Student Reflection:

“As a French, I am very proud of my country. China has developed rapidly in recent years, and I thought it is because of China’s huge population base and the policy of opening upand reform. Through the ‘Doing Business in China’ workshop at Tongji-SEM, I was deeply impressed by Chinese economic development strategy, enterprise operation efficiency and high-tech application. China’s booming economy is created by Chinesepeople’shardworking, innovation and intelligence, and I have to admit that China is a strong competitor deserving to be respected.”

From July 25^th to 29^th, 2016, 36 Executive MBA students from ESC Rennes Business School (France) participated a 5-day “Doing Business in China” workshop hosted byTongji-SEM.

These EMBA students with several years of working experience are from various industries, mainly in logistics, architecture, IT, finance and hotel industries. The Doing Business in China workshop is divided into three parts: academic lectures, company visits as well as cultural visits.

The topics of lectures involved Confucianism and Chinese Business Culture, Consumer Behavior and Marketing in China, Strategies in International Procurement in Emerging Market and China Strategy – Quo Vadis. Students discussed and communicated actively with professors who put forward their particular insights and integrated theories with practice. To better understand the lectures, students visited Yangshan Deep Water Port, E.G.O. Components (China) Co., Ltd, and SAIC Volkswagen where management of these enterprises introduced from the perspective of enterprise management in China and helped students have an intuitive appreciation for the China’s economy and its currentmarket situation. Also, students gained betterunderstanding about Chinese history and culture by visiting Shanghai World Financial Center, Yu Yuan Garden, Shanghai Urban Planning Museum, Shanghai Museum and Zhu Jiajiao, etc.

ESC Rennes School of Business locates in Rennes, the capital of Brittany, an active economy developed area and an ideal city for living in France. ESC Rennes, founded in 1990, is consistently working on internationalization. In the past 13 years, it has made remarkable achievements, which becomes the fastest rising star on the French Business School ranking. Also, ESC Rennes has been awarded with the triple crowns of business school accreditations as AACSB, EQUIS, and AMBA accreditation and is regarded as a renowned business school in Europe.