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A group of students pose at a waterfront

A group of online learners from Penn State World Campus and students from Penn State Schuylkill took an immersive trip to Copenhagen, Denmark, as part of their "MGMT 345: Cultural Intelligence in Leadership and Management" course this spring. In the course, students learned the concepts of how national culture can influence the workplace, leadership styles, operations and communication of businesses in different countries. They used Hydro, a leading aluminum and renewable energy company with 32,000 employees in 40 countries, as a case study of how a multinational corporation can adapt to local customs while maintaining a global identity. The students toured a Hydro plant in Pennsylvania in February and visited Hydro facilities in Denmark and experienced Danish culture over spring break. Read more about their experience in Denmark on Penn State News.

Credit: Jill Tate