Estonian President UNIVERSITY BEAT from WUSF 05/05/08

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.

For more information:
USF College of Business
813-974-4281

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/

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[uus1994]

@dairokutenmaoh they said that he was raised in USA

[tiiger771]

Kusjuures on. Täitsa tema hääl.

[dairokutenmaoh]

Holy shit, that's impeccable English!! I can wank off to that!!

[Nadav34]

Wow! wish our president Yushchenko english could speak better. Yours president speaks good english! A teper khochu znaty chy vin hovoryt' po-Ukrayins'ky?

[kraskagm]

president ilvesel ei ole ju selline hääl