Postgraduate Chinese Business Law

  Belgium

Brussels

Description:
Internship:
We will send students to selected companies once students finish our Postgraduate programmes "Chinese Business Law" and "China Business Development"

Students can choose taking internship in China, Belgium or other European countries.

Language Course:
New way of learning Chinese language: how to type Chinese on your computer rather than spending lots of time to write. Once you are typing and seeing the characters frequently, you will know how to write them easily.

Level 1.1 Pronunciation, tones, spelling & writing regulation, basic words, cultural background, and basic conversation.
Level 1.2 Most often-used business words & conversation, its cultural background, basic grammar and computing Chinese.

* The course offers a Postgraduate Certificate and not a proper Master's Degree.

Highlights:
The postgraduate programme in Chinese Business Law is unique within Europe. It aims at offering an in-depth understanding and knowledge of Chinese business law.

The programme starts by explaining China's legal system: legal development in China, principles of Chinese law, legal institutional framework and dispute settlement.

Thereafter the programme focuses on the various domains of Chinese law: contract law, company law, economic and financial law, commercial law, investment legislation, tax law,intellectual property law, customs law and environmental law.

And finally, since graduates from this programme will be engaged in business with China, the programme includes courses like export management (mainly legal aspects), international economic law, intercultural management for China, expat preparation for China and Chinese-European economic and commercial relations.

Added value:
* A broad view of Chinese business law. The programme deals with the characteristics of Chinese law and the various domains of Chinese business law.
* Input from both practical experience and primary source material.
* Networking. Networking plays an important role in making business successful. For this reason the postgraduate programme includes some networking sessions, thereby enhancing the students' value on the labour market.
* Comprehensive training. Graduates will be able to:
- understand the characteristics of Chinese law;
- understand Western and Chinese business people, legal advisors and lawyers;
- be a mediator in Western-Chinese business negotiations, especially in the legal field;
- understand and manage Chinese business strategies, especially in the legal field;
- discover, understand and manage the legal pitfalls and problems in Western-Chinese business negotiations;
- reflect on future developments of Chinese law;
- retrieve and analyse specialist literature.

Job Prospects:
For lawyers and Masters in Law, the postgraduate programme in Chinese Business Law is the ideal way to develop a career as a legal advisor in the field of Chinese business. In general, specialists in Chinese law are in great in demand every segment of the labour market, for example, in companies that do business with China, banks, law firms, consultancy firms, governmental organisations, international organisations and in diplomacy.

Degree Level: Masters Degree

Cost in US$: 5400

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants.

Typically Participants Work in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Essay
• Letters of Reference
• Resume
• Transcript
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is 2 weeks

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Job and Internship Network

Brussels Institute of Contemporary China Studies's Mission Statement: The Institute, being a cooperation between the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and leading universities of China, focuses on the current state of affairs in China and on the expected developments in the future, both of which are too often just a footnote in existing programmes in Chinese studies. Moreover, contemporary China is studied in all its segments: economy, politics, diplomacy, culture, society, law, etc. This academic vision, combined with the quality of its lecturers, researchers and corporate partners, makes BICCS your preferred partner for education, research and consultancy on today's China.

Year Founded: 2006