Almost there! This is the last day of our travel course and we made the last company visit – ZenRobotics. ZenRobotics is a high technology company specialized in Artificial Intelligence controlled robotic system. It helps companies for startup. Currently there are four new companies there. Today we heard a presentation from one of these companies […]
Estonia and the E-lectronic Revolution
Posted on June 9, 2016 Written by
It takes a special kind of government to realize when their country has an opportunity to do something great for its current and future citizens. After the fall of the Soviet Union Estonia declared its independence and was left with a blank slate with which they had ability to create a system of government and […]
Finland’s Huge Success – Angry Birds
Posted on June 8, 2016 Written by
We are finally here! As a super fans of Angry Birds, I was looking forward to visit Rovio. Rovio is a company focusing on animation and games. It is the founder of Angry Birds. The office of Rovio is like a game room. There are lots of decorations there. Even the packing on the drink bottles […]
A Re-Developing Country: Estonia
Posted on June 8, 2016 Written by
Hello! Hallå! Tere! Hei! Coming to Estonia has been quite a culture shock compared to Sweden. From the crazy boat adventure to our bus adventures; this country is extremely unique. Our first stop was E-Estonia where Crystal LaGrone, an Oklahoma native explained her experience with the technologically advanced Estonia. Here in Estonia you are required (all […]
Final Thoughts and Farewell
Posted on June 8, 2016 Written by
For our last post we want to start by saying thank you to everyone we met on our trip for their wonderful hospitality and to simply take a few moments to share some of the things that left the biggest impression on us. First up will be Adi, followed by Nate and some final words […]
Business School in Scandinavia
Posted on June 8, 2016 Written by
During our time in Scandinavia we haven’t just been learning about business culture and practices. We have also taken time to visit Tallinn University of Technical (TUT) and the Hanken School of Economics (Helsinki) to learn about the differences in business school study programs. It was a lot of fun getting to know some fellow […]
It’s so amazing!Can we work here too?
Posted on June 7, 2016 Written by
Finally, we were about to visit the company—Keolis which is totally related to our topic, transportation. The first impression about the company was crosswalk which led to information desk. We thought it was really cool. More, there was a sign, pedestrian crossing and the design of waiting area was just like the ones in subway […]
E-Estonia Makes Life Easier!!!
Posted on June 7, 2016 Written by
We miss Estonia!! Especially the wifi there. Even though Estonia is the smallest country in Scandinavia, it has the best digital technology we have not seen before. Estonia is the first country that use 3G network all over the country. The wireless networks also cover the entire country. We experienced it when we traveled around the old […]
Goodbye Sweden, Hello Estonia!
Posted on June 7, 2016 Written by
Blake and Ash here again. After quite an adventurous boat ride to here from Stockholm, we finally made it to Tallinn, Estonia. Getting to walk around the Old Town it was great to see that a country that is so technologically advanced can have parts that look so old! There was even free public wifi […]
Tallinn: The “Americanization” of Scandinavia Part 3
Posted on June 6, 2016 Written by
This Scandinavian journey has taken us to a very interesting city, which we studied in terms of culture and business practices, Tallinn! The cityscape exudes an “old world” persona, while the citizens simultaneously boast forward thinking technological amenities, and progressive philosophies. In order to better determine how “Americanized” the business and popular culture of Tallinn is, we visited several […]
