After 2 weeks of exploring and learning, the University of Colorado Denver Business School students are back from Europe. From May 19 to June 2, students majoring in Health Administration, Marketing, and other fields toured state-of-the-art facilities in Berlin and Basel to learn directly about business and public policies that put Germany and Switzerland at the forefront of economic progress.
While touring, the group focused on three subjects: Healthcare, Information Technology, and Sustainability. The students then directed this information into discussions about how to promote future economic growth and social progress in the state of Colorado and the U.S. Welcome home UCD students!
Along with a more global perspective, the students captured several great photos:
On their first day, the group took 3 hour tour of Berlin. Thankfully, they did not get lost!
Stephanie Wunder, their host, poses with the class before entering EcoLogic
Eating lunch at a French café in Germany. C’est ironique, n’est-ce pas?
A tour of Potsdamer Platz provided valuable insight into sustainability solutions
Many rooftops in Berlin use greenscapes to naturally filter rainwater (and it lowers roof temperature, too!)
Raw waste is dehydrated, the fat is separated out, and then it’s all shipped to a biogas energy generation plant outside Berlin
EUREF Campus, a research center for sustainability, showed many technologies including electric vehicle charging stations
SAP host, Gennadi Rabinovitch, gave the group a tour of SAP Innovation Center, a firm “designed in similar fashion to Silicon Valley start ups.”
A hospital on the line dividing east and west Berlin, Charite hosted the students during a presentation about a research study on the application of mobile technology (iPads) in the Neurology Ward.
The class took a quick tour of old town Basel, including the Rhine River
After a quick train ride into Feldheim, Germany, the group observed a demonstration of surgical equipment and medical devices at Stryker
The class took a moment to pose for a group photo during their visit to the Novartis Campus, a worldwide leader in pharmaceuticals
A small group of students completed a consulting project for Cochlear in Basel, then presented the findings to the regional leadership
On the final day, Associate Professor Ron Ramirez poses with Study Abroad Coordinator Meghan Altherton in Colmar, France (not far from Basel)
