During the summer of 2014, 22 students and faculty from four community colleges traveled to Denmark, Sweden and Germany for a faculty-led study abroad program. Participating colleges included Sinclair Community College, Roane State Community College, Pikes Peak Community and College and Columbus State Community College. Our faculty team partnered with Community Colleges for International Development (CCID) and Roskilde Business College in Roskilde, Denmark to plan and implement the program. It was an amazing educational opportunity! Students had an opportunity to study Northern European culture, innovation and entrepreneurship, global marketing, team building, and operations management. Students had a valuable opportunity to interact with Danish students that were studying entrepreneurship, graphic design and website development. We also had a chance to learn about Danish innovation and examined the business aspect of the highly successful Roskilde Festival. Upon our arrival in Berlin, we learned about the rich history of Berlin, toured the former East Berlin area, visited Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp and learned about the E.U. and U.S. Trade Negotations Underway from the Danish Embassy. It truly was the trip of a lifetime! We are looking forward to another successful trip in the summer of 2015!

1. 2014 Sinclair
Study Abroad
Program
Highlights
Prepared by Chrissann Ruehle,
Assistant Professor Marketing &
Management

2. Troika Participating Colleges:
● Roane State Community College
● Pikes Peak Community College
● Sinclair Community College
● Columbus State Community College
Community Colleges for International
Development (CCID)
Roskilde Business College (Denmark)
2014 Partnerships

3. Troika faculty

4. Travel Dates: May 11 - May 22
Locations Visited:
● Roskilde, Denmark
● Copenhagen, Denmark
● Lund, Sweden
● Berlin, Germany
Travelers:
● 5 Faculty
● 17 Students
Scope of travel

5. Roskilde accommodations

6. Roskilde Business College - Icebreakers

7. More Icebreakers

8. Trust building exercises

9. History of Roskilde Cathedral

10. Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde

11. Students in Viking costumes

12. Roskilde Fjord

13. Active Learning + Active Teaching = Quality
Northern European Culture

14. Sinclair Team Presentation

15. Professors from Pikes Peak CC, Sinclair CC
and Columbus State CC designed this
workshop
on-site
Global Marketing Workshop

16. Innovation and Entrepreneurship

17. Danish Entrepreneurship students

18. Digital marketing trade school

19. Digital marketing trade school

20. Danish website design students

21. Copenhagen - The cosmopolitan city

22. Enjoying our Copenhagen tour

23. Christianborg Palace visit...
Our students
enjoyed this
palace!

24. Spontaneous dancing in the ballroom...

25. Nyhavn, Copenhagen

26. Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen

27. Danish bakery visit

28. Roskilde flea market

29. Lund, Sweden...Lund University’s Karnivale

30. Lund Cathedral & astronomical clock

31. Berlin...The “Silicon Valley of Europe”

32. Walking tour of East Berlin

33. The Berlin Wall exhibit...

34. Potsdamer Platz

35. Two contrasting sides of the wall...

36. Brandenburg Gate & Reichstag building

37. Travel to Sachsenhausen

38. Arbeit macht frei -
“Work makes you
free”
Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp

39. Danish Embassy visit

40. Danish Embassy presentation

41. Student presentations - Global Marketing Plans

42. Student presentations - Global Marketing Plans

43. A Successful Study Abroad Experience!

44. The Journey Home...