Students from around the world descended on the River Tyne as Newcastle Business School welcomed nearly 150 of its international students to North East England.
Newcastle Business School hired a river boat cruiser as a special welcome to its new British and overseas undergraduates who arrived in the region at the beginning of October. Studying on the International Business programmes, the students were introduced to their British counterparts and enjoyed a three hour "Quay to Sea" river cruise starting out and finishing up on the scenic Quayside.
Newcastle Business School offers a number of international business courses and has partners across the globe in Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, China, Russia, Singapore as well as the USA and at business schools throughout Europe.
International Welcome 2008
A senior team of academics that included Thomas Matheus, Chris Jeffs, and Alison Pearce helped organise the event. Thomas said: "We really want to make our overseas students feel at home in Newcastle and regularly organise social networking events. This one was particularly important as the students have just arrived in the North East. The trip along the Tyne gave them a taste of what the region has to offer and the chance to meet students from the UK."
Newcastle Business School has a long-established network of academic and corporate partners around the world and has a global reputation as a leading provider of business and management education.
Overseas students have the option to complete their degrees at Newcastle Business School or study for credits which they can transfer back to their own universitieS. British students doing International Business at Newcastle Business School have the opportunity to carry out work or study placements abroad during the third year of their degree programme.
Date posted: Nov 2008