In the business world, it never hurts to have good friends in high places. A new organization on campus, where industry meets camaraderie, makes this a possibility. The U.S.-China Business Association focuses on creating an alliance between China and the United States and improving relations between the two countries.
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Formed in January, the UCBA will allow students from all majors to make connections with their peers and broaden their business horizons.
Not only will students learn about business, they will also have the opportunity to begin friendships with other group members.
“I wanted to get a group of people together with similar goals to build a network,” said Ning Ho, UCBA founding president and a senior at Thurgood Marshall College.
UCBA involves students who share the same interests and are willing to make contacts, all the while enhancing leadership skills. Students are expected to establish relationships as they prepare for the business world.
“Business depends on not only what you know, but who you know,” said Li Chen, a Marshall junior and social event planner for UCBA. “It’s all-inclusive, it’s about dealing with reality and getting something out of it.”
UCBA educates students beyond the classroom as they learn about job markets in China and expectations that firms have for their potential employees. The club’s research is focused on relative employment, labor laws, job forecasting and major corporation profiling.
“The UCBA does research on all companies affiliated with the United States and China,” said Shao-yun Tang, a junior at Earl Warren College and the U.S. Research Officer for UCBA. The organization is composed of research teams that gather information about U.S. companies that have offices in China.
The China research team monitors trade regulations and explores job opportunities in the United States. The U.S. research team investigates U.S. trade regulations and seeks job openings at firms connected with China within the United States. Other teams are involved with administration, profit/loss projection, accounting, advertising — with one dedicated to planning social events.
The UCBA is working to expand its connections by collaborating with students at the University of Beijing.
“[The Education Abroad Program] has already exchanged students, making it possible for the club to grow,” said Ho, who will be going abroad to China this summer to make contacts with other Chinese organizations. His goal is to recruit more people who are interested in UCBA.
The UCBA is 15 members strong and is enthusiastically looking to recruit more members. For more information on the organization visit their Web Site at http://acs.ucsd.edu/~ucba/.
