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'Grow your Network'

Executives or Interns, men or women, as Scots Globally no matter where or when or indeed why- we all take pleasure in the same things…. - the sound of a Scottish accent - the ability to share our humour - and…the opportunity to help I realised this yesterday morning, post ‘Female...

Posted to Undergraduates by Robyn Hamilton on 19-Jul-2012
Filed under: Filed under: IBM, Shenzhen, Global Scot, Networking, 2012, Internations

'T' in China

As the Scottish festival season reached it's Tennants fueled climax, and Radio One repeatedly plays the 'Scottish is' clip I can't help but feel pangs of both patriotism and jealousy. It's not that I have any great longing to spend a weekend in a mud lake surrounded by people having...

Posted to Undergraduates by Robyn Hamilton on 12-Jul-2012
Filed under: Filed under: IBM, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 2012, Robyn Hamilton

No excuses, Excecution!!!!!

On Wednesday I visited the IBM manufacturing facility here in Shenzhen (Futian, free trade zone). On arrival I was met by a sign reading- NO EXCUSES, EXECUTION. I interpreted it to mean 'No excuses, work', but it tickled me. Since my arrival here I have come to realise that there is a great deal...

Posted to Undergraduates by Robyn Hamilton on 24-Jun-2012
Filed under: Filed under: IBM, Shenzhen, Manufacturing, Hash Harriers, Expats

'All that is worthy of achievement...'

Normal 0 7.8 pt 0 2 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 I grew up being told...'All that is worthy of achievement is born out of struggle', my mum never let me forget it, she repeated it throughout my standard grade revision, when I was struggling to learn a competition routine at gymnastics...

Posted to Undergraduates by Robyn Hamilton on 15-Jun-2012
Filed under: Filed under: IBM, China, Shenzhen, Challenge, 2012 Scholar

The Countdown: First Aid, Fears and Souvenirs

9 Days till take off ... I have put off writing until now, in the hope of avoiding portrayal of my uncertainty about leaving Scotland, 'the land of iron bru and haggis', to spend two whole months in China the 'land of fried chickens feet'. I've decided to write to allow me share some...

Posted to Undergraduates by Robyn Hamilton on 29-May-2012
Filed under: Filed under: IBM, China, Shenzhen, 2012

The Other 2 Internships

Hello from China! I'm entering the final 2 weeks of my time here as an intern in Shenzhen and I can't believe how quickly the time has passed and etc. China feels like home to me now, although every now and then I'll come across a subtle reminder that I'm not in Scotland, sometimes in...

Posted to Undergraduates by Christopher Jones on 14-Apr-2011
Filed under: Filed under: internship, China, Shenzhen, Lab49, New York, University of Glasgow, Aeronautical Engineering, Christopher Jones, 2011

Week 1 (Part 2) + Week 2 (Part 1)

Hi, So that weekend there I did manage to make it over to Hong Kong. I travelled over with a local girl from IBM who went over to do her shopping there. We met up at the Futian port in China and made our way across the border into Lok Ma Chau. This border crossing is the newer of the two crossings and...

Posted to Undergraduates by Douglas McLaren on 20-Jul-2010
Filed under: Filed under: internship, Saltire Foundation, IBM, China, Hong Kong, Asia-Pacific, Shenzhen, Engineering, University of Glasgow, Manufacturing

Week 1 (Part 1)

Hello again, Well, what a hectic few days I've had! You'll be glad to hear that I've now made it to Shenzhen and have settled in well. To pick up from my last blog post, I did catch the flight to Shenzhen from Shanghai but upon boarding the plane was struck with a problem. I simply couldn't...

Posted to Undergraduates by Douglas McLaren on 16-Jul-2010
Filed under: Filed under: internship, Saltire Foundation, IBM, China, Asia-Pacific, Shenzhen, Engineering, University of Glasgow, Manufacturing

I'm in China, but still have a flight to catch!

Hi, Thought I would give a quick update to my blog. I've just arrived in Shanghai and am currently waiting for my connecting flight to Shenzhen. Met up with a few other interns (Andy & Craig - DHL, Tokyo) along with my fellow IBM intern based in Shanghai (Lindsay) at Glasgow Airport. Unfortunately...

Posted to Undergraduates by Douglas McLaren on 10-Jul-2010
Filed under: Filed under: internship, Saltire Foundation, IBM, China, Asia-Pacific, Shenzhen, Engineering, University of Glasgow, Manufacturing

T-Minus 5 Days....

Hi, I should probably start my blog by introducing myself. My name is Douglas McLaren and I'm an Aeronautical Engineer from the University of Glasgow. I've managed to secure an internship with IBM in China as a Senior Manufacturing Engineer. This whole journey started off with an email from the...

Posted to Undergraduates by Douglas McLaren on 04-Jul-2010
Filed under: Filed under: internship, Saltire Foundation, IBM, China, Asia-Pacific, Shenzhen, Engineering, University of Glasgow, Manufacturing

Not Just a Scholar of the Saltire Foundation - a Scholar of the 'Award Winning' Saltire Foundation!

It is around this time last year that I was in the final stages of the application process for the Saltire Foundation. I remember thinking I had absolutely no chance of getting through. Why on earth would anyone want to send me off to the other side of the world for a summer internship? Now, almost a...

Posted to Undergraduates by Adam Muir on 18-Apr-2010
Filed under: Filed under: IBM, China, Shenzhen, mentor, National Council for Work Experience Awards, Saltire Foundation Alumni Relations Team, SFAA, NCWE

Asia Pacific - One to Watch!

I'm now in my 7th week of my internship here at IBM in Shenzhen and it is starting to feel like the beginning of the end. In two weeks exactly, I will probably be on a plane approaching Glasgow Airport and then it will be back to reality, no doubt with a thump! I cannot put into words how much I...

Posted to Undergraduates by Adam Muir on 18-Aug-2009
Filed under: Filed under: economy, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Inventory, growth, Asia-Pacific, Shenzhen, Vice President