germany is ranked in the 6th place. Influenced by America’s subprime mortgage crisis of 2008, the responsibility of economic recovery is mainly burdened by such major economies as America, China and EU. And within the EU, Germany is one of the strongest pillars. We think that Germany will become stronger due to its powerful modern manufacturing system. Together with the related service system (such as logistics, supply chain and design consulting), Germany’s manufacturing industry which is featured by excellent technology, advanced management, solid foundation and distinctive characteristics will be the key stand of economic recovery of Europe, even the world. The most influential auto makers, such as Mercedes-Bens, BMW and Volkswagen, are located in Germany. And Germany is also ranked in the leading place in the field of medical care and technology innovation. After the financial crisis of 2008, Germany, together with its manufacturing industry and logistics industry, has become an example for the world to follow. Under this background, MBA School and University of Duisburg-Essen have agreed to carry out this short-term study tour.
2. Introduction to University of Duisburg-Essen
The University of Duisburg-Essen is a public university in Duisburg and Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and a member of the new founded University Alliance Metropolis Ruhr. It was founded in 1654 and re-established on January 1, 2003 as a merger of the Gerhard Mercator University of Duisburg and the University of Essen. Until 1994, the name of the Gerhard Mercator University was Comprehensive University of Duisburg.
With its 12 departments and more than 31,000 students (by the winter semester of 2009-2010), the University Duisburg-Essen is among the 10 largest German universities. Many international students study at the University Duisburg-Essen and give the cities of Duisburg and Essen an international atmosphere.
The Mercator School of Management of University of Duisburg-Essen is founded on October 14th, 2005 in Duisburg campus. Among the German public schools, it is a demonstration of the English-American business school.
3. Contents of the program
This program lasts for 10 days, including two days of classroom-teaching and lectures, two days of visiting to enterprises and industrial park, and visiting to nearby cities and countries. This program is an integration of Germany’s manufacturing management, innovation and logistics management. The details include:
The status quo of German and European economy
Leadership of advanced managerial personnel
Quality management of German enterprises
Innovation management of German enterprises
Business walkthrough about the management of supply chain and comprehensive solution to logistics companies
In addition to the above courses, this program also includes trips of industrial culture, which will improve the added-value of the study:
A visit to Mercedes-Benz Dusseldorf Branch, field investigation of the MBS production management system
Cultural trip to Holland, Paris, Dusseldorf-Cologne
4. Course characteristics
Two days of courses delivered by foreign teachers (Chinese translation is provided)
Teaching team which combine academic research and enterprise practice
Reflection of the quality and innovation management of “made in Germany”
Management practices of modern logistics and supply chain
Field trips to world-famous enterprises/industrial parks
5. Assessment and credits
Assessment: group presentation, course paper about the course taken in Germany
After finishing all the course study, certificate of courses completed will be issued to the students by University of Duisburg-Essen. And two credits will be counted. These credits can be transferred to the credits of related courses which will be taken in MBA School.
6. Time span
Planned time span: September 28th, 2013-October 7th, 2013
7. Expenses of the program
Total expenses: RMB 38, 000
Including:
study materials,
payment to the teachers,
visits to and communication with enterprises ( innovative local medium-sized and small-sized enterprises and international enterprises),
room and board,
travel expenses of the program.
The expenses of visa and insurance will be your responsibility.
8. Registration and enquires
Registration deadline: July 25th, 2013
MBA—Jing WANG 027-88383080 13627134978
EMBA—Qi LI 027-88383255 13296656378
Attachment: Introduction to the major teachers
Professor Rainer Leisten
Professor Leisten received his Ph.D. in business administration from the University of Cologne in 1984. Afterwards, Prof. Leisten gained three years experience as a controller in the headquarter of Commerzbank AG in Frankfurt. Moving back to academia, he earned his postdoctoral lecturer qualification in business administration from the University of Heidelberg in 1995. In 1995 he became full professor at the University of Greifswald and held the chair of Production Management. In 1999 he was appointed as a full professor at the University of Duisburg (now University of Duisburg-Essen) to hold the chair of Production and Operations Management.
Professor Helmut Schulte
Professor Helmut Schulte is the CEO of Agiplan (one of the top ten consulting companies in Germany). He is an expert on business planning and management. He graduated from the University of Karlsruhe, a famous German university. In the 1970s, Helmut Schulte was sent to China as one of the three excellent aiding experts. He aided China in the establishment of the Second Automobile Works. He was one of the establishment projectors of the factory. He started to work in Agiplan in 1969, and became its general manager in 1980 and chairman of board in 1988. He also holds such many other posts, such as honorary professor of University of Karlsruhem, special lecturer of University of University of Duisburg-Essen, and chief technology director of IWW.
Professor Bergers
Born in Düsseldorf in 1951, Professor Bergers studied Physics and Mathematics at the University of Cologne and received his doctor's degree at the Aerodynamic Department, within the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at RWTH Aachen (Technical University) in 1982. From 1985 until 1990 he was assistant at the 'Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach-Stiftung', first within the support program, and later as the personal assistent to Prof. Dr. Berthold Beitz. In 1990, he moved to the central research and development unit of the Krupp Company and was appointed as the managing director in 1992. In 1994, he took on the management of the central business unit technology in the board of directors, until 1998, when he moved to the University Essen.
Professor Noche
The department of Mechanical Engineering of Duisburg-Essen has founded the Institute for Product Engineering for advanced research in product life cycles. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Noche is member of this institute and responsible for Logistics Engineering and the design of modern Supply Chains. He studied Cybernetics Engineering at the University of Stuttgart and worked several years in the Fraunhofer Society as a research engineer in the field of computer assisted logistic systems where Computational Methods had to be developed for the emerging field of logistics. In 1986 he became CEO of an IT based consulting company, focusing on the application of simulation based techniques in industry, trade and services. With his dissertation about the design of a decision oriented simulation environment he was entitled to use the doctor’s degree. In the year 2000 he responded a call for a software oriented professorship in logistics at the Gerhard-Mercator University of Duisburg.
Besides his research activities he is working as an evaluator and consultant for several international companies and governmental institutions
Besides his research activities he is working as an evaluator and consultant for several international companies and governmental institutions
