Area Study: Hangzhou/Shanghai

Intercultural Studies at Danube University Krems - We live in a time of global flows of people, goods, services, and ideas. The emerging academic field of Intercultural Studies reflects the growing demand for skills and expertise in navigating an increasingly interconnected world and offers a framework for orientating oneself in the midst of these ongoing processes of change.

Since 2003, the Intercultural Studies Program at Danube University Krems has been offering seminars abroad to provide a real-world setting within which to experience intercultural challenges and to apply intercultural knowledge and skills. This seminar, taught in China by Chinese experts, gives participants the opportunity of immersing themselves in a foreign culture within the structured environment of a guided experience.

Targets	To become familiar with recent political, economic, social and cultural changes in and around Hangzhou and Shanghai To gain an understanding of the region’s diversity, in particular of the different worlds inhabited by rich and poor, urban and rural, as well as younger and elderly citizens To interact with local professors and students, with entrepreneurs, and with expatriates To experience and reflect on life and work issues in China
Target group	Maximum 15 people with good English language skills who have a serious interest in intercultural issues in general and in China in particular.
Methods	Preparatory reading Presentations (with discussions) in English by Chinese professors Guided city tours and excursions to companies, to sites of political, economic and cultural history, and to locations of contemporary and planned urban culture Recreational activities with Chinese hosts (e.g. Tai Chi and aspects of Chinese medicine)
Language	English
Date	1 May, 2009 - 9 May, 2009
Duration	1. May, 2009: arrival in Hangzhou (or in Shanghai, followed by a transfer to Hangzhou) 2.-8. May, 2009: Lectures at Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, and excursions in and around Hangzhou 9. May, 2009: Full-day program in Shanghai.
Course fee	The program fee is 1.200 €. This includes all program materials, lecture and project fees, group transportation within China, and admission fees in Hangzhou and Shanghai. It does not include visa costs, flights, hotel costs or meals.
Venue	Hangzhou/Shanghai
Organizer	Department for Continuing Education Research and Educational Management Intercultural Studies
Information and Contact	Dr. Christiane Hartnack Phone: +43 (0)2732 893-2551,  Fax: +43 (0)2732 893-4360 E-Mail: christiane.hartnack@donau-uni.ac.at

Seminarfolder Area Study: Hangzhou Shanghai