MBA Seminar in International Business
with European Study Opportunity

This spring the Tippie School of Management has introduced a new International Business Seminar for MBA students interested in international business. Nine first-year MBA students are taking part in this year's seminar.

This seminar contains two sections worth up to six-credit hours which can be applied towards the MBA International Business Concentration. Section one is a two-credit lecture held on-campus during the spring semester, and is taught by an Iowa faculty member, William Albrecht. Section two requires student to take part in one of the three European summer English language business programs available to Tippie MBA students. The three European universities are as follows: Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany, the Wirtscjaftsuniversitat-Wien (WU-Wien) in Vienna, Austria, and the European Business School (EBS) in Oestrich-Winkel, Germany. Each school offers a unique program, and brief descriptions of each program are set out below.

The on-campus portion of the seminar was available only to those students intending to participate in one of the European summer programs, and full credits will be applied to their spring transcripts. Students not interested in the six-hour seminar, can still take part in any of the three European summer programs, but such credits will counted as summer and not spring credits.

Please direct your questions to Ann Knudson, Assistant Director, Institute for International Business, W308 PBB. Contact Informtion: ann-knudson@uiowa.edu or 319-335-1379.

Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany: Goethe University's annual International Summer University (ISU) offers students seminars and lectures on current European & German economics, political and cultural topics, German language courses and an extensive cultural program. The program's dates run from July 2 - July 30, 2005. To participate in this program Iowa students must pay Goethe University a program fee of € 1000 (approximately $1300 USD). This fee will include seminars, language course, cultural program, accommodation, a meal subsidy and study materials.

For more information visit: www.wiwi.uni-frankfurt.de/ISU-Frankfurt/2005/start_en.htm

WU-Wien, Vienna, Austria: Offered annually, the International WU Summer University MBA track is a three-week program on "General Management" which is taught by guest lecturers from WU partner universities with weekly topics including international marketing, international negotiations and international finance. Students will also attend enrichment courses that include a German Language Course for beginners. Student can choose to attend the July Session (July 11 - July 29) or the August session (August 1 - August 19). To participate in this program Iowa students must pay Wu-Wien a program fee of € 1200 (approximately $1550 USD). This program fee includes tuition, course materials, accommodation in student residence halls, breakfast and lunch (Monday - Friday) and a Vienna public transportation ticket.

EBS Oestrich-Winkel, Germany: The EBS annual summer in Europe is a three week program for MBA students. This year's program is called "Doing Business in Europe." The program focuses on European Integration and Monetary Unification, Business Environment in Central and Eastern Europe, Company and Functional Strategies in Europe, and European Financial Markets. Most classes will be held on the EBS campus, but extensive case studies and company visits are incorporated into the course. The program's dates run from May 15 to June 3, 2005. To participate in this program Iowa students do not have to pay a program fee, but they will have to pay EBS a $350 USD Registration Fee. Thus the services covered for Iowa students include the course, course materials, company visits and presentations, and various culture events. Accommodations are not covered by this fee. If requested, EBS will help students arrange lodging that will cost approximately $300 USD per week.