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Study Abroad: Bulgaria & Greece-Course Intro

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INTERESTED IN STUDYING ABROAD?
CONSIDER TAKING THE EXPERIENTIAL INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COURSE IN BULGARIA AND GREECE!!!

  

Sofia, Bulgaria


     

Thessaloniki, Greece

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Thessaloniki
     

The Experiential International Business class will be offered as BA 400: Special Topics (3 credits) during the summer mini session (May 8-May 26, 2008). The class will rely essentially on EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING using on-site meetings with government officials, industry experts, and corporate executives in BULGARIA and GREECE.
The exact locations are cities combining ancient history with vivacious present: Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, and Thessaloniki, the second largest city in Greece known as “The Door of Europe to the Aegean Sea”.

EXPERIENTIAL INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

The course will help the students learn about the cultures of Southeastern Europe, which is considered one of the cradles of the modern civilization. The students will also be given the opportunity to strengthen and integrate the knowledge they have gained in all other international courses.
Detelin Elenkov, Associate Professor of Management (Ph.D. M.I.T.) will lead the course, which will also include on-site lectures and discussions to assist the student comprehension and learning of the new concepts.
The evaluation of the students will be based on their participation in experiential exercises. The students will stay at selected hotels full of local color. The advertised program fee is $1,471. The students will also be assisted in obtaining exclusive airfare from Knoxville using the services of an International Travel Agency based in Manhattan, NY. The present quote of the agency is $600 + airport taxes for a round-trip ticket Knoxville-Sofia-Knoxville. To be sure, students should try to make travel arrangements as soon as possible, as cost of airfare tends to increase rapidly these days.

The advertised program fee is $1,471.
Included in this fee are:

  • Hotel accommodations;
  • Full European breakfast daily;
  • Regional travel between course sites;
  • Four one-day excursions, including Alexander the Great Trip and a Cruise in the Aegean Sea;
  • Assistance with airport transfers;
  • Assistance with hotel check-in & check-out; and
  • Emergency assistance.

Students should register for the course and pay UT tuition. In addition, there are expenses for obtaining a passport and paying for airfare.
The estimated total program cost is $3,225.

Sofia, Bulgaria


Sofia has a history that goes back thousands of years. Through the centuries, many people have inhabited it and added to its rich and diverse history. The city was named in the 14th century after the basilica St. Sofia. In Greek, the word “sofia” means wisdom. In the 3rd century AD, the Romans built strong walls around Serdica (Sofia), then an important stopping point on the road from Rome to Constantinople. Today, Sofia is a modern city with a bursting cosmopolitan atmosphere, which offers a multitude of business and entertainment opportunities.

Thessaloniki, Greece


Thessaloniki was established in 316 B.C. by Kassandros and named after his wife, Thessaloniki, half sister of Alexander the Great. It means Victory in Thessaly. Thessaloniki was the second most important city of the Byzantine Empire. Today, it is the second largest city in Greece, but generally Thessaloniki is second to Athens only in terms of political importance and population. As for everything else, Thessaloniki is on par or ahead of Athens. This is a city with a very long and significant history which dates back thousands of years. Historical attractions in Thessaloniki include The Arch of Galerius, The Tsimiski Building, and The Rotunda. Other attractions in Thessaloniki include a variety of galleries and informative museums such as the Municipal Art Gallery, The Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art and more. For anybody who enjoys being out at night time, the selection of restaurants in Thessaloniki is excellent and there many other entertainment options.

For more information, please contact:

Dr. Detelin S Elenkov, Associate Professor
405 Stokely Mgt. Center
Knoxville, TN 37996-0545
Phone:(865) 974-1679
Email:delenkov@utk.edu

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408 Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, TN 37996-0545
Phone: (865) 974-3161
Fax: (865) 974-2048
Email: ghurst@utk.edu