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Field Sites 2006GIEU Site - Shanghai, ChinaOpportunities and Challenges that Global Firms Face in ChinaSite Leader: Jing Yong Ye Dept/School/College: EECS, College of Engineering Address: 230 ERB II CZip: 2099 PH: 734-936-0248 Email: jyye@umich.edu Duration: 4 weeks Location: CHINA, SHANGHAI Dates: June 1 - 28, 2006 Abstract: This project is designed to provide students with a unique opportunity to experience those cross-cultural issues generally encountered in international business settings. Students will be introduced to several global operation sites in China and will interact with company employees from both sides of the globe. These intercultural experiences will help the students develop the skills necessary to successfully meet business challenges in their future careers, when dealing with people of a diverse cultural background. This project aims to address a wide range of issues associated with global operations, and is open to students with different majors – either engineering or non-engineering. Blog: http://letsgotochina.blogspot.com/ GIEU Site - Beijing, China Exploring Sports Management and the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China Abstract: This project will help students to explore and experience internship and career development opportunities in the fields of sports and health management in China through visiting and communicating with various sports and health management agencies, and living and working with Chinese undergraduates and diversified Olympic volunteers in Beijing, China. GIEU Site - Dominican Republic Cultural and Language Exchange in a Dominican Republic Village Abstract: Rural Dominican Republic is a complex area of the globe. International concerns of poverty, free trade, workers’ rights, environmental resource depletion, impact of eco-tourism, and border issues with Haiti are some of the areas of focus for this project. A transformative experience will likely occur as we learn or improve our Spanish language skills by living with Dominican families, taking classes at Escuela Larimar, and sharing in a rich cross-cultural exchange with the people of Barahona. Blog: http://criticalnexus.iblogs.com/ GIEU Site - Ghana Recycling Plastics as an Educational Issue in Ghana Abstract: Students will work with counterparts at the University of Education - Winneba, Ghana to initiate a plastics recycling project in Ghana through education. To accomplish this goal, we will investigate the engineering requirements, as well as economic, legal, and social ramifications of recycling plastics in Ghana. GIEU Site - Hawai'i Philippines - PACIFIC Project Abstract: This academic service learning project in Maui, Hawaii is designed as a celebration of language, culture, history, individual lives, and service. It has four instrumental parts: language training; cultural education; oral history interviews with SAKADAS; and service to and celebration with the community. The most significant part of this project is learning about the history and lives of the first agricultural workers from the Philippines, who finally settled in Hawaii. The results of this oral and video history will be a significant contribution to the Centennial of Philippine Migration to Hawaii in 2006. Blog: http://tagkiangan.typepad.com/gieu_maui/ GIEU Site - Hungary Health & Social Welfare in Hungary: An Examination of Sociopolitical Change, Culture, History and Health Abstract: The purpose of this project is to provide students with an in-depth examination of Hungarian history, culture, political/social systems, and the health care delivery system which have undergone major social and economic changes over the past 15 years. This experience will provide students with a novel learning opportunity to obtain a substantial understanding of one aspect of European history, culture, social/political changes, health and people. More importantly, the project will contribute to the students’ understanding of the interplay between sociopolitical, cultural, and historical factors in health and health care delivery. GIEU Site - Spain Creating an Inclusive Community on the Way: Adventure Education for the New Millennium Abstract: This project is designed to offer participants unique cross-cultural learning experiences while completing the Saint James’ Way. Walking an average of 30 kilometers a day, participants will be required to complete a variety of tasks with the ultimate goal of gaining a better understanding of themselves and their relationships to a group and to society. Not only will students better their knowledge of Spanish, they will also broaden their cultural understanding, learn to work with a group of diverse people, and challenge themselves, physically and emotionally, to complete the pilgrimage. Website: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/rll/caminodesantiago/home.htm GIEU Site - Viet Nam The Teach-In, Redux: Interpreting Viet Nam and the Self through Literature, Memoir, & Travel Abstract: The goal of this GIEU project is to expose undergraduates to the nation of Viet Nam as opposed to simply a war, and to actively involve them in the process of writing and reflecting on their own identity as young adults. The group will travel to Viet Nam to further study the lasting consequences of war, especially considering the (differing) ways that the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and the Vietnamese people have formally remembered and interpreted the war. This project offers a unique opportunity for students to reflect on how historical events continue to shape memory and self-identification.
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