Upcoming International Trips
As business becomes increasingly global in nature, The Jack C. Massey Graduate School now appears to have been ahead of its time when, way back in 2000, it began requiring all of its students to take an international study trip at some point during their degree programs. The School views this practice as a way of expanding students’ views of culture and the interdependency that exists between companies and countries around the world. Only a handful of other graduate business programs hold their graduate business students to a similar requirement.
Proposed trips are included but are subject to change. Final decisions regarding trips will be determined by individual interest. Upcoming trips include:
Summer 2008
Know Europe
June – July, 2008 Sponsored by Groupe ESC Normandie, Normandy Business SchoolVisit Belgium, Holland, France and Spain. For more specifics see the Know Europe website (http://www.know-europe.com). This trip counts for 3 courses (MGT 6300, MGT 6350 and one elective). Your cost is the cost of tuition for each of these courses and airfare to and from Europe. Students are responsible for arranging their own flights. Anyone interested should contact Melissa for more details. Please note, this will prevent you from attending the summer semester, but does earn you credit for 3 courses.
Brazil
August 9-16, 2008 Brazil for many years has been seen as the country of the future, occupying the largest amount of land mass in South America, its economy in the past has not reflected its size. However, with its inflationary problems now under control and way down from the 150% annual levels in the 70s and 80s, it is starting to become an economic giant in Latin America. The focus of the visit will be centered in the Sao Paulo area, a huge conurbanation of over twenty million people and ties in with the Brazilian Business School. The theme will be how Tennessee can increase exports to Brazil and over time how to improve economic relations between the two areas.Fall 2008
Prague
November 1-8, 2008 Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic and the country’s industrial, commercial and cultural heart. There is ample evidence that the site of the modern city was an important trading crossroads as early as Paleolithic times. Past corporate visits have included: Skoda-Volkswagen, Hewlett-Packard, Philip Morris, Pepsi Americas and Bohemia Glassworks. The trip also includes a visit to Terezin, a walled city originally established by Empress Maria Theresa. The Nazis used Terezin as a detention and concentration camp during WW II. The city is quite beautiful and somewhat deceptive of what really occurred behind the walls. Prague is a wonderful musical and artistic city. Prague is also a very international city with many young people from all over the world. Sidewalk bistros are plentiful.
