Today our group had a tough but really interesting trip into the world of leather and furniture industry. After a “healthy” breakfast we left Hangzhou to explore the Haining City Lili Leather Garments factory in Haining.  Mr. Bi and Mr Wang Sen Sheng, the General Manager of the company, showed us all the different steps, which […]

The day started at 9 o’clock and we headed to Hangzhou which took us about 3h of bus ride. Compared to Shanghai, which is seen as the business Metropolis, Hangzhou appears more to be the place to live in terms of life quality. This is also to be explained by the small size of Hangzhou with […]

After two exhilarating sight seeing days in Shanghai it was back to business for us on Monday. In the early morning we were invited to Swissnex. The Shanghai office of Swissnex’  main role is that of an initiator, facilitator and coordinator between Chinese and Swiss scholars and Universities. The ten employees are also supporting projects […]

Despite the fact that it is Sunday today, there is no time to sleep in too long. A sightseeing tour by foot was planned. However, we avoided to visit only the touristy places. Mr. Rüttimann brought us to quarters of the city where tourists are normally not seen. We gained some insight into Chinese’ housing […]

Today, we had to get up very early in order to catch our flight to Shanghai. After a 2 hours journey we all arrived safely in the modern metropolis and were eager to take the new Maglev train, which runs from the airport to the city and hits top speed at 430 km/h. Our hotel, […]

At 9.30 a.m., we were met by Mr Qui Yi in front of our hotel in order to board the bus to go to the Dalian Marine Diesel Co. Mr Yi is the North China Director of of Wärtsilä China Ltd. and he organized the two visits for us today. He enabled us to visit two very interesting companies! DMD […]

After a short night (some of us have seen the EURO semi final, starting at 3am China time), we all met punctually at 7.30am to board our bus to the North Korean boarder. Even the ride took us a little longer then expected, we arrived in Dangdong around lunch time. Dangdong is known for its […]

Dear All After a warm welcome by Mr Hoawen Wu, Director of the International Programs, and the Dalian University of Technology, some first impressions of Dalian were collected by visiting the campus and the downtown area before retreating to our hotel and preparing for the first company visits. With a group of students from the French Clermont-Ferrand University we […]

Dear Friends back home! Everybody arrived safely and happy in Dalian during Monday or Tuesday. Almost!!! Three students arrived without the bags… Some with less energy and one arrived late due to the missed connection in Beijing! Nevertheless, we had a fantastic start in Dalian and received a very warm welcome by Haowen, Shelly, Eileen and […]

To come to Shanghai is always special. This city really lives up to its legacy and its tradition. The tradition of Nanjing-Road still has its fascination. This busy road is full of people until late at night and thus reflects the living standard of people living in this town. Well, to come to China needs […]