The class of 2005-6 was divided into three groups who travelled to Russia, Prague and London. Russia provided the opportunity to understand this vast country which spans nine time zones (meetings with Arcelor, Ernst & Young, BASF, Calyon, Air Liquide, Malterie Soufflet, the French Economic Mission, St Petersburg University). Prague provided an opportunity to understand an emerging European market (meetings with the French Economic Mission, Skoda, Nestlé, Véolia Voda, Becherovka - Pernod Ricard Group, the Central European Advisory Group and Louis Vuitton), and London involved a closer look at the international banking environment (Bank of America,Euronext, Regus, Goldmann Sachs, Bloomberg, La Fayette, Bear Stearns, Société Générale, Natexis, Merryl Lynch).