Finland, Estonia, Sweden: Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital in Northern Europe

COMPULSORY CLASSES IN CHAPEL HILL:

• March 28: 9am-12pm Virtual
• April 4 & 5: 9am-4pm McColl 3500
• April 25: 9am-12pm Virtual
• April 26: 9am-12pm McColl 3500

BACK-UP DATES IN CASE OF CHANGES DUE TO WEATHER OR OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES:

• April 11: 9am-12pm, Virtual

IN-COUNTRY & TRAVEL DATES IN FINLAND, ESTONIA & SWEDEN:

• Depart RDU (or airport nearest to home) on Monday, May 12, 2025; Arrive in Helsinki, Finland the morning of Tuesday, May 13, 2025. In Finland from May 13-16th.
• May 17, 2025, travel by ferry to Tallinn, Estonia. In Estonia through May 19, 2025.
• May 19, 2025, travel by night ferry to Stockholm, Sweden. In Sweden through May 23, 2025.
• Depart Stockholm, Sweden on Friday, May 23, 2025; Arrive to RDU (or airport nearest to home) on Friday, May 23, 2025.

You must be admitted to the UNC Kenan-Flagler Undergraduate Business Program as a business major or minor to apply for this program. Pre-business students, non-business majors and minors, and non-UNC students are not eligible. Admission status will be verified for all applicants.

First-year AAP students are eligible to apply to this program.

The following items are required for application to the program.

• Essay (written or video)
• Resume
• Scholarship
• Campus Safety/Honor Code
• Attendance at one of the following information sessions:
  • Monday, December 2, 2024 – 5:00-6:15pm (in person, McColl 3250)
  • Tuesday, December 3, 2024 – 5:00-6:15pm (in person, McColl 3250)
  • Thursday, January 9, 2025 – 5:00-6:15pm (virtual, Register here)

Complete application information and instructions can be found on the Undergraduate Business Global Programs Apply page. Access the application through the Undergraduate Business Programs Application Portal.

If you are registered with the Accessibility Office or if you require certain accommodations to study abroad, please make an appointment with a Kenan-Flagler Global Programs Advisor to discuss your needs.

Please visit Global Academic Procedures for detailed credit and other academic information.

• You will be enrolled in a 3.0 credit hour course during Summer Session I, earning UNC business elective credit and satisfying the Experiential Education/High Impact graduation requirement.
• Selected participants will be expected to actively contribute and engage in the course from the first session through the end of the program. Missing a class for personal reasons is not excused.
• Possible assignments could be a combination of:
• Completing a cultural profile
• Journaling about cultural, career and academic subjects
• Team projects such as podcast broadcasts, storyboarding, infographic creation and presentation, and/or presenting about company visits
• Reading responses.

You will stay in shared-occupancy hotel rooms with other program participants.

We suggest you create your study abroad budget using our budget worksheet (xlsx) to help you think about your costs on this program:

• Populate the figures from the tables below into the left side costs of attendance
• Input your financial resources on the right

Your customized budget sheet can help determine your current financial status, and help you understand what additional funding you may need to help make this an affordable program option.

*Note: The European Union’s ETIAS may affect this program if implemented in 2025. Program participants will need to register for ETIAS for 7 Euros.

Withdrawal Policy: Once a student accepts their offer to study abroad, the spot will be considered filled and will not be offered to another student. Students who withdraw after accepting an offer must email UBP Global Programs at ubpglobal@kenan-flagler.unc.edu stating in full the reasons for the late withdrawal. Students who withdraw from UBP Global administered programs are responsible for non-recoverable costs. Your cashier’s account will be assessed an additional charge to cover any/all amounts that Kenan-Flagler UBP Global programs have committed or paid on your behalf and are non-recoverable at the time of withdrawal, such costs may include, housing, meals, transportation, and faculty or staff compensation.

¹Includes accommodations (including breakfast daily and wireless internet), travel as part of the program, venue rental if required, airport transfers, some lunches, and cultural activities as outlined on the itinerary, gratuities for guides, and study abroad administrative fee ($700).
²Cost of the plan varies depending on individual cell phone provider. The program expects participants to purchase an international phone plan for emergency purposes. Wifi available at the hotel.
**Out of Pocket Estimates are based on the cost of the program, which is determined by combining the average costs our previous students have spent in each of these categories, along with the costs our partner provides to us as their averages. These estimates are subject to change based on exchange rate fluctuations, bank fees, and individual variances in costs of living.

The Undergraduate Business Program offers scholarships to support our students who wish to participate on a global program. Please visit the Scholarships and Financial Aid page to learn more.

Do you have a valid passport? If yes, check your passport’s expiration date to ensure that your passport is valid at least 6 months after your program’s scheduled end date. If not, you’ll need to submit a passport renewal application.

Do you need to apply for a passport (first time or renew)? If yes, we recommend that you get started on your passport application right away as you’ll need time to collect documents like your birth certificate to include as part of your application. For complete instructions click here.

Will I need immigration documents? U.S. citizens will need authorization to travel to Europe via the European Travel Information and Authorization System.