Archives for: May 26th, 2017

PROJECT PENGYOU INTERNSHIP REFLECTION, SPRING 2017

Written by The Beijing Center on May 26, 2017

By Karisma W., Loyola University Chicago, Spring 2017 Student It was never my intention to work for a non-profit company in China. I did not speak a word of Chinese, I didn’t know anything about the culture, let alone the business practices, and I did not want to add overworked intern to my list of…

MY INTERNSHIP AT JD.com, SPRING 2017

Written by The Beijing Center on May 23, 2017

By Ben T., John Carroll University, Spring 2017 Student My internship during the Spring 2017 semester at The Beijing Center was with Jingdong.com. Jingdong (JD) is the second-largest online retail marketplace in China, and also a Fortune 500 company. Jingdong boasts about having its own delivery service as well, not having to rely on a…

WHAT IT’S LIKE TO HAVE AN INTERNSHIP IN BEIJING

Written by The Beijing Center on October 21, 2016

Lillian Nguyen, a junior from Loyola University Chicago majoring in International Business and minoring in Sustainable Management, is interning at the American Chambers of Commerce in Beijing this fall semester. She obtained the internship through Amanda Barry, the Dean of Academics, Faculty and Research, who connected Lillian to John Zane, Senior Director of Business Services….

THE BEST SUMMER JOB: INTERNING AT TBC

Written by The Beijing Center on July 7, 2015

My study abroad experience in Beijing was, at the very least, everything I could have hoped for. About midway through the semester, I decided that four months would not be enough time in China and I quickly started to make plans of staying in China this summer. After struggling to find a suitable internship or…