School of Business and Economics
Economic Study Trip
Volledige vakbeschrijving
Prior to the trip, teams of 3 to 4 students should define a paper proposal for an economic question associated to the visiting countries' economy. This results in a short background paper due before the trip.During the trip, under the supervision of a staff member discussions with experts working in government institutions, banks, international organisations and large firms are organised in order to shed new light on the topics.
Within a week after the trip, teams of students will deliver, visit summaries, a 4000-6000 words paper on the topic confronting theoretical and practical views, and an individual reflections.
Doelstellingen van dit vak
In a globalised and changing world, emerging markets may provide different perspectives.This skill training aims at linking theoretical perspectives to a 2 week trip in a particular emerging country.
The trip is organised in collaboration with Scope.
Voorwaarden
Intermediate level of economics. The number of places is limited, the selection procedure includes a motivation letter.Aanbevolen literatuur
2nd year textbooks of Economics and Business Economics.EBS2024
Periode 6
6 jun 2022
1 jul 2022
Studiepunten:
4.0Taal van de opleiding:
EngelsCoördinator:
Onderwijsmethode:
PBL, Work in subgroupsEvaluatiemethoden:
Final paper, Participation