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CofC in Estonia 2015

Term To Study: Summer 2015
Application Deadline: Dec 19, 2014
Program Starts: Jun 26, 2015
Program Ends: Jul 04, 2015
Program Category: One-Country
Program Type: Faculty-led
Program Fee: $2,665
Program Locations: Tallinn, Tartu
Contact Phone: 843-953-7038
Contact Name: Marilee Smith
Contact Email: smithmd@cofc.edu
What is Included: - Lodging
- Most meals
- Entrances into sites
- Ground transportation
- Medical insurance
- $50 non-refundable application fee and $200 non-refundable deposit (posted to the student's account)

* Program fee subject to change
What is not Included: - Tuition for four credits and associated fees
- Round-trip airfare
- Passport fees
- Personal expenses
Estimated Costs: In addition to the program fee, students will be charged for tuition as follows:
- 2014-15 in-state tuition rate for four credits- $1,760 (does not include associated fees)
- 2014-15 out-of-state tuition rate for four credits at the in-state + 30% rate- $2,288 (does not include associated fees)
Program Description

COURSE INFORMATION:

Students can take the following two courses:
CSCI 399: International Software Technology Research and Development - 3 credits
ENTR 445: Seminar in Entrepreneurship - 1 credit

COURSE INFORMATION:

Twelve students and two faculty members will study software tech entrepreneurship in Tallin and Tartu, Estonia. The content focus is the interview of tech company founders, developers and investors in Estonia, and compare the cultures and processes used to those in the US tech startup community.

FACULTY INFORMATION:

Chris Starr
Department of Computer Science
starrc@cofc.edu
843-953-8150

Dr. Starr has been involved in developing computer science relationships at the University of Tartu, Estonia. He is the director of the International Cross-Curricular Accelerator for Technology and he is a faculty member for the NGAL (Network Globally Act Locally), a project with Nebraska Wesleyan University, the University of Tartu, and the College of Charleston. Dr. Starr has traveled extensively in northern Europe, including Estonia, and his second language is French.

Quick Facts

Population: 1274709
Capital: Tallinn
Per-capita GDP: $ 20600
Size: 45228 km2
Time Zone: (GMT + 02:00 hours) Kaliningrad

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