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Taiwan

COBE in Taiwan

Term To Study: Summer 2014
Application Deadline: Dec 15, 2013
Program Starts: Jun 01, 2014
Program Ends: Aug 05, 2014
Major 1: Business Administration
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Program Category: One-Country
Link 1: COBE in Taiwan 2014 Video
Link 2: COBE in 2012 in Review Video
Program Locations: Taichung
Contact Phone: 419-289-5219
Contact Name: Dr. Khush Pittenger
Contact Email: kpitten@ashland.edu
What is Included: Tuition, flight, housing in a double dorm room, transportation for company visits, many weekend activities, international health insurance, and Global Education Office fee.
What is not Included: Food (approx. $600), Passport ($135), trip Interruption and cancelation Insurance, laundry, public transportation pass ($50) and personal expenses.
Documents: 
2014 cobe in taiwan brochure.pdf
Program Description

COBE students are presented with a one-of-a-kind opportunity through the COBE in Taiwan program. Students will spend six weeks at Providence University in Taichung, Taiwan while earning 9 business credits (6 are completed during the summer and the remaining 3 will be completed in the fall). A required preparatory Chinese class is offered in the Spring.
Students will take a three credit business seminar focusing on Taiwan’s business culture (Border Crossing course). Additionally, students will study the Chinese language for ten hours each week earning three credit hours. Finally, students fulfill the BUS 239/339/439 core requirement and the GPS Courses with Study Away. Providence University will coordinate several company visits. In addition to the site visits, students will complete reading assignments and research projects fulfilling their internship requirement. This course, while starting at PU in the summer, will be finished at AU in the fall. The credit hours can count toward student’s major or minor in Business management, Marketing, Entrepreneurship or International Business. With one additional course completion, an International Business minor is possible through this program. This program fulfills the GPS Global Studies track.

Providence University is the direct result of eastern and western collaboration. Throughout its history of rapid growth, it has valued other cultures and welcomed students and professors from all over the world while preserving its own Taiwanese heritage. Today, the Office of International Affairs functions as a bridge between Providence and academic institutions of higher learning in other countries. It is committed to the promotion of Mandarin Chinese language and Taiwanese culture, wider and greater academic international opportunities for students and professors, and the internationalization of the campus. In its capacity as the formal representative of Providence University to the global community, the Office of International Affairs initiates, communicates, and follows up on academic international matters.

Taichung is the third largest city in Taiwan, located in the west-central part of the island. It has a pleasant climate and a population of just over one million people. The city is home to many manufacturers and in recent years has experienced rapid growth in the diversity of its cultural offerings.

Taichung offers many opportunities to explore. They have a world-class science museum and hiking in the nearby hills. There are also many famous night markets that provide night-time excitement including the ChungHwa night market, the Feng-Chia university night market, the Tung-Hai university night market, and the Chung-Shiao night market.


Quick Facts

Population: 23113901
Capital: Taipei
Per-capita GDP: $ 38200
Size: 35980 km2
Time Zone: (GMT) Dublin

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