AEARU Summer Camp

2013 Report

Peking University

July 8 - August 2, 2013

Contents Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1

AEARU Summer Camp 2013 ................................................................... 1

The Course & Teacher .............................................................................. 1

Participants List................................................................................................ 2

China ........................................................................................................ 2

Japan ........................................................................................................ 2

Financial Report ............................................................................................... 4

Welcome and Orientation................................................................................. 6

Welcome Ceremony ................................................................................. 6

Karaoke .................................................................................................... 6

Dinner Buffet ............................................................................................. 6

Cultural Communication ................................................................................... 8

Communication with PKUCMI ................................................................... 8

Meeting with Yueju Club ........................................................................... 9

Company Visits .............................................................................................. 10

Company Visit to Microsoft ..................................................................... 10

Company Visit to Tencent ....................................................................... 11

Company Visit to Hyundai Motor Group China ....................................... 12

Sightseeing Tours .......................................................................................... 13

Tour to Summer Palace .......................................................................... 13

Tour to Olympic Green Park and Bird Net ............................................... 13

Tour to Forbidden City and Mt. Jing Park ................................................ 14

One-day Trip to Tianjin ............................................................................ 15

Extracurricular Activities ................................................................................. 17

Picnic in PKU .......................................................................................... 17

Sports Game ........................................................................................... 18

Farewell Dinner ....................................................................................... 18

My AEARU Memories .................................................................................... 19

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Introduction

AEARU Summer Camp 2013

Peking University hosted the AEARU Summer Camp on Business Leadership

in China from July 8 to August 2, 2013. This proposed program features the

study of basic knowledge on organizational behavior and its appliance into the

real world scenario. Courses and activities are designed around the theme to

prepare the participants’ abilities in organizational and leadership skills, and

through visits to Chinese companies to enhance their understanding to the

industrial and commercial community in China.

The summer camp is consisted of an 8-hour per week, 4-week intensive

academic course to grasp the theoretical knowledge on organizations, and

extracurricular activities to visit international and local companies in China to

see the organizational mechanism in real life. The students will also have the

chance to visit local sites of historical and cultural interests to gain

understanding and appreciation to the local culture.

Tuition and local accommodation fee are waived for nominated students from

AEARU member universities.

The Course & Teacher

Introduction of Organizational Behavior aims to provide a good

understanding of key organizational concepts and issues, which is a

prerequisite for becoming an effective leader in organizations. Through formal

lectures, as well as simulation games and case analysis, the course introduces

students to contemporary concepts and theories in the field of organization

behavior. Specific topics include the meaning and functions of organizational

structure, social networks and networking in organizations, leadership,

teamwork, and intercultural collaboration.

The instructor Dr. Y. Connie Yuan is the Associate Professor of the School of

Economics in Cornell University.

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Participants List

China

Fudan University

YUAN Shuyi

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Lee Tsz Kei

Nanjing University

Chen Jialing

Ji Dong

Taiwan University

Chao, Shao-Ying

Peking University

Chen Xiao

Tsinghua University (Beijing)

Can Wang

Japan

Kyoto University

Tatsutoshi Oyama

Osaka University

Fukushima Asuka

Tohoku University

Shinnosuke Hojo

University of Tsukuba

Mikiko Hayashi

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Korea

Seoul National University

Park Kyung Hun

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Pham Van Ninh

Pohang University of Science and Technology

Bin Seunghyeon

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Financial Report

Item Amount

Revenue(USD)

AEARU Sponsorship 10000

Expense(RMB)

Tuition 98000

Accommodation 36400

Activities

T-shirt 1590

Name Card 434

Welcome Ceremony 194.6

Wudaokou 6

Meeting with Yueju Club 400

Tour to Summer Palace 184

Tour to Olympic Green Park 68

Picnic 529.5

Tour to Forbidden City and Mt. Jing Park 368

Karaoke 456

Sports Game 300

One-day Trip to Tianjin 1964

Farewell Dinner 1150

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Sum 142044.1

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Welcome and Orientation

Welcome Ceremony

On July 9th 2013, AEARU summer camp began formally by the welcome

ceremony in the Weiming

Lake Meeting Room. 14

delegates from Japan,

Korea and China, together

with Teacher LU from

PKUSSI, two student

assistants and the working

team from PKUSUN

(Study-abroad United

Network) attended this

ceremony.

During the ceremony, Teacher LU and student organizers introduced the

program, safety and learning tips, the activity schedule and the company visit

arrangement. In addition, organizers from PKUSUN showed and gave out the

business card and T-shirt they designed at which the delegates all marveled

at.

After the tea break, the most interesting part begins: the game and talent show.

All the students played a game called Bingo while after just a moment came

out with 5 winners who got the gifts (See the photo above). Then, several

students went on the stage to sing a song, give a dance and even show

taekwondo. Finally, the welcome ceremony ended in an enthusiastic

atmosphere.

Karaoke

On July 23rd 2013, AEARU students and the class TA went to Karaoke in the

afternoon. Karaoke is a popular entertainment way among Chinese teenagers

nowadays. During the Karaoke, Chinese students showed the most interest

while delegates from Japan and Korea also sang songs in their mother tongue.

With the fervent songs, delicious snacks and the sweet love between two

delegates, all the students had a great time at that day.

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Buffet

On the evening of July 19th 2013,

AEARU students, together with all the

other students studying in PKU

summer schools, had a large-scale

buffet in Boya International Hotel.

There are over 100 students attending

the buffet as estimated.

Besides the delicious food from all over

the world, one of the most attracting

part is the talent show and game.

During the performance, Shuyi YUAN

from Fudan University gave a belly

dance with amorous feeling while SHIN

from Japan sang a song called “I am

not good in Chinese” (See the 1st and

2nd photo on the right).In the game part,

the host invited some students on stage

to guess which scenic spot the picture

fragment indicates on the screen. When

it came to the game in which people

compete stepping on the balloons, the

atmosphere became impassioned that

night.

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Cultural Communication

Communication with PKUCMI

On July 11th 2013, AEARU delegates,

together with IARU delegates, had a

Music Communication Activity with

students from PKUCMI (Peking

University Chinese Music Institute)

orchestra under PKUSUN’s

organization.

Students from PKUCMI introduced the orchestra, showed several Chinese

traditional instruments and played a music piece called Yu together. The

International delegates showed great interest in these instruments so they

strived to be the first to chat with bandsmen and even tried to play the

instrument (See the 1st photo on the left). During the game to guess the certain

instrument, AEARU students BIN and NINH actively participated in and tried

hard to figure the question out (Seethe photo above).

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Meeting with Yueju Club

On July 16th 2013, AEARU students had a meeting with students from Yueju

Club to communicate with each other on drama.

Yueju is a kind of traditional Chinese

opera which is famous in South area

of China. Based on the same interest

in Yueju, Yueju Club gathered many

opera lovers. During this meeting, the

member from Yueju Club introduced

the association and Yueju itself. Then,

as the main part of the introduction,

they performed the opera fragment “See you off” (十八相送), originating from

the famous tragedy “The Butterfly Lovers”.

Most noteworthy is that staff from

Yueju Club not only introduced the

basic information of Yueju, but also

attached much importance on

practice. As the last part of the

communication, they taught AEARU

students how to sing this melody word

by word, which brought about the

climax of the whole night. Students learned with large interest and felt

actualized to done it successfully (See the photo above).

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Company Visits

Company Visit to Microsoft

On July 12nd 2013, AEARU students had a visit to Microsoft Asian R&D Center.

The Whole visit had two parts. Firstly, a manager gave a presentation to

introduce the history, business, apartment and culture of Microsoft (See the 1st

photo on the left). After that, the staff showed the students around in the visit

center where there are many high-technology products and industry design

such as dynamic map, real-people game and voiced drawing. Students all

showed much interest in these interesting devices and played the electrical

game ardently (See the 2nd photo on the left). When the whole visit was

finished, AEARU took a photo together with Microsoft staff and chatted with

them personally.

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Company Visit to Tencent

On July 16th 2013, AEARU students had a visit to Tencent, a company which is

famous for QQ and Weichat. The whole visit lasted for 3 hours and consisted

of two parts.

At 9 o’ clock in the morning, AEARU

students took a bus to the Tecent

Experience Store which is stacked with

many lovely toys in QQ figure (See the

photo above). The staff told us this store,

equipped with cafeteria, bookshelf and relax

area, is the especial store for the company

staff as a bonus because the price here is

much lower than in the market.

After the visit to the store, students went to

the working place of the company nearby.

“Which impressed me most is the

emphasize they put on their staff. There are

so many relax area in this company”, said

Can WANG, a delegate from Tsinghua

University. In addition, as the last part of the

whole visit, the manager gave a

presentation on Tencent as well as its

history and culture.

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Company Visit to Hyundai Motor Group China

On July 15th 2013, AEARU students had a visit to Hyundai Motor Group China.

Since the company attached much importance to this visit, the students

prepared the related questions in advance for this visit and dressed formal suit

on that day.

During the visit, the senior manager Joong Lee gave the opening speech after

which followed by the HMG Corporate Culture Introduction given by Han

Jeung. Besides this, the manager also communicated with students on their

career planning and gave some tips for graduates succeed in their first job.

After the visit inside the company, HMG managers also had lunch together

with AEARU students in a Korean restaurant nearby while they chatted about

the school life, job search and the company itself. “We really learned a lot via

this visit!” said a delegate later that day.

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Sightseeing Tours

Tour to Summer Palace

On July 15th 2013, AEARU students had a

tour to Summer Palace. Although the

weather that day was very bad with heavy

rain, students still had the passion to visit

this famous palace. Yinglun CUI, a member

from SUN, held the post of commentator

that day. Under his guide and introduction,

students hanged around in Summer Palace, visited many famous scenic spots

such as Wangshou Mountain, Kunming Lake, Foxiang Temple, etc. They really

had a great time in the park.

Tour to Olympic Green Park and Bird Net

On July 18th 2013, SUN staff organized a

tour to Olympic Green Park and the famous

gymnasium Bird Net with AEARU students.

The participants first hanged around in the

Olympic Green Park to see the beautiful

view, take photos and jog for exercise. After

we had dinner in the big shopping mall near

the park, we went to see the gym Bird Net

and Water Cub, which was used as the

Olympic Game Main Gym in 2008. Students

all felt so excited that they laughed, jumped

and ran before the gym.

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Tour to Forbidden City and Mt. Jing Park

On the morning of July 21st 2013, AEARU students had a visit to Mt. Jing Park.

They climbed the mountain, looked down at the beautiful view from the peak

and saw the famous crooked tree where Emperor Chongzhen committed

suicide.

After the lunch, all the students went to Forbidden City, which is almost the

most attractive place in Beijing. On seeing the amazing palace, the foreign

delegates took a surprised breath and praised it sincerely.

They asked the organizers from SUN a

lot of questions about the empire

history, the architecture and some data

of the palace. In the photos casted that

day, all the participants had thrilled

happiness on their faces which showed

the success of this tour.

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One-day Trip to Tianjin

As the biggest activity organized by SUN during AEARU summer camp, 17

students and staff went to Tianjin for a one-day trip on July 28th 2013.

Tianjin is a city with many famous scenic spots near Beijing. In order to catch

the train to Tianjin, participants set off very early in the morning at 7 o’clock. On

arriving at the Haihe Square outside the Tianjin station, they headed for the

first destination “Five Roads” in that day although it took some time to find the

underground bus station. Five Roads is a historic area with many former

houses for famous people in 19th century. Via the visit to these places,

students learned a lot about the history in late Qing Dynasty.

After having lunch at the famous Guiyuan Restaurant where there are many

tasted traditional dishes,

students headed for the Old

Culture Street. They visited many shops there and bought some distinctive

souvenirs such as fans, wind-bells, clay figurines, etc. After that, they went to

South Food Street to taste typical Tianjin snacks. Some of them loved it very

much so they also bought some for their friends.

The last stop of this trip is the

Italian-Style Street. This street

consists of many European-style

architectures, bars, souvenirs stores

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and statues which were designed based on Greek mythology and European

artistic work. Students roamed around the street in small groups while some of

them sat in one bar and had a cup of drink.

As times went by, it came to the end of this trip, they all felt reluctant to leave

Tianjin. However, the train was waiting for them, so after the latest glance at

this beautiful city, they set foot on the way back to Beijing.

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Extracurricular Activities

Picnic in PKU

On July 29th 2013, AEARU students held a picnic on Jingyuan Lawn in Peking

University. While having a lot of snacks, drinks and also the famous PKU

West-gate Roasted Wings, they played some games.

One is called UNO which is a kind of card

game. The other one is called Mafia, a game

which originating from Europe in which the

players act as different roles in order to stop

the killers. Students all played happily and

argued with each other from time to time. The

laughter reverberated across the sky.

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Sports Game

On the morning of July 26th 2013, SUN organized a badminton game for

AEARU students in which over 10 participants involved in. Although students

all sweated a lot during the game, they all enjoyed it very much.

After several round of activities, it finally came out two winners: SHIN from

Japan and Zhuoran WANG from Peking University. They two won the biggest

prize that day while others also got souvenirs.

Farewell Dinner

Aug 2nd 2013 is the day when AEARU

Summer Camp came to an end.

Although nobody was willing to leave

but there is no never-ending feast in the

world. Thus, the students gathered

together the last time to have the

farewell dinner.

During the dinner, they chatted a lot about the life in PKU these days, the

lessons they took and the varied activities. They wrote down whatever they

wanted to say on a memory book and exchanged their contact information with

each other. Although the program ended, the friendship among all the students

will last forever.

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My AEARU Memories

Ninh Pham

“It's the end now

We must say goodbye

In to places under the same sky

But the distance won't mean anything at all

Don't forget me…”

The song keep playing in my head for the past few days. For me, past few

weeks were unarguably memorable. I imagined myself from the first day until

now. PKUSSI definitely marked one of the most important events in my life.

This is actually my first time in China. I didn’t expect it to be this good. As I was

an exchange student in other country prior to this summer school, I expected

something to be boring with lectures and I will have to travel alone by myself.

However, it turned out that I was wrong! The AEARU summer program was

well-structured with a lot of activities, like everyday. We have a small group of

participants: 14. But, we spent time together and get closer to each other day

by day. I love it. The program was just perfect.

One of the memorable events was Beijing Opera at Laoshe Tea House. Within

an hour and a half, we had a chance to watch different traditional Chinese

performances. Although I didn’t understand most of it, it was really good. Each

performance lasted about 20 minutes and within the program, we experienced

around 10 traditional performances. Also, the architectural style of the Laoshe

Tea house was very traditional. It was so good that I couldn’t give any better

compliments.

Another memorable event was the Acrobatic Show. Once again, perfect! The

performances were perfect with a lot of different shows. I took a lot of videos

and pictures during the show. I really loved it. Not only me, but also all of my

friends.

I have to say, the structure of the program is so good! Everything was so

professional and excellent. However, there were some few negative points.

For example, at my first day to Beijing, I was desperately needed help.

Unfortunately, there was no one that I could contact. I suggest that, in the

future, PKU can have one Chinese student-one foreigner mentoring program.

It would be much easier to have a local student. Another negative point was

the schedule! The schedule kept changing about the meeting place or the

meeting time. Sometimes, I went to the meeting place but no one was there.

So, I had to go back and checked the email again. It made me impossible to

plan other things. I hope PKUSSI can fix this in the future with more consistent

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schedule.

Above all, I love the program. The structure, the activities, and the size of the

class were just perfect. I knew a lot of new people. More importantly, I

understood more about China, about Chinese culture. Hopefully, I can come

back to PKU sometimes. I love it.

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Hosted by:

Office of International Relations, Peking University

Activities Organized by:

Study Abroad United Network, Peking University

Brochure Content By: ChenXiao

Brochure Design By: Gu Jiayang

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