Spaces available for graduate students to study in Europe next summer
The Center for Ethical Business Cultures encourages UST graduate students to consider the following study abroad experiences.
Business, Law and Ethics in the European Union (BLAW 714) – June 4-16, 2006
Here are some components of this course:
- Travel to Brussels, Belgium; Luxembourg; and Trier, Germany
- Have interactive contract negotiation with German business students
- Earn three credits; MBA, MBC and law students are encouraged to apply
- Spend 12 days on site
Experience the challenge of negotiating an international contract while exploring the dynamics of global business in the European Union. This course focuses on globalization and its impact on business with a particular emphasis on EU and U.S. business and legal perspectives, ethics and culture.
The classroom component of the course begins in Minneapolis, Minn., where you will become acquainted with German business students via e-mail and begin the process of negotiating a contract. You then will travel to the heart of the EU, Brussels, Belgium, where you will meet the German students and learn through on-site interactive visits, cultural immersion, discussion and reflection.
This adventure includes meetings with executives from multinational companies, government officials and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and will address business, legal, business ethics and corporate social responsibility issues as well as economic, socioeconomic, political and cultural issues within the European Union and their impact on conducting business in a global economy. The course ends in Trier, Germany, where you will attend classes and finalize your contracts. Travel dates are June 4-16.
For more information, call Dr. Doug Jondle, (651) 962-4117, visit the CEBC Web site or this course’s Web page.
Ethics, Culture and Business: A European Perspective in a Global Economy (MGMT 714) – June 11-18, 2006
Here are some components of this course:
- Travel to Brussels, London and Cambridge and have access to European business leaders
- Earn three credits (MBA, MBC and law credit)
- Spend eight days on site
Experience the dynamics and challenges of globalization and explore its effects on ethics, culture and business from a European perspective. This course takes you to the heart of the European Union, Brussels, Belgium, and one of Europe ’s major corporate centers, London, England, for an intensive and personal look at business ethics and corporate social responsibility.
Students will meet with business executives from multinational companies as well as academic and government officials from June 11 to 18. Discussions will center on business ethics and corporate social responsibility issues as well as on economic, socioeconomic, political and cultural issues unique to Europe and their impact in a global economy.
Participants will learn through on-site interactive visits, cultural immersion, discussion and reflection.
Information and registration
For more information, call Terri Hastings, (651) 962-4126, or visit this course’s Web page.
The registration deadline for both courses is March 1, 2006 . To apply, visit the application Web page.
