Michigan State University: United Kingdom - Packaging in England

For the 35th consecutive year, the School of Packaging will offer its summer program in England.  Students earn credit in coursework dealing with the status of packaging and development of packages for the European market.

To provide insight into the British/European approach to packaging, the program will include:

- Lectures and field trips covering packaging developments of the recent past; the British approach to resolving packaging problems; U.K. and E.U. (European Union) regulation and economic cooperation; and the contrast between U.K. and U.S. methods.
- Information on U.K. and European packaging for transport, storage, and handling of consumer and industrial products.
- Discussion with U.K. packaging experts about possible future approaches to packaging, distribution, and retailing in the U.K., the E.U., and Europe.
- Visits to manufacturers, converters and fillers of all major packaging materials.