Global Studies Courses 2010-11

BUSI788E & BUSI798E
Doing Business in the European Union: Energy Infrastructure Investment

Cities Grenoble, France and Koblenz/Frankfurt, Germany
Faculty Dr. Robert Krapfel
Dates Abroad Depart Jan. 6th to arrive in Paris Jan. 7th, depart Frankfurt Jan. 16th.
Pre-departure Meetings TBA
Register Register for this class on Testudo at the same time as your other courses.

As threats to our consumption of petroleum products build from all angles and the White House promotes a new energy policy, we will look at the implications of policy on national energy sourcing. Consumers, suppliers and governments confront energy economics that range from challenging to scary. Whether producer or consumer, business leaders must make business model and capital investment bets of historic proportions with unclear guidance about energy supply availability and demand patterns.

Due to the strategic importance of energy policy, governments use market and non-market mechanisms to shape capital investment behavior, and in many cases are themselves the direct investors.

Government policy and practice in this arena has evolved along very different lines in the EU and US. This course will explore the government-business interface as it relates to energy industrial capital investments in these two regions. Obama's Oval Office address on a new energy policy

Note:
DO NOT PURCHASE AIRFARE UNTIL CLASS IS CONFIRMED.
Students are advised by UMD Education Abroad to purchase refundable airline tickets.
There is a $500 penalty if you drop the course after the end of the drop/add period, September 14th.
Please do not purchase any airline tickets until enrollment for the class is confirmed, after September 15th.
In-country flights are expected to be about $200, and the train from Paris to Grenoble is about $100.