西学东用西东大学MBA项目是连结中美文化的纽带

Seton Hall, China bind ties through MBA program

  By David Hutter, October 15, 2018 at 11:39 AM

  In the four years since Seton Hall University expanded its MBA program to China, it has reached maximum enrollment due to increased demand among Chinese business professionals.

  Joyce Strawser, dean of the Stillman School of Business and an associate professor in the Department of Accounting and Taxation, travels to China each year to evaluate the program.

  Seton Hall teaches the China MBA program in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai and Zhuhai. It is the same program that is taught on its South Orange campus.

The relationship between the university and the Chinese extends back more than 35 years ago with the first student exchanges.

 “We think it is important to expand our reach and reputation internationally,” Strawser said. “We think it is important to have connections with educational institutions and prospective students all over the world. And the university has been involved in relationships and affiliations with Chinese universities for years.”“The people we are targeting are senior executives, seasoned business leaders, or in some cases entrepreneurs,” she said.

  At the end of the China MBA program, students come to New Jersey to graduate and experience the state. They study how business is conducted in China versus other nations: the differences in culture, operations and regulations.“The tradition in China and many other countries is the instructor is a much more all-knowing [person] — more of a unilateral transfer of knowledge,” Strawser said.

  By contrast, American students ask more questions and engage more with fellow students. The professors in China encourage their students to ask questions of each other.

  Steven Lorenzet, a Seton Hall associate dean and associate professor, teaches in the China MBA program. He believes it is attracting better and more qualified applicants and veteran industry professionals. Some 160-200 students take the Seton Hall China MBA program at a given time across the three cities.“We are getting students who are capable of high-level work,” Lorenzet said. “We are pleased with the quality of work we are seeing. Nearly all these cohorts are already experienced professionals in their careers. It is probably too early to see where they are in terms of their upward mobility.”“We seem to be getting an increased interest with each intake cycle,” he continued. “President Trump tends to change the nature of conversations. There were a great deal of conversations between the two countries regarding sanctions being leveled.”Lorenzet teaches in English and an interpreter translates to Chinese.

“The program has reached its capacity point,” Lorenzet said. “We can increase our selectivity because the MBA program is increasing. We have this exchange from the American perspective and the Chinese perspective and the students like it. It is a great international collaboration.”

  Donna Wei Tang is among the students in the China MBA program. She is a general manager and director of marketing and commercial operations with the Qingdao Wellsprings Real Estate Co. in Qingdao, China.Her employer has developed many residential communities, office buildings and a shopping center in Qingdao, and she is in charge of the marketing for the whole company and the commercial operation management of one of its shopping centers.“With the development of the company and the increasingly higher personal position, I have more and more responsibilities in charge,” she said. “I am eager to go back to school and study business administration systematically and comprehensively to improve my comprehensive level.“ … I was deeply moved when I learned about the history of Seton Hall University, which has made great contributions to the communication between Chinese and American cultures. I can feel that this is a school with heart education, a project with heart education.”

   美国新泽西州商报NJBuz 采访西东大学商学院院长、副院长和唐玮同学谈西东大学MBA项目—连结中国的纽带

   2018年10月15日，上午11:39，David Hutter

   西东大学在中国开展工商管理硕士项目已有四年之久，由于中国商界人士的需求增加，这个项目已达到了它最高入学率。斯德尔曼商学院院长以及会计与税务系副教授Joyce Strawser女士每年都会前往中国，进行项目评估。

   西东大学的中国工商管理硕士项
目现在在北京，上海，珠海等城市开班。这和南奥兰治校园是同一个的项目。我校与中国人之前的关系能追溯到35多年前的第一批交换生。Strawser院长表示，“我们认为扩大我们在国际上的影响力与名声相当重要，建立与全球各地的教育机构和未来的学生的联系也很重要。还有，西东大学多年来一直和中国多所大学保持联系。”“我们的目标学生为高级管理人员，经验丰富的商业领导，或者企业家。”在中国工商管理硕士项目的课程的尾声，学生将前往新泽西参加毕业答辩和毕业典礼。学生将研究中国和其他国家的商业运作方式，各国不同的文化，运营和制度。“在中国和其他国家，我们把传统当成老师，它是一名更无所不知的“人”，更是知识的单边转换器。”相比之下，美国学生会问更多的问题，同学之间有更多的交流。所以，教授们在中国授课的时候，会鼓励学生互相提问。

         斯德尔曼商学院院长Joyce Strawser

   西东大学的副院长Steven Lorenzet先生也会在中国工商管理硕士项目的课程中任教。他相信，这个项目正在吸引更好，更有资历的申请人和拥有资深的行业专业人士。在这三个城市中，大约有160到200名学生同时参加西东大学中国工商管理硕士课程。Lorenzet副院长表示“我们招收的是有能力胜任高水平工作的学生，因此我们对所看到的工作质量感到满意。几乎所有人都是在其职业生涯中有着丰富的经验的专业人士。从他们的上进心来看，现在将他们定位可能还为时过早。”“我们似乎对每一个摄入周期越来越感兴趣，”他继续说道，“特朗普总统想要改变会谈的本质，而两国就制裁级别进行了大量的谈话。”Lorenzet教授将用英语进行授课，再由译员将内容翻译成中文。“这个项目的人数已达到其容量点，正是因为这个项目规模正在扩大，所以我们增加了择生条件。我们会从中美两个角度来交流，而学生也喜欢这种方式。这是个伟大的国际合作。”

 西东大学的副院长Steven Lorenzet

   唐玮是中国工商管理硕士项目的学生之一，她是青岛华屋行地产顾问有限公司的总经理以及昆泉置业集团营销管理和商业运营总监，这间公司位于中国青岛。

她的上司在青岛开发了许多住宅小区，办公大楼和购物中心。而她负责整个公司的市场管理和其中一家购物中心的商务运营。

美国西东大学MBA上海1班唐玮 

   她表示，“随着公司的发展和个人地位不断提高，我身负越来越多的责任，我渴望能够重返校园，然后系统全面地学习工商管理知识，以提升我个人综合水平。”“当我了解了西东大学的历史时，我被其深深感动了，它为中美文化交流做出了巨大贡献。我能感受到这是一所用心教育的学校，中国工商管理项目也是一个用心教育的项目。”