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EM STRASBOURG BUSINESS SCHOOL - MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY International Study Tour Université de Strasbourg, France
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY

       International Study Tour

EM STRASBOURG BUSINESS SCHOOL
    Université de Strasbourg, France

         July 5 – July 14, 2013

      European Parliament in Strasbourg
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Phone Contact Info:
Dr. Jamshid Hosseini:       +33 (0) 7 60 87 13 11
Dr. Jeanne Simmons          +32 (0) 48 6 31 34 37
Dr. Ludwig Kreitz:          +33 (0) 6 74 44 03 78
Dr. Rachel Price-Kreitz:    +33 (0) 6 33 47 48 71
Ms. Dorina Butucel:         +33 (0) 6 23 32 54 86

 Friday, July 5       Departure from Chicago, IL

10:15 p.m.           O’Hare International Airport to Frankfurt International Airport
                     Lufthansa LH 433

Saturday, July 6                                                           Dress: Casual

1:55 p.m.            Arrival in Frankfurt
                     The bus driver will be waiting for the group in the
                     hall with a sign indicating "ROYER"

5:00 p.m.            Estimated arrival in Strasbourg
                     Check-in to the Hannong Hotel
                     15, rue du 22 Novembre, 67000 Strasbourg
                     +33 3 88 32 16 22
                     www.hotel-hannong.com

6:15 p.m.            Meet Ms. Dorina Butucel, International Programs Coordinator, in the
                     hotel lobby

                     Departure by foot to the cathedral
                     Guided Walking Tour of the city (Cathedral, “La Petite France”, etc.)

7:30 p.m.            Welcome dinner at “Zum Strissel Restaurant” in attendance from EM
                     Strasbourg Business School Dr. Rachel Price-Kreitz, Director of US
                     Exchanges, Ms. Dorina Butucel, Coordinator for International Mobility
                     Programs, and Dr. Ludwig Kreitz, Director of International Relations

9:15 p.m.            Return to hotel by foot

9:30 p.m.            Estimated arrival at hotel

Sunday, July 7                                                             Dress: Casual

8:00 a.m.            Optional Mass at Strasbourg Cathedral (Please change wake up call if
                     you wish to go to Mass)

8:30 a.m.            Wake up call

10:00 a.m.           Meet with Dorina Butucel in the hotel lobby.

                     Departure by bus for Ribeauvillé

11:00 a.m.           Presentation of the SIPP Family winery
                     Tasting session

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Possibility to buy wine

12:30 p.m.       Departure for Strasbourg

1:30 p.m.        Lunch on your own

3:00 p.m.        Meet in the hotel lobby
                 Departure by foot to downtown

3:30 p.m.        Boat tour of Strasbourg

4:40 p.m.        End of the tour

                 Free time

7:00 p.m.        Meet with Ms. Dorina Butucel in the hotel lobby
                 Departure by bus for the Chateau d’Ostwald

                   Dress Business Casual
7:30 p.m.        Welcome group dinner at the Chateau

10:30 p.m.       Return to Hotel by bus

11:00 p.m.       Estimated arrival at hotel

Monday, July 8                                                     Dress: Business

5:45 a.m.        Wake up call

7:15 a.m.        Meet in the hotel lobby
                 Departure by public transportation (TRAM tickets provided) to EM
                 Strasbourg Business School

8:00 a.m.        Presentation & discussions on Alsace Economic Development with Mr.
                 Frank Becker
                 http://www.adira.com/english.html

9:45 a.m.        Break

10:00 a.m.       Lecture & Discussion on Intercultural Competence
                 and the Determinants of Human Behaviour with
                 Dr. Jose-Luis Vallejo Garcia

12:15 p.m.       Departure by foot to the Restaurant “Mama mia”
                 for Group lunch

2:00 p.m.        Departure by bus for Steelcase

2:30 p.m.        Visit of Steelcase Company WorkLab

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Steelcase Inc. is a global company headquartered in Grand Rapids,
                  Michigan, United States that develops and manufactures furniture
                  products and services for workplaces. With more than 50 locations in
                  the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia, Steelcase specializes
                  in furniture, interior architecture and technology products and services
                  for corporate offices. It is also credited with breakthroughs as a
                  sustainability leader. In 2001, Steelcase’s wood furniture factory
                  became the world’s first manufacturing plant to receive LEED
                  Certification for Environmental Excellence by the U.S. Green Building
                  Council and Steelcase has the largest portfolio of products to receive
                  McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry’s Cradle-to-Cradle
                  certification for sustainable products.

                  Presentation of the Company by Mr. George ROUX, Architect and
                  Business Consultant

                  Question & Answer session

4:30 p.m.         End of the visit
                  Return to Strasbourg by bus

5:30 p.m.         Business panel “Establishing and Growing a Business in Alsace” with
                  Alsatian Entrepreneurs at Alsace à table Restaurant (Mr. Frank Becker
                  – ADIRA, Mr. Alexis Lorthiois – DNA, Mr. Norbert Clery – Clery
                  Consulting, Mr. Daniel Merino – “AU-DELA DU FIL” and Veaceslav
                  Septelici – GLASSDEBOURG)

7:30 p.m.         Group dinner at “Alsace à table” Restaurant

9:00 p.m.         Return to hotel by foot

9:15 p.m.         Estimated arrival at hotel

Tuesday, July 9                                                      Dress: Business

6:30 a.m.         Wake up call

8:00 a.m.         Meet in the hotel lobby
                  Departure by public transportation (TRAM tickets provided) to EM
                  Strasbourg Business School

8:30 a.m.         Lecture on European Financial Crisis with Dr. Bernard Koenig

11:30 noon        End of the lecture
                  Departure by foot for the “Au Gourmet de l’Orangerie” Restaurant

                  Group lunch

1:15 p.m.         Departure for Molsheim city by bus
                  Visit of Merck Millipore Company

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Headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts, Merck Millipore has some
                     10,000 employees in 67 countries motivated by the potential of science
                     for life through a portfolio of more than 40,000 products. Comprised of
                     three business units—Bioscience, Lab Solutions, and Process
                     Solutions— Merck Millipore is a top tier supplier to the life science
                     industry, and serves as a strategic partner for scientists, engineers, and
                     researchers.

                     Welcome and presentation by Mr. Tim Kattwinkel, Head of Customer
                     Fullfilment

                     Question & Answer Session

4:30 p.m.            End of the visit
                     Return to Strasbourg by bus

5:00 p.m.            Estimated time of arrival in Strasbourg

                     Dinner on your own

Wednesday, July 10                      (Bring passport!)                Dress: Business

5:45 a.m.            Wake up call

7:15 a.m.            Meet in the hotel lobby
                     Departure by bus for Basel, Switzerland

9:30 a.m.            Visit of Swiss Bankers Association
                     Presentation & Discussion on Money laundering

11:30 a.m.           Group Lunch

1:15 p.m.            Leave for Novartis by bus

1:30 p.m.            Visit of Novartis Company

                     International AG (www.novartis.com), Basel, Switzerland
                     Novartis was created in 1996 through the merger of Ciba-Geigy and
                     Sandoz.
                     Novartis offers a wide range of healthcare products through its
                     Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines and Diagnostics, Sandoz and Consumer
                     Health divisions.
                     Novartis International AG had a total revenue of US$ 37 billion in
                     2006 and a workforce of 100,735 employees as of December 31, 2006.

                     St. Johann, Maingate 100, Fabrikstrasse 2
                     Reception by a member of V.I.P. service

                     Welcome Presentation: “Overview of Novartis & Research and
                     Development Strategy in Pharmaceuticals”

2:30 p.m.            End of the visit

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3:15 p.m.???        Guided tour of Basel

5:00 p.m.           Return to Strasbourg by bus

7:00 p.m.           Estimated time of arrival at hotel

                    Dinner on your own

Thursday, July 11                                              Dress: Business Casual

5:30 a.m.           Wake up call

                    Check out from the hotel

7:00 a.m.           Meet with Dorina Butucel in the hotel lobby. Departure by bus for
                    Frankfurt, Germany

10:00 a.m.          Presentation on “The role of the deutsche Bundes Bank within the
                    Eurosystem”

12:00 a.m.          Visit of the Money Museum of the bank

12:30 p.m.          Lunch on your own in downtown Frankfurt

2:00 p.m.           Guided tour of Frankfurt City Center

3:30 p.m.           Departure for Heidelberg

5:30 p.m.           Check in at Crowne Plaza Hotel
                    Kurfurstenanlage 1
                    D- 691 15 Heidelberg
                    Phone: + 49 (0) 62 21 91 70
                    www.crowneplazaheidelberg.whgeu.com

6:30 p.m.           Group dinner

Friday, July 12                                                Dress: business casual

6:30 a.m.           Wake up call

8:00 a.m.           Meet in the hotel lobby
                    Departure by bus to Sindelfingen

9:45 a.m.           Arrival at Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen plant

                    Welcome and guided factory tour in English

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11:30 a.m.          End of the visit

                    Group lunch in the area

1:30 p.m.           Depart for Mannheim

3:00 p.m.           Welcome and guided tour of John Deer factory

5:30 p.m.           Visit of the John Deer museum

6:00 p.m.           Depart for Heidelberg

6:30 p.m.           Estimated time of arrival at hotel

Saturday, July 13                                                     Dress: Casual

7:30 a.m.           Wake up call

9: 00 a.m.          Departure by bus for Baden-Baden, Germany

                    Free time in Baden Baden

6:30 p.m.           Meet at designated meeting point

7:30 p.m.           Farewell group dinner at Gasthaus LowenBrau Beergarten
                    Gernsbacher Street 10
                    76530 Baden-Baden
                    Phone + 49 (0) 72 21 3060
                    www.loewenbraeu-baden-baden.de

9:00 p.m.           Return to Heidelberg by bus

10:30 p.m.          Estimated time of arrival at hotel

Sunday, July 14                                                Dress: Casual

                    No Wake-up call!

1:00 p.m.           Departure by bus (Autocar Royer) for Frankfurt airport

5:30 p.m.           Depart for U.S.A. LH 432 (Frankfurt to O’Hare

                    Arrival at 7:25 pm on July 14

                     Have a safe trip home!

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