Chapman University MBA Travel Course
Tucked in the northern reaches of Sweden, the city of Skellefteå carries an energy that feels quietly ahead of its time. Today, our cohort visited Skellefteå University for a workshop unlike anything I had experienced in a traditional classroom … [Continue reading]
By Henry Carey, with more to come from Matt Ho. I left Orange County’s freeways, strip malls, and donut shops behind on May 30, and didn’t stop moving for 18+ hours. A transatlantic flight, a layover in Stockholm, then one final short hop north. … [Continue reading]
Hello readers, Donald and Rose are here live in Sweden currently. We are eager to introduce ourselves to the community. We our both in the Chapman MBA Flex program. Our blog name is Sunshine, and we are looking forward to shine some light on our time … [Continue reading]
Hi everyone! We're Heba Baker and Josh Garcia, and we're excited to introduce ourselves before we head out on this trip. Heba joined Chapman's MBA flex program in Spring 2025, and Josh has been at it since Fall 2024. Between the two of us, we bring … [Continue reading]
Hi everyone, we'd like to introduce ourselves to the online world! Our names are Vincent Tapia and Arman Kayhan-Mahd, and we are also known as the AV Post. We both joined the MBA flex program at Chapman in August of 2024. We are both expected to … [Continue reading]
After two weeks, two countries, and several cities, our journey through Scandinavia has come to a close. While we learned much on this trip, the Valhalla Visionaries will continue our quest for knowledge and hope to bring back a little bit of … [Continue reading]
We're writing our final blog post while waiting to leave Helsinki airport! What an adventure Helsinki was. After landing in Helsinki, we explored the popular downtown area and got pizza together with a large group. We were surprised to learn that … [Continue reading]
The last but not least stop on the trip was Helsinki! We visited two businesses in Helsinki which provided us with information about immigration and innovation in Helsinki. Business Helsinki is located in the heart of the city and specializes in … [Continue reading]
Hi everyone, it’s been a while since our visit to Linköping University and Imagimob. We were so busy exploring Sweden that we didn’t get a chance to sit down and give you a recap of what happened so far. Linköping was a little town with “such a cute … [Continue reading]
Today, hundreds of millions of terabytes of data are generated by users everyday. On top of that, extra space and computational power are needed to store, pull, and process said data to generate the information, utilities, and entertainment we take … [Continue reading]
During this week of our trip, we visited two of Sweden’s powerhouses, Volvo and IKEA. We started at Volvo Cars’ headquarters, known as the “Eagle’s Nest,” for a session on innovation and supply chain transformation, followed by a tour of the factory floor. Walking into a building with that kind of nickname, you expect a […]
Saab Technologies I didn’t expect a company visit to be one of the most memorable parts of this trip, but our stop at Saab Technologies in Stockholm ended up sticking with me more than I thought it would. Saab isn’t a company most Americans think about day-to-day, but in Sweden it’s almost a household name. […]
The Volvo Example: Volvo is known worldwide for Swedish safety and engineering. However, when selling outside of Scandinavia, they have to customize heavily. In the US, they build larger SUVs with bigger cup holders and stronger hybrid engines to fit long American road trips. In other global markets with poor roads or heavy traffic, they have […]
