Smith Experience Abroad: 2011-12

Doing Business in the European Union: Energy Strategy and Policies

Spring term one-credit BUSI788E and spring term two credit BUSI798E

Cities Grenoble, France and Frankfurt/Koblenz Germany
Faculty Dr. Charles Olson
Dates Abroad Depart US to arrive Saturday, March 17, 2012 in Paris.
Depart Frankfurt on Sunday, March 25, 2012.
Hotel in Paris, France is paid for on March 17th.
Meets in Grenoble, France: March 18th - 21st.
Meets in Koblenz, Germany: March 21st - 23rd.
Hotel in Koblenz is paid for through March 24th.
Mandatory BUSI788 pre-departure meetings Sunday, January 29, 2012 in College Park, Noon - 6 p.m.
Sunday, April 1, 2012 in Van Munching Hall Room 1333, Noon - 6 p.m.
How to Register Register on Testudo for BUSI788E section BA01 at the same time as your other courses. You will automatically be registered for the associated two-credit course abroad.
Note Train fare between Paris and Grenoble is expected to be less than $100. In-country flights are expected to be about $200 from Lyon to Frankfurt. Education Abroad requests that you purchase refundable fares; courses may be cancelled due to unexpected circumstances.

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. 

Note:
In-country flights are expected to be about $200 from Lyon to Frankfurt.
There is a $500 penalty if you drop the course after the end of the drop/add period, Feb. 4, 2011.
DO NOT PURCHASE AIRFARE UNTIL CLASS IS CONFIRMED. Students are advised by UMD Education Abroad to purchase refundable airline tickets.
Program fee is $3000 plus three credits tuition (total for BUSI788 and BUSI798), which includes shared hotel room, local transportation to company visits and required cultural activities, any tickets or fees for required cultural activities, 1-2 group meals, and professor and partner fees. There is an additional $250 study abroad fee which goes directly to the campus office to maintain the emergency plan.