2015

Two Queen’s Management School students, Ian Wilson (BSc Actuarial Science and Risk Management) and Niamh Scullion (BSc Business Management) spent 10 days at a Summer School hosted by Shenzhen University, China, a University with links to Queen’s.

Shenzhen asks member universities each year to send 2 students to their Summer School which aims to promote an understanding of China. The busy schedule included a campus tour, Chinese language courses, Shenzhen museum and bay tours, visits to Creative Culture Park and China Folk Culture Village, two company field trips, lectures on topics such as Big Data and China’s transformation, a PowerPoint skills workshop by Microsoft and a PowerPoint competition at the end of the trip on “Our life in Shenzhen”.

The 2 company field trips were to DJI, a market leader in "easy to fly Drones", and to Tencent, a highly successful Chinese IT company, which are most famous for the application “WeChat” which Ian and Niamh used a lot on their trip to keep in contact with other students. The students learnt about each company’s past. At DJI the students heard employees discuss current challenges to the company and were able to learn to fly DJI Drones and explore their photography features. At Tencent the students had the chance to try new products including 3D and virtual gaming. 

Niamh said of her experience, “It is difficult to explain how much I have gained from the Shenzhen University International Summer School. I learned a great deal about Chinese culture and business environment, and was able to develop my understanding of international business through conversations within the student group. I would encourage all students to engage in programmes like this, especially where there is an opportunity for independent travel.”

Ian notes how “Shenzhen Summer School was a once in a life time opportunity which has opened my eyes to a completely different culture and shown me the importance of diversity, especially within the workplace.”

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