International Teaching Day
Dear Partners,
We will be very pleased to welcome you at ESCIP from 15 to 17 November
2011 for our International Teaching Day, where we ask teachers from our
partner schools to lecture on a business theme of their choice (sustainable
development, intercultural management, Doing business in/with...your
country, Business Ethics, etc ....)
We are sure you will have a great time here together with our students and
all the other international students!
Here you will find some information to help you prepare for your stay at
ESCIP and St Omer.
SAINT OMER /ESCIP School of International Business
A bit of History 
Saint-Omer is a delightful market town situated on the edge of Flanders and
surrounded on three sides by a vast area of farmed marshland. The history of StOmer began 637AD when the monk Omer was sent to evangelize the pagan tribe
who lived in the area. By the 13th century St-Omer had become one of the most
prosperous medieval towns of the region. The town is surrounded by marshlands
which are criss-crossed with a network of intricate waterways. Many areas are only
accessible by boat. During the Second World War, the Nazis built gigantic bunkers
here, designed to launch the terrible V2 rockets on London.
A Spiritual place:
Two cathedrals were constructed in St Omer. Notre Dame cathedral is over 800
years old. This magnificent cathedral was built between the 13th and the 15th
centuries and is recognized as the most beautiful intact Gothic monument north of
Paris. Do not miss the magnificent Rubens and astrological clock. The public
library of Saint-Omer holds, in its rare books section, one of the three French
copies of the Gutenberg Bible, originally from the library of the abbey of St Bertin.
The other 2 Bibles are in Paris.
The College of Saint Omer was established in 1593 by Fr Robert Persons, an
English Jesuit, to educate English Catholics. Former students of the College of
Saint Omer include John Carroll (also known as the founder of Georgetown
University, the oldest Catholic university in the United States), his brother Daniel
(who became one of only five men to sign both the Articles of Confederation and
the Constitution of the United States) and his cousin Charles (who become the only
Catholic signatory of the Declaration of Independence and the first United States
Senator from Maryland)
A Military place:
Situated on the borders of territories frequently disputed by the French, Flemish,
English and Spanish, St Omer long continued to be subject to sieges and military
invasions.
When Saint-Omer became part of France in 1677, Louis XIV dispatched his
famous military engineer Vauban to strengthen the fortifications, with brick
ramparts and wide ditches. A section of the ramparts remains intact on the western
side of the town, converted into a park known as the jardin public (public garden).
During the Second World War, the area was chosen as a launch site for the V-2
rocket. The nearby blockhouse at Éperlecques and underground complex of La
Coupole were built for this purpose and are now open to the public.
An Industrial area:
Saint-Omer is the site of a beer brewery founded in 1866. The brewery is still
located in the streets of old Saint Omer. They produce 600 million 25cl bottles of
beer a year. More than 40% of their output is exported, primarily to the United
Kingdom.
Arques is an industrial town next to Saint-Omer. Its glassworks “Arc
international” was founded in 1825 and is now the world leader in molded
glassware, the region’s largest employer and one of France’s most popular exports
worldwide.
ESCIP School of International Business is a private establishment based in the
North of France and offers a five-year programme of international business; ESCIP
has always prided itself on it strong international dimension with more than 100
partner universities all over the world and an ever increasing international student
presence on its campus, all four corners of the globe are represented. ESCIP is
committed to training future decision makers and managers able to adapt to the
demands of business in a highly competitive international context.
Accommodation
How to reach Saint-Omer
Information in: http://www.tourisme-saintomer.com/gb/home.htm
Please let us know if you need any help for your hotel reservation.
 By train:
It is possible to travel by train to Saint Omer (62500) from Paris, London or
Brussels.

In Paris, there are two international airports: "Roissy-Charles de
Gaulle" (CDG) and "Orly".
o In "Roissy-Charles de Gaulle" (CDG) there is a train station
called "Aeroport CDG TGV" where you can buy your train
ticket to St Omer (62 500) via Lille.
o In "Orly", transfers to the center of Paris can be made by
shuttle bus, taxi or metro (Orlyval). In Paris, go to the train
station “Gare du Nord” and take a train ticket to Saint Omer
(62 500).
 Transfers to the “Brussels Midi” train station can be made by train
from Brussels airport. In “Bruxelles midi” train station take a train
ticket to Saint Omer (62 500) via Lille.
Train information, reservations: www.sncf.com. If you book in advance,
you can save money with the SNCF (French Train Network). At St Omer
train station a member of ESCIP will welcome you and will take you to
your accommodation if you let us know beforehand.
Programme (provisional)
Date
Tue 15/11/2011
 By car
Use a GPS to reach the hotel in Saint-Omer (with the zip code: 62 500). If
you don’t have GPS, you can always use the MAPPY website.
Wed 16/11/2011
Time
Activity
6.30 p.m
Welcome Cocktail in the
Town hall
9.40 a.m/ 11.10 a.m
11.20 a.m/ 12.50 m
2. p.m/ 3.30 p.m
3.45 p.m/ 4.30 p.m
8 p.m
Lecture
Lecture
Lecture
Social activity
Official Diner
optional activities ( see next
page)
Thu 17/04/2011
Optional activities:
1.
World forum:
The World Forum Lille for a Responsible Economy
Initiated and presided by Philippe Vasseur, former
French Minister, the World Forum Lille is a cycle of
international events in which the objective is to make known the "best
practices" of companies of all sizes who do business in a responsible
way. Spreading these examples and making them contagious is the
objective of this forum organised each year in Lille, France by the Alliances
network.
It has already gathered 14,000 participants in the first 4 events on diversity
(2007), environmental practices (2008), sustainable finance (2009) and the
way to the responsible company (2010). This year, company's executives,
worldwide recognised CSR experts, students, unions and NGOs coming
from all over the world will gather on the 15th, 16th and 17th of
November 2011. From the work done during these four years, the World
Forum Lille launched the Responsible Company Manifesto based on the
sharing of best practices, with a toolbox of 500 examples of best practices.
www.worldforum-lille.org
2.
created for this purpose, and established in an authentic and profoundly
symbolic place.
http://www.lacoupole-france.com/
3. Company visit: Arc International; World leader in
tableware. The company reported 11,700 employees
and gross sales of €1.1 billion in 2010, reinvesting
3% of its turnover into research and development.
Approximately 5 million items produced each day.
http://uk.arc-intl.com/home.aspx
4. Cathedral: One of France's greatest Gothic
cathedrals. Saint-Omer's Cathedral is a
spectacular example of Gothic architecture
from the Middle Ages. Its history dates back
over a millennium to when churches, abbeys
and monasteries were being built all over
France. The fabric of Notre-Dame-desMiracles has survived 800 years of wars and revolutions.
Please let us know if you are interested in any of those activities.
Museum:
is one of the most impressive
relics of the Second World
War in Europe. This new
Europe, which has broken
with the confrontations of the past, is now founded on a historical heritage
and humanist values shared by all the people who form it.
The memory of the "dark years" must be preserved for younger generations
by giving them clear, accurate historical information. LA COUPOLE was
Contacts
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us:
Mrs. Susan GIBBS:
Mail : susan.gibbs@escip.fr
Tel : 0033 (0)3.21.38.85.67
Mr Jean-Michel VIGNON
Mail : jean-michel.vignon@escip.fr
Tel: 0033 (0)3.21.38.85.20
And ... don’t forget to return the completed registration form before 22 nd October 2011 