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SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:19th Annual Inside China Automotive Conference: Key Trends Shaping China's Automotive Market and Global Influence
DESCRIPTION:This conference will be a hybrid conference with options to attend in person or to view via a YouTube livestream.\n\nOur 19th Annual Inside China Automotive Conference on November 12th at the University of Michigan we'll be continuing our discussion of China's auto market and its global influence. Over the past 30 years China's auto industry was almost exclusively an internal market led by foreign manufacturers\, but over the past 5-10 years\, the introduction of New Energy Vehices (EVs\, PHEVs\, and Fuel Cell Vehicies)\, the market has tilted towards local Chinese manufacturers who are designing\, building\, and selling vehicles not only in China but globally.\n\nAs the Chinese auto market matures and sales level off\, Chinese auto companies are learning about being global manufacturers by flooding markets with well priced\, quality\, and attractive vehicles\, similar to what the rest of China has been doing with consumer products for the past 25 years. How have they done this so quickly? How successful have they been? Where are they not as successful? What are they learning about automotive globalization? What will the global auto industry look like in 5-10 years? We will tackle these questions within the Chinese context.\n\nBut we'll also focus in what is going on Inside China. What vehicles are popular\, what are the sales volumes\, which companies are leading\, are any of the 100 or more manufacturers closing shop? We'll also look at Chinese automotive labor issues\, auto-related government policies\, and company strategies. It will be a fulsome discussion. Please join us.\n\nConfirmed Speakers include:\n- Bruce Belzowski\, Managing Director\, Automotive Futures will moderate the conference and provide an overview of the current trends in the Chinese auto industry.\n\n- Boy Luthge\, Senior research fellow at the Institute of Social Research (Institut für Sozialforschung) in Frankfurt and visiting professor at the School of Government\, Sun Yat-Sen University\, Guangzhou\, will discuss his research on labor issues in the Chinese auto industry.\n\nConference Registration Cost:\n- Automotive Futures Affiliates and Current UM Students\, Faculty\, and Staff\, GERPISA members\, and Media: FREE\n- For all others: $200 (Unchanged since our first conference in 2008)\n\nConference Sponsorship:\n- Companies or groups interested in sponsoring this conference\, please contact Bruce Belzowski at bbl@umich.edu or 734-936-2704. Sponsorship Amount (Minimum $1\,000)
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153954
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CATEGORIES:Automotive,Conference,Food,Free,symposium
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Arabic Placement test_November 12\, 2026 (9:00am-12:00pm EST)
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Arabic Placement TestAbout the testThe test takes approximately three hours in length\, and it is composed of three portions:a. The writing portion is completed on paper and it is worth a total of 100 points.b. The reading portion is completed online through Canvas site\, and it is worth a total of 48 points.c. Right after finishing with the reading portion\, each student will have a follow-up interview with a proctor. The interviews last approximately 15 minutes and it is worth a total of 20 points.Important: a. Students who receive 60% or above will be placed in Arabic 401 and thus placed out of the LSA Language Requirement.b. Students who are not able to write in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) do not need to take the placement test and they will be advised to enroll in Arabic 101.Where can I view my results?a. Placement results are posted within 7 business days after the test.b. You will not be notified of your score automatically. c. You may view your placements via: Wolverine Access > Student Business > Academic Records > View Placement Exam Results.\nImportant information about the test* Placements are valid for only one year. If you fail to register in the course that you are placed in\, you will be required to retake the test.* Retaking the placement test is only permitted after the placement results expire.* Students who are currently taking an Arabic course will not be allowed to take the placement test. * Students who took or are currently enrolled in an Arabic course are not eligible to take the Arabic placement test. They should register for the next course level.* The test assesses students’ proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)\, NOT colloquial Arabic.  * If you speak an Arabic dialect but you do not know how to read or write or have little knowledge\, feel free to register in Arabic 101.* Students who know some Arabic because they came from an Arabic-speaking household or have studied Arabic before\, must take the Arabic proficiency test in order to determine their placement.* Students who have taken Arabic at other institutions and wish to continue their Arabic study at UM must take the placement test to determine their level. Credits for Arabic study undertaken at another institution prior to joining UM or in a summer program while attending UM\, transfer in as generic departmental credits and students must take the placement test to determine credit equivalencies to UM courses.* If you place in or beyond the 401 level\, you will have satisfied the LSA language requirement. * Students are encouraged to take a placement test as early as possible in their studies in order to determine the level they should enroll in\, or if they test out of the language requirement. This is extremely important to avoid delays in graduation and complications with placement.* Arabic 101\, 201\, 401\, 501 are offered ONLY in the Fall semester\, and Arabic 102\, 202\, 402\, 504\, 511 are ONLY offered in the Winter semester.* Arabic 103 (the equivalent of Arabic 101 & 102\, combined) AND Arabic 203 (the equivalent of Arabic 201 & 202\, combined) are offered in the Spring-Summer terms.\nUM’s Arabic curriculum is a dual register curriculum in which students learn to speak and understand the Levantine dialect (the dialect of Jordan\, Syria\, Palestine and Lebanon) in addition to developing the four language skills of formal Arabic (fuSHa). \nIf you have questions regarding the placement test\, please contact the program director at\, mesarabicprogram@umich.edu.
UID:154510-21917879@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/154510
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:1500 North Quad 105 S. State St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 (Language Resource Center) (PC Lab)
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