Doing Business in Europe Fairfield University Study Abroad - Your Passport to the World
Hosted by ESC Rouen - Rouen School of Management
June 1-8, 2008
 A Charles F. Dolan School of Business program for MBA students
The medieval city of Rouen, France offers an intriguing setting for a very modern-day exploration of current European business practices. Rouen, founded in 911, is home to magnificent gothic cathedrals, museums, and half-timbered houses. The city is also associated with Joan of Arc, who was burned at the stake in the city's marketplace in 1431. Much of Rouen was destroyed during World War II, but a careful program of conservation has preserved the medieval character of the city. Paris is an hour away by train.
ESC-Rouen is the host institution for our program. Created in 1871, the Rouen School of Management (ESC) is the second oldest business school in France. With its emphasis on training managers and leaders capable of winning international markets - an aim which has been central to the mission of the School since its foundation - the Rouen School of Management has maintained its reputation for excellence as one of France's leading management schools.
Facilities at or nearby ESC-Rouen include a library, media center and computer labs.
Fairfield University, a Jesuit institution, is fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. The Fairfield University Dolan School of Business is accredited by AACSB - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
The Course
The program consists of lectures, site visits, and discussions. Papers on assigned topics will be requiered. The papers will be due approximately three weeks after the trip is completed. Lectures will be given by faculty at ESC Rouen and Dr. Solomon. Students participating in this program will receive credit for IB 580, Study Abroad.
Program Outline
Sunday, June 1
 Monday, June 2
Tuesday, June 3
Wednesday, June 4
Thursday, June 5
Friday, June 6
Saturday, June 7
- Airport transfer/Free weekend in Paris.
Faculty
Norm Solomon is currently Dean of the Charles F. Dolan School of Business at Fairfield University and has taught at universities in the United States and Canada. He received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and his master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He also holds a certificate from Harvard University's Institute for Management and Leadership in Education. Dr. Solomon has been responsible for initiating student exchange programs with several European universities while at Fairfield University. He has served as a Jury President at IFI-Rouen's International Business Panel for the past three years and in 2004 lectured, by special invitation, at the Durham Business School in the United Kingdom. He has co-authored a text on labor relations and he has written many scholarly articles. Dr. Solomon currently teaches a graduate course on negotiations at the Dolan School.
Participants will stay at a 3-star hotel a short distance from ESC-Rouen, and for one night in Paris. Lodging is single-occupancy with private bath.
Program Cost: $3280. Includes:
- tuition for 3 graduate credits
- lodging
- breakfast and lunch on all class days
- two dinners
- site visits, guided tours, and orientation
- Metro pass, including airport access, for weekend in Paris
For more information:
Tel: (203) 254-4332
E-mail: studyabroadoffice@mail.fairfield.edu
Website: www.fairfield.edu/studyabroad
Student photo by Dean Norm Solomon; all other photos are by Alisa Cognard.
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