Ulrich Schüle, professor of economics and international business at the University of Applied Sciences in Mainz, Germany, will speak at Coastal Carolina University about current issues in European integration Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 2:15 p.m. in Wall Building 309. The talk is free and open to the public.

Schüle is director of the International Business Program at Mainz's University of Applied Sciences, which is currently developing an educational exchange partnership with Coastal Carolina University. He has developed a variety of dual degree and exchange programs with many universities in Europe and the United States.

Schüle earned a Ph.D. in economics in 1997 and has experience both in teaching and consulting in Europe, Asia and the United States. In 1997, he was named the Jean Monnet Professor for European Integration by the European Commission.

For more information, contact Darla Domke-Damonte, assistant professor of management at Coastal, at 349-2129.