USF's College of Business recently received a visit from Estonian President Toomas Ilves. University Beat was one of only two Bay area news programs to speak to the President about what can be learned from his country, which has used the internet to become one of Europe's up-and-coming economic powers.

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USF College of Business Website: http://www.coba.usf.edu/

Estonia's Official State Portal: http://www.eesti.ee/eng

President Ilves' website: http://www.president.ee/en/

Visit Estonia: http://www.visitestonia.com/

Podcast of President Ilves' Speech: http://www.wusf.usf.edu/Podcast_Info/COBA_Lectures.cfm

Footage Courtesy "The Singing Revolution," a documentary about the non-violent path Estonia took to free itself from Soviet occupation: http://www.singingrevolution.com/

Former U.S. Foreign Service officer Walter Andrusyszyn helped bring Estonian President Toomas Ilves to USF. The College of Business adjunct professor says Estonia's evolution can teach lessons to more than just economists or other countries.

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