Where in the World are Our
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More than 65 percent of Farmer School students will take part in a study-abroad or study-away program during their Miami years.
With programs around the world ranging from a few weeks to several months, there is an experience ideally suited for every Farmer School student. But what are these programs really like? We asked four Winter Term study abroad programs to give us a day-inthe-life snapshot of their experiences, all on the same day – Saturday, January 11. The Asian Financial Markets program is designed to expose students to global financial markets by visiting four of the most dynamic financial centers in Asia; Singapore, Seoul, Shanghai and Beijing. Students study international finance, with an emphasis on China, Asian culture and history of relations between Asia and the West. The program travels to Singapore, Seoul, Shanghai, Harbin and Beijing. Company partners are important to the program as in addition to traditional company introduction and question and answer with top executives, the group remains at each company for a full half day for class. Companies this year included financial and manufacturing firms DBS Bank, BNP Paribas, Stonebridge Ventures, JM Huber, Harman, Standex, Peter Cremer and Cerberus. 10 am: All 26 students met in the hotel lobby to head to the first stop of the day: the Jade Buddha Temple. We crowded onto the busy metro trains and managed not to lose anyone in the group! 11 am: After walking through fish markets in the Jing’an Si neighborhood, we arrived at the Jade Buddha Temple. We saw two stunning jade Buddhas - including the largest jade Buddha in China - and the group tried their hand at tossing coins into the windows of the shrine in the courtyard.Tradition says that if you are successful, you will have good luck and financial prosperity.
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