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Take COB 301-European Business Environment-in Europe
Objectives Course
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Specific objectives of the course
- Introduce students to the European business environment
- Introduce students to European art and architecture
- Introduce students to European integration
- Introduce students to the historical reasons for a unified Europe
- Teach students about the major institutions of the European Union,
(e.g., the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the Council
of Europe), and their impact on conducting business in Europe
- Explore major European policy initiatives (e.g., common commerce
policies or common external relations with the United States and Asia)
- Learn about the distinctive cultural differences between Europe
and the United States
- Visit governmental institutions and historical places associated
with European integration
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Course outline
- Overview of the current state of the European business environment
- Overview of the history leading up to the development of an integrated
Europe
- Predecessors to the EU (e.g., EURATOM, EEC, EC, etc.)
- European institutions
- Council of Europe
- European Commission
- European Parliament
- European Court of Justice
- Other European institutions
- European economic and monetary union
- Common European policies
- Common Commercial Policies
- Common Agricultural Policy
- Common Defense Policy
- Common External Relations
- EU expansion
- Current relationships between the EU and the US
- Current issues, such as agricultural trade and data privacy
initiative
- European culture
- Integration problems
- Business practices
- Guided field trips to businesses, governmental institutions, and
cultural sites
- Belgium
- Antwerp
- Port of Antwerp
- Antwerp Diamond District
- Brussels
- Ghent
- Liege
- Bruges
- Luxembourg , Luxembourg
- Strasbourg and Paris, France
- Amsterdam, Holland
- London, England
- Cologne, Germany
- Businesses in and around Brussels, Paris, Amsterdam, and
London
- Cultural visits (e.g., museums, historical sites) in the
above mentioned cities and countries
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