Without doubt was this year’s field trip to China a huge success. Not only did the participants receive a great insight to successful multinational companies, organizations and start-ups, but also explored the natural as well as cultural sites of this astonishing country. A huge thank you goes to executives and representatives of companies and organizations […]

Our last stop on this journey is Hong Kong. For the final day we have once again a tough program. In the morning we had the opportunity to visit the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). First we received a brief introduction about the organization. They told us that the HKCEC is build on […]

In the morning the group met for another hiking tour. Since we did not return to the hotel in Longsheng again, the backpacks were packed a little fuller than for the hike the day before. The tour lead from the hotel we stayed the night through the rice terraces to a distant village. During the […]

China has many faces – in order to get an impression of the life in China outside the big cities we travelled to a county called Longsheng. In comparison to crowded and overloaded metropolis Beijing and Shanghai, the region of Guilin offers a quiet and relaxing atmosphere wihout any smog and skyscrapers. We could not […]

Today we were invited to the Novartis Research facility in Shanghai and shortly after left for the airport and the next destination in our trip: Guilin. Even though we felt excited to see what else China has to offer, the faces in the bus this morning betrayed that many of us would not mind staying […]

Today we had our first and only day off after a week packed with fascinating and remembering impressions. As I attended an internship in Shanghai a couple of years ago, I made the offer to guide my classmates through some parts of the city. 6 of them took the chance and followed me. Starting with the […]

Ni Hao! The plan of today was to spend part of the morning getting some insight into the Chinese language. After two interesting hours of Chinese language lessions, also called Mandarin or Han-language, the gained knowledge will certainly provide a valuable asset for the rest of our trip. The most fascinating topics of the lecture […]

In the morning after the first night in Shanghai we went to the headquarter of Huawei. Our visit started with a warm welcome and a group photo in front of the reception. Next we were given a guided tour through the Shanghai MBB Experience Center where we received an informative and impressive insight into Huawei’s […]

The main reason for visiting the city of Hangzhou was the invitation from the e-commerce company Alibaba. In the headquarter of Alibaba we received a warm welcome from our hosts Albert and Violet. During their presentation, which took place in a modern conference room, we were all impressed by the amount of information we received. […]