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[Study Abroad Experience] “I Have Broadened My Global Insights through Global Business Knowledge” -
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“I Have Broadened My Global Insights through Global Business Knowledge”
I went on an exchange program to NOVA School of Business and Economics (Nova SBE) in Lisbon, Portugal. Students are very proud to be members of such a prestigious institution in Lisbon. Being a small capital equipped with shopping malls, commercial areas, cinemas, museums and parks, you can pretty much go around the city on foot. It’s actually easier to walk than taking the public transport because the city is a very hilly place and the northern part of the capital is covered in uphill roads. Naturally, you’ll find it easier to use the subway, so it’s handy to have a transit card you can swipe as you please for public transport. The local people are very open to foreigners. You will see plenty of people downtown who are not fluent in English. But luckily, the younger people have some knowledge in the language and students are very proficient, so I was able to get along using English.
Lisbon has vibrant exchange student communities. There are clubs like Erasmus Lisboa, ESN Lisboa, and ELL who come for promotion during the welcome session. Students can make club cards during the session which would enable access to various events and parties for lower prices or free. These groups will offer various programs to facilitate travelling in Portugal or open parties to ensure the exchange students enjoy their time in Lisbon. All of the courses are organized into two theoretical classes and one practical class (tutorial class). The practical classes are run in small groups that have been formed from the big groups in the theoretical class. I took four courses.
In the strategy course, students will read case studies and learn to set up corporate strategies that are in line with the characters of the company. We were given a team project to establish a business strategy for an assigned company. In macroeconomics, the professor gave out tasks that required us students to compile statistics and data, but I assume people with backgrounds in economics will not find the lecture difficult. I learned about global businesses in international management, where we submitted a report and delivered a presentation on global expansions of a company’s businesses.
The Global Business Environment course is about issues surrounding the business environment. We were asked to debate about articles we have read and presented cases on local companies’ expansion into the international arena. I still reminisce the blue sky in Lisbon and the faded pastel-tone houses. I treasured the time walking down the Tagus and seeing the blue river through the break between the ensembles of buildings. I very much enjoyed the high quality of education and the beautiful scenery.
Lisbon has vibrant exchange student communities. There are clubs like Erasmus Lisboa, ESN Lisboa, and ELL who come for promotion during the welcome session. Students can make club cards during the session which would enable access to various events and parties for lower prices or free. These groups will offer various programs to facilitate travelling in Portugal or open parties to ensure the exchange students enjoy their time in Lisbon. All of the courses are organized into two theoretical classes and one practical class (tutorial class). The practical classes are run in small groups that have been formed from the big groups in the theoretical class. I took four courses.
In the strategy course, students will read case studies and learn to set up corporate strategies that are in line with the characters of the company. We were given a team project to establish a business strategy for an assigned company. In macroeconomics, the professor gave out tasks that required us students to compile statistics and data, but I assume people with backgrounds in economics will not find the lecture difficult. I learned about global businesses in international management, where we submitted a report and delivered a presentation on global expansions of a company’s businesses.
The Global Business Environment course is about issues surrounding the business environment. We were asked to debate about articles we have read and presented cases on local companies’ expansion into the international arena. I still reminisce the blue sky in Lisbon and the faded pastel-tone houses. I treasured the time walking down the Tagus and seeing the blue river through the break between the ensembles of buildings. I very much enjoyed the high quality of education and the beautiful scenery.
Haein Kang (Business '15)