Today was the last day. We did not do any company visits or cultural tours, so this will be a shorter one. However, we did visit the beach in Larnaca again. We had fun swimming in the water, which was warmer than the other beaches we went to; eating ice cream; and playing volleyball. There…
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Day 10: TechnoOffice
Today, we visited PrciewaterhouseCoopers. They are a network of professional services companies dedicated to maintaining better business practices in the future. Our visit to them was quite interesting. Their office was filled with futuristic seeming technologies. They had a hologram-like projector that used the reflection off of an angled pane of glass to give the…
Day 9: Northern Cyprus
Today, we visited Famagusta, a city in the northern part of the island. Because of the Turkish invasion of Cyrus in 1974, the island has been split in two, the southern Greek half and the northern Turkish half. They are both simultaneously autonomous; however, the only country that recognizes the Turkish half’s sovereignty is Turkey….
Day 8: Lectures and Shipping
Today, we met with to different ship management companies, Fleet Management Limited and Mediterranean Shipmanagement Company, in addition to receiving two lectures from two professors at the University of Nicosia. The ship management companies discussed their global reach. Both companies work internationally but have offices in Cyprus. Fleet Management Limited also discussed their PARIS software….
Day 7: A Relaxing Beach Day
This blog is a bit of a shorter one because it did not have any cultural or business visits. Instead, many people within the group went to the beach in the morning before we transferred our stuff from our overnight stay in Paphos back to our hotel in Nicosia. At the beach, a large group…
Day 6: Culture in Paphos
Today, we checked into our hotels in Paphos for our weekend trip. Afterwards, we visited the Kourion Archeological Site, Petra tou Romiou, the Paphos Mosaics, and the Tomb of the Kings. The Kourion Archeological Site is a beautiful site of an excavated Roman bath house in addition to a Greek amphitheater that was later turned…
Day 5: Vasiliko
Today, we visited two companies: Vitol Tank Terminal Vasiliko (VTTV), a subsidiary of Vitol Tank Terminal International (VTTI), and Vasiliko Cement Works. Both of these companies are in the Vasiliko area and met us in the Cement Works building, where they had a joint meeting with us. VTTV is a company that deals in storing…
Day 4: The Limassol New Port
Today we visited a handful of companies at the Limassol New Port to see how Cyprus’ shipping industry fits in with the global supply chain. At the new port, we visited Dubai Ports World (DPW) and Eurogate, as they are the main companies that run the port. Both companies work with P&O on this port,…
Sailing Along for Day 3
Today, we visited a training center for Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement, or BSM, in Limassol. In this location, they train students to become seafarers and work on shipping boats. They have t stay in the dorms for several months as they train, until they eventually pass and receive their license. With this license, they will then…
Medochemie and Wargaming
Today we visited two companies, Medochemie and Wargaming. Medochemie is a company specializing in medicine manufacturing, working as a third party manufacturer and a generic brand for a lot of different medicines. Wargaming is a company that focuses on making games specifically focused around World War 2, with their flagship titles being about tanks, planes,…
The Captivating Beauty of Nicosia
We have finally spent a full day exploring Cyprus. We had wonderful meals, starting off with a classic European breakfast, and then we had delicious traditional Cyprus food. It made me want to stay in Cyprus forever. The orange juice is particularly amazing, as it just tastes incredibly fresh. Throughout the day, we explored the…
Evan to Plus3: Just the Beginning
I am Evan Bourke, a current student at the University of Pittsburgh pursuing a dual major in physics and mechanical engineering. I love baking, fashion, and generally being creative, something that has led me to the creative problem solving in my majors. I chose to do the Plus 3 program because it gives me an…