Innsbruck

Programm:

	Unit 1	Unit2		Afternoon	Evening
Monday	Globalisation vs. Regional Development – The case of Europe	SMEs, Entrepreneurship & Tourism	Lunchtime	Visit Swarovski Crystal World	Bobsleigh run
Tuesday	Characteristics of Austrian Politics (further insights)	European Research Programs and Activities	Lunchtime	Company Visit Tirol Milch	Tobogganing
Wednesday	European Management Conceptions	Innovative Europaen Marketing Strategies	Lunchtime	Free research afternoon
Thursday	Full day excursion to South Tyrol/Italy (no further visa necessary)
Friday	EXAM		Lunchtime		Farewell party & certificates

Module list:

Module 1	The European Union	The European Union (EU) is a family of 25 democratic European countries, committed to working together for peace and prosperity. This module treats the European Union as an economic, cultural, social and political network of countries.
Module 2	European Political Systems	This module deals with the political systems within the European Union. Eastern unification processes and the political implications of the EU enlargenment are part of this module. Also, national differences in the political systems will be dealt with.
Module 3	European Industries - Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Technology and the Creative Industries	This module deals with the Creative Industries, thus combining economy and culture. The Creative Industries are considered the third important "future industry" apart from biotechnology and information technology by the European Union. Inn this module the interplay of creativity, innovation, science and technology will be tackled in a European context. Entrepreneurship is also an important subtheme of this module.
Module 4	European Industries - General Management, Tourism & Service Marketing	This module tackles an important industry for all the places included in the program - Tourism. With a focus on Cultural and Heritage Tourism in Vienna and Prague and a focus on Alpine Tourism in Innsbruck, this service industry is examined from different perspectives.
Module 5	City Focus	The last module gives each city the opportunity, to present topics that are especially important within the national context and were not covered in the other modules. In every city 1-2 excursions and 1-2 visits to well-known companies and sights will gain an valuable insight into European Industries and Culture.