Harbin Institute of Technology is my preferred choice for a doctoral degree for three main reason. Firstly its location in China implies an immersion in China’s rich culture, history and progress. This will afford me the opportunity to gain a real feel of how China’s operational models perform, possible drawbacks and results. Harbin Institute’s research hubs especially its corporate group will ensure access to likeminded individuals and cutting edge research being placed at such a crucial research nerve point will improve the quality of my research. Lastly being placed in a multicultural environment will have propensity of acting as a melting point of different schools of thought this will in my mind be a decisive factor in my academic growth.