Chapman University MBA Travel Course
We started our first business tour with Böle Tannery, the world’s last spruce tannery established in 1899 and is found in Piteå, Sweden. Böle produces handcrafted cattle and reindeer leather goods and is a purveyor to the Swedish court. They have … [Continue reading]
The special experience in Scandinavia Chienwen Fang This is my first time to have a trip to Europe. It is kind of step out my comfort zone so that I felt super exciting and a little bit anxious about it. I decide to buy the plane tickets two days … [Continue reading]
In starting my Chapman EMBA degree, I could have gone two directions; plow through, graduate, and hope my current company gives opportunities after. Or take in every experience the program has to offer, which one do you think I picked? Obviously the … [Continue reading]
If earning my MBA from Chapman has not been a great experience in itself, Chapman had the nerve to offer a Business in Scandinavia elective course. For me it was a no brainier. Knowing absolutely nothing about the Scandinavian countries I signed … [Continue reading]
The itinerary for our trip consists of visits to Pitea, Stockholm, Copenhagen, and Oslo. Having never traveled to Sweden, Denmark or Norway before, it will be an adventure! I can't wait to see the midnight sun, and experience the beautiful … [Continue reading]
As the time nears for our departure to Scandinavia, I begin to think of all of the markets / communities (big and small) that we will be discovering on this adventure. From Pitea, Sweden to Oslo, Norway, each market will have its own groups of unique … [Continue reading]
As we wrap up classes and pre-travel get togethers all the students and professors are getting themselves ready to say “Hej”. In preparation for our flights and beginning in Stockholm and Piteå, excitement is everywhere for the adventures that we … [Continue reading]
As we end our journey across the Nordic countries, each of us have decided to reflect on our trip and what we took away as most valuable. Kyla: I write this as I sit in the airplane flying over the United States, just hours from home. While I … [Continue reading]
Hi everyone, first and foremost, we want to tell you that our trip was absolutely incredible and something that we will never forget! Seeing different parts of the world makes you cherish all the of great things we have at home, as well as take back … [Continue reading]
Gothenburg, Stockholm, Tallinn, and Helsinki all afforded us a unique look at international business culture. Scandinavia is naturally cold, and that does not just refer to the weather. Our initial impression of the population in the majority of the … [Continue reading]
We had just spent a couple days in Northern Sweden, particularly the small town of Skelleftea, and this may have been the closest me and Henry have experienced being nearest to the Arctic Circle since I don’t remember my Cruise to Alaska at less than 1 year old. Anyways, when riding over to the Wood […]
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 […]
