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Nordic Business: Finland & Estonia. GBUS/MBA 848 International Study Tour 201320 R D Camp II, PhD D Heinrichs , MBA. Learn what it means to live like a king…. Turku Castle – Swedish Empire. Peter the Great’s Summer Residence – Russian Empire. Experience traditional Nordic cultures….
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Nordic Business: Finland & Estonia GBUS/MBA 848 International Study Tour 201320 R D Camp II, PhD D Heinrichs, MBA
Learn what it means to live like a king…. Turku Castle – Swedish Empire Peter the Great’s Summer Residence – Russian Empire GBUS/MBA 848 International Study Tour - Finland & Estonia 2013
Experience traditional Nordic cultures… Turku Cathedral Uusikaupunki GBUS/MBA 848 International Study Tour - Finland & Estonia 2013
World Heritage Sites… GBUS/MBA 848 International Study Tour - Finland & Estonia 2013
and magical lands where industry… • Nokia Fishworks, Tampere, Finland, Russian Empire (1865) • Nokia Rubber (1898) • Industrial conglomerate - Finnish Rubber Works, Finnish Cable Works, etc • Nokia • Multinational communications corporation GBUS/MBA 848 International Study Tour - Finland & Estonia 2013
meets whimsy. GBUS/MBA 848 International Study Tour - Finland & Estonia 2013
Make connections with the world… TalinnHarbour - International Trade Hub with theBaltics & Russia GBUS/MBA 848 International Study Tour - Finland & Estonia 2013
… Helsinki - High finance meets sidewalk mercantilism… and grey market foreign trade World Design Capital 2012 GBUS/MBA 848 International Study Tour - Finland & Estonia 2013
and increase your understanding of European business & culture. Shipping Canal Peter the Great – Shtandart Tour GBUS/MBA 848 International Study Tour - Finland & Estonia 2013
Fisker Karma luxury hybrid sports car electric vehicles THINK City and Garia golf car Valmet Automotive is a leading service provider in automotive engineering, vehicle manufacturing, convertible roof systems and related business services. GBUS/MBA 848 International Study Tour - Finland & Estonia 2013
stx Europe STX Europe has built all 14 of the largest cruise ships in the world – Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas GBUS/MBA 848 International Study Tour - Finland & Estonia 2013
Innovations: first all-outside-cabin cruise ships, prefabricated cabins, bathroom modules GBUS/MBA 848 International Study Tour - Finland & Estonia 2013
Fast Food Nordic Style GBUS/MBA 848 International Study Tour - Finland & Estonia 2013
Art Deco & Scandinavian Modern GBUS/MBA 848 International Study Tour - Finland & Estonia 2013
Travel Dates • Depart Regina • May 11 • Arrive Helsinki May 12 • Suomalinna fortress; Nokia; Canadian Embassy • Turku May 14 • Turunlinna; stxEurope; Valmet Automotive • LGSB-TUAS consulting project • Talinn ≈ May 17-19 • Turku May 20-25 • LGSB-TUAS consulting project • Return • Depart Helsinki May 26 Uusikaupunki Turku Salo GBUS/MBA 848 International Study Tour - Finland & Estonia 2013
Requirements • Sign up and bring a valid passport by December 5 • Travel Costs • GBUS/MBA 848 ≈ $5000 (airfare/hotels/meals/travel insurance/etc.) • MBA 848 ≈ $1000 (meals/travel insurance/etc.) • Visa • Canadian and US students do not require visas • For Others we will facilitate visa requests through our travel agent • Course • Pre-reading (Nordic Business; Consulting/Cross-cultural teamwork) • Consulting Report • Grading • Pass/fail GBUS/MBA 848 International Study Tour - Finland & Estonia 2013
Turku Finland 2011 European Capital of Culture with Tallinn, Estonia GBUS/MBA 848 International Study Tour - Finland & Estonia 2013
Land of the Midnight Sun.. GBUS/MBA 848 International Study Tour - Finland & Estonia 2013
Scandinavian art and design… GBUS/MBA 848 International Study Tour - Finland & Estonia 2013
Dinner Cruises & Sidewalk Cafes GBUS/MBA 848 International Study Tour - Finland & Estonia 2013
and the Aurojoki* * Blue River – Viking trade route GBUS/MBA 848 International Study Tour - Finland & Estonia 2013
Tallinn, Estonia2011 European Capital of Culture with Turku Finland Hanseatic League meets Russian Empire GBUS/MBA 848 International Study Tour - Finland & Estonia 2013
Fastest Growing Economy in the EU… GBUS/MBA 848 International Study Tour - Finland & Estonia 2013
…even with a Soviet legacy GBUS/MBA 848 International Study Tour - Finland & Estonia 2013
Old Town… with international commerce GBUS/MBA 848 International Study Tour - Finland & Estonia 2013
Medieval meets Art Deco GBUS/MBA 848 International Study Tour - Finland & Estonia 2013
West Meets East GBUS/MBA 848 International Study Tour - Finland & Estonia 2013
Gateway to the Baltics • Business in the Baltics • Estonia – Software Development and Integration • Estonian E-Health Foundation is looking for the IT solution for statistics module, Estonian Health Information System • Estonia – Ice Class Passenger Ferries • Estonia – Deep Level Mine Vehicles • Estonian shale oil mining company Eesti will purchase 9 (nine) diesel motor vehicles for transportation of people and materials in the mine GBUS/MBA 848 International Study Tour - Finland & Estonia 2013
GBUS/MBA 848AC More than a class, an adventure GBUS/MBA 848 International Study Tour - Finland & Estonia 2013