In 2019 spring, SZTU International Cooperation and Student Affairs Office is offering 4 two-week International Courses, which are parts of the Economics of Engineering Course Series, to all undergraduate students. SZTU students are highly interested in interaction with international professors face to face, and 98 of them completed their registration for the classes.

International Course “Managing in a Global Environment” [Photo by International Cooperation & Student Affairs Office]

 

For each two-week course, international professors will set up precise learning milestones for students, supplementing with various class teaching approaches such as reading materials, case studies, group assignment and project report in order to enable students to grasp the themed subject including the theory, method, and application in a short period of time. Students will have a chance to fully emerge themselves into international teaching and course setting, which will help them form critical and analytical thinking, obtain first-hand knowledge of contemporary business and management practices, acquire skills needed to compete in global business market, and present themselves confidently in a foreign language.

 

International Course “Introduction in Entrepreneurship” [Photo by International Cooperation & Student Affairs Office]

 

From March 18 to April 26, 4 experienced professors from well-known universities of applied sciences in Switzerland and Germany will bring their expertise in business and management, practical experiences from industries, and most importantly the unique ways of thinking and multidimensional opinions. The specific information is as below.

 

4 international professors from left are Peter Abplanalp, Eberhard Auchter, Thomas Liebetruth and Pieter Perrett.

 

Peter Abplanalp

Background:

1. Professor, School of Business, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW)

2. Former President, University of Applied Sciences Solothurn Northwestern, Switzerland (which merged with other institutions to form FHNW)

3. Cornell University, Visiting Scholar

4. Affiliate faculty and member “Hall of Fame” MOC Network ISC, Harvard Business School

5. More than 10 years’ experience in well-known Swiss companies

6. Assignments and teaching activities as affiliate and visiting professor in Australia, Austria, China, France, Germany, Vietnam and the U.S.

 

Course: Managing in a Global Environment

Time: March 18-30, 2019

Content:

1. What is management all about?

2. Managing in a Globalized World: Value Chain, The World Is Flat (Friedman)

3. Semi-Globalization and Globaloney (Ghemawat)

4. The Asian Shift (Mahbubani)

5. The Competitiveness of Countries(Porters Diamond)

6. Analyzing the Environment (PESTEL, CAGE; 5-Forces)

7. International Strategic Management - Introduction

 

Eberhard Auchter

Background:

1. Professor, Faculty of Business Studies, Regensburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany (OTH)

2. Professor at OTH Regensburg

3. Head of the “start-up” Center at OTH Regensburg

Course: Introduction in Entrepreneurship

Time: March 18-30, 2019

Content:

1. Introduction in entrepreneurial thinking and acting

2. Fundamentals of business plan writing

3. Fields of start -up business decisions

4. Identification and experience of critical management success factors

5. Dealing with decision-making situations and uncertainty

6. Working together within a management-team in competition with other teams

7. Training the use of management tools, like planning and controlling

 

Thomas Liebetruth

Background:

1. Professor, Faculty of Business Studies, Regensburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany (OTH)

2. Dean of Business Faculty at Regensburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany (OTH)

3. Consultant and trainer for large and medium sized companies

 

Course: Supply Chain and Operations Management

Time: April 15-26, 2019

Content:

1. Understand the necessity and the challenges of Supply Chain Management

2. Know different approaches how to model a Supply Chain

3. Structure and localize the problems of Supply Chain Management

4. Understand (some of) the basic management and planning techniques in a Supply Chain context such as logistical supplier integration, MRP/MRP II

5. Establish a value stream map and understand the concepts of optimizing a value stream

 

Pieter Perrett

Background:

1. Professor, School of Business, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern, Switzerland

2. Led key international projects for the Swiss Federal Department of Economics and the European Union

3. Project Manager, Focus India business project at FHNW

4. IELTS examiner in speaking and writing

 

Course: Leadership and Communication in Projects

Time: April 15-26, 2019

Content:

1. Principles of leadership

2. Leadership styles

3. The situational context of leadership

4. Leadership behavior

5. Leadership of project teams

6. Leadership in projects