BIT-SANTANDER Summer School on Innovation and Entrepreneurship 2-20 July 2018 Beijing, China
Internet Plus, is proposed by China s Prime Minister Li Keqiang in his Government Work Report on March 5, 2015 so as to keep pace with the Information Trend. "Internet plus" was on the list of significant economic keywords in 2015. Themed in INTERNET Plus CHANGES THE LIFE, BIT-SANTANDER Summer School on Innovation and Entrepreneurship is an extracurricular educational program that teaches innovative and entrepreneurial thinking and real-world problem solving. It s a program for students who want to go beyond the typical university experience and take advantage of the knowledge, skills and networks at BIT, China. 25 scholarships for this summer program will be supported by Banco Santander.
The Unique Summer in China for Inspiration with Internet! Chinese GDP Growth 6.9% in 2017 Over 710 million internet users in China since 2016 China is the largest internet market in the world Chinese mobile internet users are more prone to conduct online shopping or online banking activities via mobile device In 2016, the revenue of the mobile internet market in China amounted to about 126 billion USD.
Why China Area : 9,596,961 km 2 Population: 1.3 billion Official Language : Chinese Provinces : 34 Ethnic Groups : 56 Capital City : Beijing Universities: 2800+
Why Beijing? Population:21.52 million Area:16,410.54 km 2 A city of more than 3000 years old Over 90 public universities Local annual R&D expenditure of 21.5 billion USD Host of 2008 Olympic Games and 2022 Winter Games
Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) was founded in 1940 to foster engineers dedicated to safeguarding the homeland. Today it is a full-fledged public university with prominence in teaching and research of science and technology, as well as of arts. International Rankings #389 QS World University Rankings (2017) #101-150 QS Employability Rankings (2017) US News Ranking by Subjects Engineering Materials Science Computer Science #60 #62 #154 Chemistry #166
BIT Strength in Innovation and Entrepreneurship BIT - University Excellence in Student Education on Innovation and Entrepreneurship" in 2016 and 2017; BIT Students received over 1153 international awards, 3694 national awards and 4443 ministerial awards over the past 10 years. Over 50% of the undergraduate students participated in the university innovation projects annually.
2-20 July 2018 Beijing, China Internet Plus changes the life Lectures, Case Study, Experience Sharing, Tutorials, Lab & Company Visits, Brainstorming Speakers include Experienced Professors, Successful Entrepreneurs/BIT Alumni, Awardwinning Students for Innovation Competitions, etc.
Program Chief Academic Director Prof. MENG Hong Vice President, Beijing Institute of Technology Professor on Software Engineering and System Software Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences IEEE Fellow
Prof. Claudio FEIJOO Full Professor Rector's Delegate for Asia Technical University of Madrid Prof. LI Fan Full Professor Computer Science, BIT Mr. ZHOU Luohong Angel Investor Founding Partner and Director of the University Venture Capital Committee of Angel 100 Foundation Selected Course Instructors Prof. MENG Fanchen Full Professor International Business, BIT
Program fee: 1900 Euros including local accommodation, local transportation, tuition and fieldtrips in Beijing. Scholarship: Santander Bank has provided 25 full scholarships for excellent students. Requirements: University students above 18 years old with interests in innovation and entrepreneurship. Language proficiency: English above B2 level or equivalence. Week Date Morning Afternoon 2018-7-1 Arrivals and Registration 2018-7-2 Opening and orientation Lecture: International business and Intercultural management 2018-7-3 Lecture: International Business Strategy Management Company visit Week 1 Lecture: Entrepreneurship for 2018-7-4 university students Lab visit 2018-7-5 Lecture: Corporate Governance and Company visit Corporate Innovation 2018-7-6 Peer Experience Sharing Session summary, Group discussion and brainstorming 2018-7-7 Weekend Fieldtrip 2018-7-8 Free day 2018-7-9 Lecture: Big Data Lab visit 2018-7-10 Lecture: Big Data Company visit 2018-7-11 Lecture: Internet of Things Lecture: Smart Robots Week 2 2018-7-12 Internship 2018-7-13 Peer Experience Sharing Session summary, Group discussion and brainstorming 2018-7-14 Weekend Fieldtrip 2018-7-15 Free day 2018-7-16 Case Study: Global Marketing Company visit 2018-7-17 Case Study: E-Commerce Company visit Week 3 2018-7-18 Case Study: Internet of Vehicles Company visit 2018-7-19 Group discussion 2018-7-20 Final Presentations and Closing Workshop 2018-7-21 Departures * The program will be subject to further adjustment.
APPLY NOW https://santanderx.com/announcements/5ac34886a7b11b0007a84cd1 Application Deadline: 20 May 2018 Further Info: Ms. PENG Shu, Office of International Affairs, Beijing Institute of Technology pengshu@bit.edu.cn +86 10 68911223