GBS INSIGHTS - Global Business School

INDUSTRIAL TOUR TO MALAYSIA:
13th October - 19th October, 2011
The Team comprised of 120 students of the III Sem and the Directors of Global Business School and 3
members from the Faculty and Admin Staff of Global Business School (GBS).
60 students of III Sem MBA first took the journey for an industrial visit and international study tour to
Malaysia through Cochi-Kuala Lumpur Route, followed by yet another 60 more students in the evening
from the Chennai-Kuala Lumpur route.
The entire group of 120 students with the additional 5 members from the Institute reached at Kuala
Lumpur on 14th October. The Team began its travel with visits to the King’s Palace, Independence Square,
the world renowned Petronas Twin Tours and the late noon visit to the famous ‘The Royal Selangor -
Pewter Factory’ where the entire student group were assisted by the Factory Guide to take a tour of the
factory premises exploring the art of making a pewter product, Pewter is an alloy of tin, copper and
antimony. The entire team got a glimpse of the pewter crafting process including rare insights into the
intricate handiwork of pewter crafting. The day came to an end when the GBS team visited theBatu Caves
located in Gombak district, 13 kilometers north of Kuala Lumpur, where the world's tallest statue of
Murugan, a Hindu deity, stands at 42.7 m (140 ft) high.
The next day, GBS Team stayed at the hill resort of Genting Highlands located 51km northeast of Kuala
Lumpur. The Genting Highlands has around six hotels with 10,000 rooms, over 50 fun rides, 170 dining
and shopping outlets, shows, business convention facilities and entertainment options. The team enjoyed
the outdoor and indoor theme parks.
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