International Study Tour: Swizerland (University of St. Gallen) (2235.YR.015529.1)

General information

Type:	OPT	Curs:	1	Period:	S semester
ECTS Credits:	3 ECTS

Teaching Staff:

Group	Teacher	Department	Language
Year 1	Carlo Sala	Economía, Finanzas y Contabilidad	ENG

None

None necessary

While the first term of your MSc focuses on providing you with the fundamental knowledge necessary for your further specialization, the Study Tour provides you with the opportunity to consider the applied knowledge from a different angle or in a different context, to challenge how far the established assumptions hold, and how to apply and modify the knowledge, skills and competencies obtained in the context of the specific Study Tour theme. It furthermore offers a chance to grasp the bigger picture beyond your own MSc program, as it allows you to choose a Study Tour offered by a different program and / or to interact and interchange perspectives with students from a different MSc Program.

Each Study Tour follows its own theme and touches on different topics, which is / are usually related to the Study Tour destination and the MSc program offering Tour. Example themes and topics are:

- Artificial Intelligence
- Asset Management
- Blockchain
- Business Analytics
- Climate Change
- Digital Transformation
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Economic Trends
- Emerging Markets
- Entrepreneurship
- Fintech
- Geopolitics
- Global Leadership
- Global Strategies
- Innovation
- Market Strategies
- Pricing
- Public Affairs & Business Regulation
- Strategic Thinking
- Sustainability Management


Beyond the specific theme and content of each Study Tour, a Study Tour more generally allows you to gain, in a compact format, the experience of a study exchange. During the course of a week, you will be emerged in a different location and will be taught and guided by host university professors and / or local professionals. The aim is to increase your adaptability to different learning methods and teaching styles, your flexibility in dealing with different circumstances, and to allow you to hone your networking skills and connect to professionals in a different environment and context.

1. The concrete contents of the Study Tour differ from one destination to another and will be explained further in material provided shortly before the Study Tour selection.

The Study Tour usually consists of a mix of classroom sessions and off-site sessions, i.e. visits to organizations, outings allowing you to familiarize with the socio-political, historic and cultural context, or to experience a particular element of the Study Tour theme. Methodologies will differ and vary accordingly, but will always allow for you to actively engage with professors, guest speakers, professionals and visitors.

Materials to prepare will be provided shortly before the Tour via Moodle page. But please don't hesitate to familiarize yourself with the destination's history, socio-political and business context.

Group	Teacher	Department
Year 1	Carlo Sala	Economía, Finanzas y Contabilidad