The Department of International Business

　　The Department of International Business was founded in July 2007 to cater to the market demand. The establishment of the department is a sign of the college’s effort to make full use of its strength in English teaching in the globalized business world. It is also a practical act of the college to meet the demands of the market and cultivate skill-oriented graduates who are well-versed in both English and international business or tourism.

　　The department boasts a faculty of 33 full-time teachers, of whom there are 3 professors, 3 associate professors, and 2 international teachers. Over half of the faculties studied abroad. All the teachers hold master’s or doctor’s degrees. Also working in the department are 10 visiting professors and academic advisers. At present, it has an enrollment of about 1300 students and 750 graduates. With a solid foundation of English and business knowledge, graduates of the department enjoy a rate of employment of 100%, topping among the same programs in higher vocational and technical colleges of Guangdong province.

　　The department provides six diploma-granting programs: International Business, International Trade, Business Translation, Tourism English, Hotel Management and Electronic Commerce. The department adopts a market-oriented curriculum featuring a solid foundation and flexible modules. Through the cooperation with companies and business associations, the department aims to integrate leaning, internships and employment. To create an authentic language and business learning environment, the department holds various campus cultural activities, with “International Business Festival” as the brand. These activities improve students’ professional knowledge, inspire their cultural consciousness, and help raise their professional quality. The department has achieved substantial success as to academic research, including the Elite Course at national level – Translation Skills, and some other courses and research projects at college or department level.

　　The department enjoys nationally advanced Multimedia Digital Language Labs, well-equipped International Business Training Rooms and Multi-functional Learning Centers. It is the department’ s purpose to train the students to master the theory and rules of international business, to be well-versed in English, to be literate in information technology, and last but not least, to be competitive talents for business world and tourism industry.