Fly into Tallinn, Estonia. There, you'll spend a week getting to know and collaborating with local college students in the beautifully preserved medieval capital of Tallinn, Estonia, at the Estonian Business School (EBS). EBS has been a leader in entrepreneurship for decades and is responsible for launching the highest percentage of Europe's privately held startup companies and one of the world's leading institutions in the field of cybersecurity. Throughout the week we will learn about business and entrepreneurship while also exploring the incredible food, culture, and people of one of the world's youngest democracies! Estonia's rich musical history, food, idyllic castles, and 20-hour-a-day sunshine will round out a life-enriching study abroad experience. Explore the stunning castles, medieval walls and a multitude of ornate churches all set against a dynamic and future-forward modern capital city. Finally, we will fly to Copenhagen, Denmark to visit global businesses and meet with their management teams.
Join Practitioner in Residence Doug Marrelli, who brings decades of real-life experience in Supply Chain Management and who has worked with and for American and international companies, and Faculty & Educational Development Specialist Lillian Nave. Lillian has lead a number of Appalachian State University Study Abroad programs and brings a great deal of cultural and business experience and awareness.
This program is open to all Boone, Hickory, and online undergraduate and graduate students, regardless of major, and may be of particular interest to Business Administration, Architecture, Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture, Environmental Studies, Music, and Language majors. This program was created in consultation with the Consul Thomas Luckadoo and the Consulate of Estonia based in our Hickory campus.
Course
BUS 4045 - The Future is Now: Estonia & Denmark (3 credit hours) Prerequisites: 84 earned hours or permission of the instructor
MBA 5020 – International Seminar on Estonia and Denmark – 3 credit hours
Credits (3 credit hours)
BUS 4045 - This 3 semester hour course fulfills the International Business major or minor electives (major, approved, required, or other), a COB elective or upper-level elective, and fulfills the Global Issues requirement.
MBA 5020 - This 3 semester hour course fulfills the international requirement for the MBA program and is an elective for the international business and/or interdisciplinary concentration.
Program Leaders
Questions/To Apply
Application and full program details, including cost, will be available soon. Program dates are subject to change. Contact the program leaders to find out more about this program.
