J-Term Diaries: England

Britain in the International Economy

Most of the European Union has completed economic and monetary union, with the United Kingdom, Sweden and Denmark the lone holdouts from the EURO, the common currency area. In addition, 10 new nations joined the EU in mid-2004 and others are waiting for their opportunity to enter. This course comes at an opportune time for students to see the exciting economic and business changes that are taking place throughout Europe. Students will stay in the Abbey at Wroxton College, although a number of trips away from Wroxton are planned. Students will visit the town of Oxford and Oxford University, as well as Parliament, a stop that includes a tour, speakers and visits to the galleries of the Houses of Lords and Commons. Students also will see a play at the Royal Shakespeare Theater in nearby Stratford-upon-Avon and spend the day in Stratford, the home of William Shakespeare. Additionally, there will be trips to Stonehenge, Bath and Warwick Castle, several industry tours, and a weekend in London.

Name: Soso Mamukelashvili Major: Business Class: Sophomore

1/24/2007    Last Day of the J-Term in England: Oxford trip and Wroxton Nostalgia One day before we come back to the United States, we visited Oxford University and stayed there for several hours. [Read more from this post] 1/23/2007    Third Industrial Tour: Campden and Chorleywood Food Research Association The third and the last industrial tour was at Campden and Chorleywood Food Research Association, which is the largest food and drink research centre in the world. [Read more from this post] 1/22/2007    Second Industrial Tour: Decoma Exterior Services Today, we had our second industrial tour and we visited the Decoma Exterior Services, which is the exterior supplier for numbers of brands around the world, including Toyota, Honda, BMW, etc. [Read more from this post]