Chinese New Year that is (a.k.a CNY). Students on the Singapore campus are celebrating with trips all over the region given that the campus was shut down for 2 days last week. It is a welcomed break, although strange considering INSEAD's statement on the class schedule:
"INSEAD is international and its MBA programme is extremely intensive. Classes are therefore arranged in the evenings or on Saturdays when necessary and may occasionally run on Sundays. Neither local nor international public or religious holidays are observed."
Somehow INSEAD is better able to keep the French from observing traditional days off than they are able to keep the Chinese from observing them in Singapore. I'm not complaining, I just found it interesting.
The Singapore campus has been a great change from the French campus. On the one hand, I'm enjoying the courses here so much more. True, this is mostly because I have been able to choose my own courses now that we are in P3. But, being in Asia puts the whole Asian spin on all of the topics which I really enjoy. After all, this is where the excitement is going to be in the next decade. Forget about the US & Europe....an international MBA really needs to get exposure in Asia.
Secondly, being in a major business city makes it possible to gain exposure to amazing external resources. In most of my courses this period, we have had top quality outsiders come in for various topics. Plus, the school is able to put students into touch with great business people to help with various projects. It is quite a bit harder and less convenient to organize these things when you are out in the forests of France. It is a shame that so many students still don't take advantage of this dual-campus opportunity!
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hi! i'm actually an architecture student doing a project of a proposed new Insead building... could you perhaps share some of your views and feelings about the current Asia Insead campus? =)
Hey. Very interesting. I wonder if Sarkozy would approve of the French being forced to observe fewer holidays, or whether he's too busy marrying models to care! I'm really interested in your experience as a French student in China, as I'm sure a lot of people will be, so I've posted link to your blog at http://www.find-mba.com
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