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Trip Details

Students will depart from Omaha on Dec. 28 arriving in Cairo on Dec. 29. We will be staying at MISR University for Science and Technology (MUST), the largest, and the leading private university in Egypt.

We will be staying on-campus in their guest quarters using MUST as our base of operations. MUST School of Business Dean Prof. Dr. M. El-Azzazi will be our host. Each day will be divided into two parts—class presentation and a business visit. There will be two texts used in support of the Middle Eastern learning experience.

For further information, contact Professor Huckabee at

ghuckabe@usd.edu or 605-677-5536.

Apply now

Applicants must complete an application found at www.usd.edu/business/globalu with an accompanying $250 deposit payable to USD School of Business that must be delivered to Professor Greg Huckabee. Enrollment is limited to no more than 25 students and is based on a first come basis. A student must be in good academic standing (not on probation) to qualify for the program. No prerequisite is required. The balance of the travel cost ($2,224.50) is due Oct. 1. Tuition ($610.50) will be paid separately to USD after registration for BADM 492 through the normal process. Total cost is $3,085. Applicants must have, or be able to obtain by Nov. 1, a U.S. passport. (It currently takes 3-4 months to obtain one.)

The USD Beacom School of Business is sponsoring a 3-credit international study tour to Egypt Dec. 28 thru Jan. 11 (15 days). BADM 492 Topics-Middle Eastern Business Culture will focus on the economic, political, finance, labor and cultural characteristics of engaging in business with Arabic nations. It is also cross-listed as POLS 492/592. Call Carolyn Johnson at 677-5706 for further Dept. of Political Science information.

EGYPT

"† WHY STUDY IN EGYPT? ¢

Great business and culture story that is 4,000 years oldBanking and finance system integrating petrodollar global transactionsEnglish is language of international commerce in EgyptMeet business students from another culture; 17 universities in CairoSafe, secure environmentHuge western business presenceCultural diversity center for 16 Arab countriesExpand your world-view

DEC. 28 - JAN. 11

Study topics:

International Finance and Franchising

Arab League and the Arab Economic Community

Egyptian Banking System

Egyptian Entrepreneurial Business

Comparative Labor Law

Foreign Trade Issues

Arab Stock Exchanges

Business visits to:

General Motors plant

Xerox

ABB Pharmaceuticals Co,

Textile company (To be chosen)

Egyptian Chamber of Commerce

World Bank and NTB

Egyptian Stock Exchange & Central Bank

USAID

Cultural visits to:

Egyptian National Museum

Sound and Light Pyramid Show

Pyramids in Cairo and Sakkara (camel and horse riding)

Citadel Fortress

Adelin Palace

The Religious Complex (Mosque, church, and Jewish Temple all co-located at one place)

Pharonic Village

Alexandria City (on Mediterranean)

Costs:

Airfare (Omaha) $ 1,250.00

Housing at MUST

($12.50 p/day X 13)

$162.50

Food $540.00

Bus Pass $29.00

Tours $250.00

Miscellaneous $243.00

Sub - Total: $2,474.50

Tuition - 3 Credits $610.50

Total: $3,085.00

These costs are subject to change.

Business in the Middle East

Faculty

Dr. Gregory M. Huckabee, Associate Professor of Business Law and Coordinator, International Studies, USD Beacom School of Business, and the 2006 Belbas-Larson Award recipient for Excellence in Teaching, will lead the Middle Eastern Business Culture study trip. He will be assisted by one other USD faculty member. In addition, Dr. Ahmed Raef, Chair, Department of Finance, MISR University, and selected MISR faculty will make presentations.