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The McColl School MBA European Study Tour group left for Frankfurt, Germany on June 9th. The group will be traveling to Frankfurt, Strasbourg and Basel on their study tour. Dr. David Rudd and Assistant Dean, Marcia Stefan are leading the trip.
Strasbourg, France
Since we last spoke, our intrepid group has scaled the heights of Heidelberg Castle. The more than 600 years old Heidelberg Castle is the most magnificent ruin in Germany. From the 13th to the 17th century it was home to different Prince Electors. Its building styles range from Gothic to Renaissance. Particularly fascinating is the castle cellar which houses the famous and world's largest wine vat with a capacity of 55,000 gallons.
We've also had a chance to tour Strasbourg, France, mostly by foot or by boat. As the intellectual, cultural and economic capital of Alsace, Strasbourg has the scale, the atmosphere and attraction of a big city without overwhelming its citizens. It is the seat of the Council of Europe and of the European Parliament. Situated at the heart of heavy river traffic, Strasbourg specialized early in storing and transforming goods and merchandises coming down and up the Rhine river.
We toured the Daimler-Chrysler truck assembly plant in Worth, Germany. Later we had an opportunity to discuss the economic development of the Alsace region with the director of the Alsace Regional Development Authority. The Development Authority hosted and toasted us at a special reception attended by the U.S. Counsel General for Eastern France, the President of the Strasbourg, France American Chamber of Commerce, the director of the International Studies Center at the Robert Shuman University and his staff.
Today we are off to see the European Parliament Building (they just completed the European Parliament Elections for 732 seats). We will also be visiting a major prefabricated housing manufacturer called Weberhaus.
Today we visited Weberhaus, a producer of very high quality pre-fabricated Homes. These unique and individualized homes are very sophisticated and energy efficient.
Writing to you all back home has proven to be a bit of a challenge as we are learning to type on French keyboards!
The visit to the European Parliament was spectacular and our students asked very good questions.
Tomorrow we do Switzerland and Clariant.
— Dr. David Rudd
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