The MBA classroom is often made up of individuals from diverse geographic and professional backgrounds. But students' hobbies and interests are equally important in shaping the classroom
Learning from your classmates is one of the most fundamental parts of the MBA experience. Your fellow cohorts will bring them experiences gained from living in different countries and working in alternate sectors, which can make for interesting and dynamic class interactions. But what about your hobbies and interests?
In this video, we hear from three students in Global MBA program at Peking University Guanghua School of Management who are bringing the unique lessons they have learned from their hobbies and interests into the MBA classroom.
Marten Henry Tesdorpf, from Germany, is a keen runner who won the PKU Guanghua campus running race among the international students. He says he has learned skills such as patience, resilience, consistency, and strategic planning during his time developing as a runner.
For Canadian Zhe Quan, who is currently the top-ranked chess player in the university's international chess competition and gained the prestigious title of 'International Master' in 2008, chess has taught him strategic thinking, decision-making, and pattern recognition.
Say Qi, from Singapore, has long been passionate about playing soccer and has played both competitively and in friendly matches while a PKU Guanghua MBA student. He feels the greatest benefit of playing the game has been in helping him connect with others.
Marten, Zhe, and Say are all bringing what they have learned through their personal lives into the PKU Guanghua MBA classroom to make an impact.
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Peking University Guanghua
Top university in China
Peking University is ranked 1st in China and 27th in the world. The three main spirits that drive PKUers during and after their studies here, are 1. leadership: from medicine to politics, the future leaders of China are formed here. 2. Internationalization: strong emphasis on developing a global vision for leveraging all kinds of resources both in china and abroad. 3. Tradition: do not forget your origin when moving forward.
Best university in china
This is one of the best university to study medicine and engineering. Students are encouraged and smooth system of education makes it "the best". This university offers many courses and students from all over the world gets admission here.
Top academical institution in China. Well-known for for the beauty of its architecture
Peking uni is the Harvard Princeton of China. Good in science and humanities. Its Math and medicine departments, like its many other departments, ranked 1st in China. Students from this uni are good at building new things
