Students from around the world descended on the River Tyne this week as Newcastle Business School (NBS) welcomed nearly 200 of its international students to North East England.
NBS hired a river boat cruiser as a special welcome to its new British and overseas undergraduates who arrived in the region only last week.
Studying on the International Business programmes at NBS, 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.
NBS 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.
Alison Pearce and Chris Jeffs, Senior Lecturers in Strategic Management & International Business at NBS organised the welcome event.
Alison 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."
Picture left to right: Alison Pearce of NBS alongside NBS students Saskia Karle, Stephanie Duodu, Earl McKay, Guo Tieying, Ginape Frank, Thomas Matheus (Senior Lecturer of NBS) and Frederic Ly.
NBS 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 NBS or study for credits which they can transfer back to their own universities.
British students doing International Business at NBS have the opportunity to carry out work or study placements abroad during the third year of their degree programme.
For more information on international business courses at NBS call 0191 227 4433 or email info.nbs@northumbria.ac.uk
Date Posted: 5.10.06