Aims And Objectives

This 3-week programme is designed for students who have ambition and vision to be global leader. The programme aims to create favorable conditions for international elites to become "world leaders" based on our integration platform of traditional and international business concepts. The programme is PBL (Project-Based Learning) with supervision.

Through the intensive online learning courses, students will actively cultivate intercultural business thinking skills such as cross-cultural management. Students will have the opportunity to learn professional knowledge with depth and breadth, both on theory and practice, and keep up with the economic situation. Various learning pedagogy is integrated, in form of lectures led by London political/economic experts and business elites, business visits and market research. This programme offers students opportunities to conduct research on business, economics, and management with a global perspective. Our aim is to stimulate students' comprehensive capabilities in research, presentation skills, innovative creative and logical thinking on a multicultural business platform.


What You Will Learn?

Students will work together to:

  • Learn about effective business communication and intercultural communication.

  • Get an insight into business operation on an international platform.

  • Gain experience in participating in the evaluation of technology-based industrial planning.

  • Practice and improve their English proficiency in a business setting.

  • Develop valuable professional skills in team building, leadership, and presentation.

  • Work on a project with supervisors.


Course Details

Delivery: 40 learning hours spread over 3 weeks covering live lectures, tutorials, project work and self-study time. The entire programme will be delivered in English.


The Project: This hands-on project will be team-based learning with supervision. The final project will be presented in groups to a panel of experts on the last day of the programme. This will be the culmination of your strategy, operations, finance and marketing training.


Venue: Online


Trainers: London business executives and LSE staffs


Entry Requirements

All students are expected to be studying an undergraduate degree at a well-recognized university or independent school in the world. 

All students are also required to have a good command of English, and if it is not their first language, they will need to satisfy the equivalent requirement as follows:

  • a minimum score of IELTS (Academic Test) 6.5 overall (with no less than 6.0 in any element) or equivalent.

  • TOEFL (iBT) 92 overall (minimum 20 in all elements)

  • CET- 4 (China) minimum score of 550

  • CET- 6 (China) minimum score of 520


Provider
Confucius Institute for Business London
The Confucius Institute for Business London (CIBL) is a partnership between LSE, Tsinghua University. It was launched in 2006 with five sponsoring companies: HSBC, BP, Deloitte, Swire and Standard Chartered. With a strong focus on business communication, CIBL specialises in helping London business communities to learn Mandarin and foster greater understanding of the business culture in China. Alon
Main lecturer
Hong Lu,LSE,Deputy Director of Confucius Institute for Business
Hong Lu
LSE • Deputy Director of Confucius Institute for Business
She specialises in executive education relating to cross-cultural studies and cultural awareness training. As a teacher trainer, education consultant and course developer & designer, her work spans Chinese and British universities.
Well-known Iecturer
Jason Wu,CIBL LSE,Project assistant
Jason Wu
CIBL LSE • Project assistant
Graduated from UCL and a current postgraduate student at LSE for double degree between LSE and Fudan programme Government and Global Economic. Jason is helping this programme on admin and shares his personal experience as a UCL and LSE student.
TANG Tao,CareerVantageUK,CEO
TANG Tao
CareerVantageUK • CEO
Tao, graduated from London School of Economics and Political Science. ACA Qualified accountant. He had five-year working experience in big four's Financial Advisory practice, specialising in forensics. During his time working for PwC, he was trained as qualified assessment centre assessor. Tao cofounded CareerVantageUK and has been the CEO of the company since 2018.
Michael Mainelli,Z/Yen Group Limited,Executive Chairman
Michael Mainelli
Z/Yen Group Limited • Executive Chairman
Prof. Michael Mainelli, MStJ, was educated at Harvard University and Trinity College Dublin and gained his PhD at the London School of Economics where he was also a Visiting Professor.
Pik Liew,BSc Programme Director,Associate Professorial Lecturer
Pik Liew
BSc Programme Director • Associate Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Pik Liew is an Associate Professorial Lecturer in accounting at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Simon Haworth,Dynasty Biotechnology,Founder,VC fund with Chinese investors for investm
Simon Haworth
Dynasty Biotechnology • Founder,VC fund with Chinese investors for investm
Founder of 14 companies primarily in life sciences
Co-Founder of IPSO Ventures and BSG Team Ventures in the US and UK
Jennifer Bentley,Daisy Beck Studio,Director of Marketing
Jennifer Bentley
Daisy Beck Studio • Director of Marketing
Jennifer is a Chartered Accountant with 25 years’ experience in Television and Media. She is a representative of the UK TV Trade body and Executive Producer on two China : UK TV cultural documentaries. Jennifer is currently Production Accounting Controller within the TV and Film division of Entertainment One, and a year 2 CIBL Mandarin student.
Jonathan Geldart,Institute of Directors,Director General,Former Director of Grant Thornton
Jonathan Geldart
Institute of Directors • Director General,Former Director of Grant Thornton
Professional services sector of Grant Thornton, having previously sat on the company’s global board.
An expert on doing business in China, contributing to the House of
Commons select committee for international trade.
Martin Barrow,Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.,The Company Director
Martin Barrow
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. • The Company Director
Martin Gilbert Barrow, GBS, CBE (born 10 March 1944) was an appointed unofficial member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (1988–95) and a Company Director of Jardine Matheson Limited.
Hong Lu,LSE,Deputy Director of Confucius Institute for Business
Hong Lu
LSE • Deputy Director of Confucius Institute for Business
She specialises in executive education relating to cross-cultural studies and cultural awareness training. As a teacher trainer, education consultant and course developer & designer, her work spans Chinese and British universities.
Oliver Shiell,Asiability Ltd.,Founder,Board Member of Asia Scotland Institute
Oliver Shiell
Asiability Ltd. • Founder,Board Member of Asia Scotland Institute
China Ambassador
The former Chief Representative of CKGSB Europe. (CKGSB is China's leading executive business school established by Li ka shing.)
Kent Deng,LSE,FRHistS, Professor of Economic History
Kent Deng
LSE • FRHistS, Professor of Economic History
Dr Kent Deng, FRHistS, is full professor in Economic History at the London School of Economics. He is a member of the Asian Research Centre and has been Secretary of the History and Economic Development Group UK since 2000.
Kent studied economic history in La Trobe University, Australia under the eminent economic historian Eric L. Jones.
He was a lecturer in Economic History at Flinders University
David Stringer-Lamar,Institute of Directors,Chairman of the Institute of Directors,
David Stringer-Lamar
Institute of Directors • Chairman of the Institute of Directors,
Former chairman of the Institute of Directors, City of London
the Managing Director of Fortis Consulting London
Certificate
Students will receive a verified digital certificate on successful completion of the programme. Each student will also receive a transcript for their project mark.