Chapman University MBA Travel Course
Overall Thoughts What an amazing past few days! We have learned so much about the culture here in Sweden both through our company visits as well as our free time exploring Stockholm! It has been such an experience getting a better understanding of … [Continue reading]
My visit to Nordea Bank HQ! After 2 flights, over 11 hours of traveling, I’ve made it to Helsinki. While the weather was mostly gray and a little rainy, it didn’t take away any of the city’s serenity. My impression of the Finnish is that they are … [Continue reading]
Tere kõigile! Old City at night As soon as we arrived we were eager to explore this new city knowing we would only be here for a short period of time. We decided to explore Old Town in Tallinn, Estonia. This was a beautiful city filled with … [Continue reading]
Talinn, despite being a relatively new country formed in 1991, has grown and thrived under a capitalist administration. They also have a budding commitment to sustainability. This is illustrated by two institutions in the form of Mektory and … [Continue reading]
Today we had the opportunity to hear three different speakers share three different perspectives on the Estonian education system and business model. The first speaker represented Tal Tech University Metkory department, the second was CEO of the … [Continue reading]
Hej everyone! Helsinki view It has been 3 wonderful days we have been in this beautiful country, Helsinki, Finland. We have already learned so much about about the Finnish corporate culture. Our first visits were Nordea bank, Wave Ventures, and … [Continue reading]
Time to sail away! Although our time in Estonia was short, we’ve have learned so much about this small country of just over 800,000 people in less than 24 hours! Estonia is a very unique country due to the fact that they have only been a free nation … [Continue reading]
Observing Finnish culture firsthand was truly something special, especially during this unique time where it seemed like entire country was celebrating such an exciting win for ice hockey. The people were kind, the food was fantastic, and the city … [Continue reading]
Hey, Jeff here. We're leaving Finland and en route to Estonia after an enlightening tour of Finnish companies and entrepreneur groups. I found this interesting Finnish company so check it out! Cleantech for Boats OceanVolt is a Finnish … [Continue reading]
Angelica: HELLO! As mentioned in the first blog, I made it to Finland before Zent could. I was able to visit the first business stop of our trip, Nordea Bank. Nordea as a whole operates a "one bank model" and is the largest financial service … [Continue reading]
Hej! There’s something kind of wild about sitting in a room full of strangers — academics, business people, city planners, students — and being asked one simple question: What is a campus actually for? That’s exactly what happened today in Skellefteå, Sweden, as part of a workshop called Campus in 50 Years: Learning, Environments, and […]
Hi world! We are reporting from Stockholm inside the Radisson Blu hotel. We wanted to share our thoughts about the conference that we attended, as well as the city of Skelleftea itself. Overall, we liked coming to the northern part of Sweden, where it was calm, and everything moved at a slower pace compared to […]
Hello Readers, I am Rose Nguyen, and my teammate Donald and I are both MBA students at Chapman University in the USA. Along with our professor, Niklas, and our fellow MBA classmates, we are participating in a study abroad course at Campus Skellefteå University Alliance today on June 1, 2026. During our visit, we learned […]
