Today was absolutely amazing and one of the most impressive company visits we have experienced thus far. We started our day off at UNIC, by receiving a lecture on sustainability in the supply chain. We then traveled to Piraeus Port for our company visit which was an absolute treat. We recieved a presentation and Q/A…
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Day 7 Greece: Nafplio
Today was a long travel to Nafplio, all the way across Athens. It took two and a half hours for us to arrive. We took stops on the way there and back, though to pass the time more easily. On the way to Nafplio, we got to visit the Corinth Canal which was absolutely stunning…
Day 6 Greece: Temple of Poseidon
Today was spectacular as usual. We visited the Temple of Poseidon which offered beautiful history and views like many other of the sites we have visited thus far. Afterwards we spent plenty of time on the beach where I got sunburned beyong belief. We are almost a week into the trip and I have been…
Day 5 Greece: Lykavittos
Today was a long day and did not disappoint in the slightest. We started our day off by revisiting the UNIC campus for a lecture, “Myth to Molecule” by Dr. Ioannis Sarigiannis. This lecture gave insight into the world of venoms and peptides. I personally do not find biology very fascinated yet Dr. Sargiannis shed…
Day 4 Greece
Over the past couple of days, we have had many culturally enriching experiences. Yesterday we toured the Acropolis and then visited the Acropolis Museum afterwards. We also took a cooking class yesterday, where we all made gyros along with other foods. These experiences have been sincerely enriching for me. Not only are we getting to…
Day 2 Greece: Lamda
Our second day in Greece was just as great as the first. We met with a company named Lamda which is helping plan and construct the Ellinikon. Meeting with this company today was very inspiring for me because it showed me how much planning goes into any given project. Something I will remember from today…
Day 1 Greece: UNIC
This was our first day in Greece and it was a lovely way to start off a great vacation. We spent a majority of our day exploring the UNIC Athens campus, especially their new phase 1 building. This building was brand new as of September 2025 and we were one the first study abroad groups…
Greece and Thank You!
Hello, my name is Massimo Mastria. I am from Berkeley Heights, NJ. I am an electrical engineering major at the Swanson School of Engineering in Pittsburgh. In high school, I really enjoyed problem-solving through mathematics and science, which led me to choose this path. I appreciate all of the different types of engineering, yet I…