Doing Business in Europe (Germany)

Study Business Abroad in Europe (Germany) May 2025

Dates of Travel: May 18 - 31, 2025 (tentative +/- day)

Study Abroad in Europe Program Overview:

What if it’s not “just business”? What if it’s about people, relationships, connections, culture, and how business and business practice weave its way into each of these aspects of life? Doing Business in Europe (Germany) will allow you to expand your business knowledge and perspective while meeting other adventurous people and exploring German and European culture in a fully immersive experience led by experienced faculty members.

We will visit government entities, businesses, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, a financial institution, and a university. The trip also includes visits to historical sites and museums in Berlin, Heidelberg, and Munich, a cruise on the Rhine River, the Dachau concentration camp, and cities along the Romantic Road and the Neuschwanstein Castle.

Course Information: BUS 346 - Doing Business in Europe (Spring semester 2025)

Travel Dates: May 18 - 31, 2025 (tentative +/- day)

Estimated Cost: $4,950 (includes airfare, lodging, transportation, all breakfasts, museums/excursions, trip and health insurance). Tuition cost is extra, but eligible for financial aid. Potential for Paseka Stipends based on need.

Applications: Please contact Professor Ralf Mehnert-Meland

Eligibility: This trip is open to all MSUM students! Must be able to walk 20,000 steps a day and carry own luggage (up to 50 pounds).

Sample Europe Abroad Itinerary

  • Day 1: Departure from Fargo
    Leave Fargo for Berlin
  • Day 2: Arrival in Berlin
    Arrive in Berlin.
    Walking Tour - Brandenburg Gate
    Dinner in a traditional German restaurant
  • Day 3: Berlin
    Guided City Tour
    Reichstag (Federal Parliament)
    Business visit: BMW Motorcycle Factory
    Museum Island visits
  • Day 4: Berlin to Frankfurt
    High-speed train: Berlin to Frankfurt
    City Tour
    Paulskirche (birthplace of German democracy)
  • Day 5: Frankfurt
    European Central Bank
    Deutsche Boerse (stock exchange)
    Money Museum
  • Day 6: Frankfurt
    Marksburg Castle
    Rhine Cruise
  • Day 7: Heidelberg
    Heidelberg
    City Tour
    Business visit: SAP SE
  • Day 8: Surprise Day #1
  • Day 9: Rothenburg ob de Tauber
    Limes Museum
    Nightwatch tour of medieval city
  • Day 10: Augsburg
    City Tour (Fuggerei)
    Business visit: Haimer AG
  • Day 11: Munich
    Füssen (Neuschwanstein Castle)
    Alps
  • Day 12: Munich
    Guided City Tour
    BMW World and Museum
    English Garden
    Business visit: Brauerei Weihenstephan
  • Day 13: Surprise Day #2
  • Day 14: Travel Day
    Leave Munich for Fargo

For more information, please contact:

Ralf Mehnert-Meland, JD, BA (He/Him/His)
Associate Professor
Paseka School of Business
Send Email | Phone: 701.361.0657701.361.0657
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Ralf holds a Juris Doctor from George Washington University, a Bachelor of Arts in Marketi...

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Ralf Mehnert-Meland is a professor at the Paseka School of Business and teaches courses in business law, personal finance, entrepreneurship, and related topics. He has worked in global executive and management positions in the United States and his native Germany. Ralf has visited over 90 countries on his personal and business travels.

Ralf strongly believes in the transformative experience this study-abroad opportunity brings to all travelers.