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More Internationalisation @ FEB. Internationalisation isn’t just exchanges. Ekonomika trips. New York dates: February 3-10 , 2014 companies, NYU, UN, Nasdaq — but also a musical or a basketball game (both optional) cost: approx 1050 Euros. Moscow dates : April 8-13 , 2014
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More Internationalisation@ FEB Internationalisation isn’t just exchanges
Ekonomika trips • New York • dates: February 3-10, 2014 • companies, NYU, UN, Nasdaq — but also a musical or a basketball game (both optional) • cost: approx 1050 Euros • Moscow • dates: April 8-13, 2014 • Companies, HSE, FIT, BE Embassy, but ofcoursealsotheKremlinetc • cost: approx 600 Euros
New FEB Initiative: China lectures by Dr S. Grand • Lectures provide Grand’s (disconcerting) insider’s view on business in China • Public opening lecture on Monday Dec 2, noon, Zeger Van Hee, followed by four ‘closed’ lectures 18:00-20:00 on Dec 2, 3, 4, and 5, HOG 00.85 • You earn a KU certificate if you attend all • Need to register!! (35 seats only). Info and registration onwww.econ.kuleuven.be/iii
USA Immersion Initiative (Chicago/StLouis) • 11-day field trip @ Chicago, St Louis (Easter break), prepared by • 13 seminar sessions @ Leuven (Feb 10 till March 24); Papers and presentations on following topics • General US issues: econ/pol history; current issues; trade policies • EU/US areas of conflict: GMO pro and con, Boeing v Airbus before WTO; climate change • Selected sectors/industries, related to the companies that we hope to visit in April (Kraft, Monsanto, ADM or Cargill, etc) Presentations commented on by experts (consultants, Embassy, EU, etc). Adversarial sessions. Active participation. • Earns you 6 ECTS (‘capita selecta 2e sem’, on your ISP)
The trip • Chicago: • Futures markets • manycompanies, • Uof Chicago, De Paul U • Decatur IL: ADM (Agr commodities) • Weekend atUIllinois, Urbana-Champaign: • Oneortwobrieftalksby UI academics • MeetwithstudentsUI’s BUS & ACES • optionalsports match (tbc) • Time off • St Louis, MO: AB Inbev (?), Monsanto, Nestlé USA
Questions? www.econ.kuleuven.be/iii Piet.Sercu@kuleuven.be