Mingda Institute

• Greetings from the Director
• Program Objectives
• Program Overview
• Training Methods and Content
• Training Environment
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    • University Quick Facts
    • Mingda Institute of Leadership Training
    • Featured Colleges
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• Sample Training Programs
  • Sample Training Courses and Seminar Topics
    • Long-Term: Beijing 2002
    • Short-Term: Shenzhen 2002
  • Professional Visits
  • Social and Cultural Activities
  • Sample Calendar for a 28-Day Training Program
• Contact Information

Sample Training Courses and Seminar Topics

I. Long-Term Training Program

Advanced Public Administration and Business Leadership Training Program for Beijing Municipality Executives (April 12 – August 9, 2002)

1. English as a Second Language Instruction
2. UMN Libraries, Computer and Internet Service System
3. Leadership Professional Training Programs: Management and Public Administration (MPA Classes)
   • U.S. Institutions and Its Law System: Government Agencies, Business Sectors, and Independent Organizations
   • U.S. Public Administration and Policy
   • Human Resources Development and Personnel Management
   • Organizational Design
   • Strategic Planning and Administration
   • Urban and Rural Development
   • Social Security System and Administration
   • Education Policy and Administration
   • Science and Technology Policy and Administration
   • Policy and Management for Environmental Protection
4. Leadership Professional Training Programs: Market Economy and Business Administration
   • The Principals of Business Administration and Management
   • Market Economy and Sustainable Development
   • Financial Administration and Its Legal System
   • Bank and Supporting Systems
   • Accounting and Auditing System
   • Corporate Law and Enforcement
   • WTO, Globalization, and Implementation of International Trade Agreement
   • Intellectual Property Right, Patten Law and Enforcement
   • Quality Control and Standard System
   • Direct Foreign Investment from the U.S. Aspect

II. Short-Term Training Program

Advanced Business Leadership Training Program for Senior Business Executives from Shenzhen, China (December 1 – 29, 2002)

• The Structure of and Relationship between U.S. Federal and Local Government
• Human Resources Development and Personnel Management
• The Corporate Investment Decision
• U.S. Corporate Research and Development
• Product Market Strategy and Internal Management
• Corporate Personnel Management, Human Resource Development, and Training for Employees
• Organizational Design: A New Model and Practice
• Technical Transfer and the Relationship between the University and Industry
• Operating a Small Business in the U.S.
• Human Resources at American Universities
• American Graduate Schools
• Corporate Leadership in a Global Market Economy
• Globalization Trade and the WTO
• Intellectual Property
• Introduction to the University of Minnesota Master's in Public Affairs (MPA) and Executive Masters' in Public Affairs (EMPA) Programs
• U.S. Businesses in the Midst of Mergers and Restructuring
• Tax Accounting and Auditing in U.S. Businesses
• Organizational Design for Efficiency in Government and Private Business
• Strategic Planning and Administration
• People Management
• Overview of Carlson School of Management Chinese Executive Master's in Business Administration (CHEMBA) Program
• Overview of Carlson School of Management Full-Time Master's in Business Administration (MBA) Program

Professional Visits

• 3M Company
• American Farmer's Association
• Cargill
• Central Community Housing Trust
• Chicago Grain Exchange
• Dorsey and Whitney, LLP
• Food and Drug Administration
• Ford Assembly Plant
• General Accounting Office
• General Mills
• Hennepin County Government, MN
• International Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute
• International Monetary Fund
• International Trade Council
• Medtronic Corporation
• Minneapolis City Government
• Minneapolis Grain Exchange
• Minnesota State Government
• MN Department of Education
• MN Department of Agriculture
• MN Department of Commerce
• MN Dept. of Trade and Economic Development
• National Academy of Public Administration
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• National Consumer Product Safety Commission
• National Institutes for Health
• National Science Foundation
• New York Stock Exchange
• Northwest Airlines
• Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
• Presidential Advisory Board on Trade and the Economy
• The St. Paul Companies, Inc.
• Target Corporation
• United Nations Headquarters
• U.S. Bancorp
• U.S. Department of Agriculture
• U.S. Department of Commerce
• U.S. Department of Energy
• U.S. Department of Labor
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• U.S. Pension Benefits Guarantee Corporation
• U.S. Presidential Office of Science and Technology Policy
• U.S. Social Security Administration
• U.S.-China Business Council
• World Bank
• World Observation Research Institute

The Mingda Institute will arrange a variety of social and cultural activities to help participants understand American culture and traditions. Participants will visit American government agencies, organizations, businesses, communities, and families. In the Midwest, participants will tour places such as Lake Itasca, Native American reservations, Mount Rushmore, the U.S.-Canada border, and the Great Lakes. They will also visit farms, secondary schools, hospitals, national forests, and other places. Some participants may have the opportunity to visit Chicago, Illinois; St. Louis, Missouri; and other nearby cities depending on the specific needs of the delegation. Other places that participants may visit include some east coast cities such as Atlantic City, New Jersey; Baltimore, Maryland; New York City; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Washington D.C.; west coast cities such as Las Vegas, Nevada; Los Angeles, California; San Diego, California; San Francisco, California; the Grand Canyon; and the U.S.-Mexican border.

For training programs scheduled for a month or more, Mingda Institute will match participants with English language partners to improve their communication skills in English. They may also participate in a home stay with local American families, experience American daily life, and make friends with American people.

Sample Calender for a 28-Day Training Program

This is a sample arrangement of a 28-day training program. The courses and activities will be adjusted to meet the specific needs or requirements of participants, according to the objectives of different training programs.

For more information about the training program, please drop by our office at 290 Humphrey Center or call us at 612-624-1002. The printed brochure Minda Institute for Leadership Training Executive Training Programs as well as other related information is also available at the China Center Office.