Today is our last day in Cyprus we got to visit Schulte Shipmanagement Training Center or BSM for our last company visit. We got to see their numerous different training rooms. Some rooms were simulators that had computers students could use to take tests on and listen to lectures. The simulations were very interesting the…
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Watching Concrete Dry
Today we visited two companies the first was a concrete company and the second SMC. The concrete company was very interesting we had a tour of their plant and had to wear the construction orange vest and hard hats. We got to see the loading process for the cement and clinker. Just recently they purchased…
Shipping Across the Big Blue
Today we visited two major companies in Limassol the first was Medochemie and the second was Colombia shipping management. The sight we visited for the Medochemie was in charge of the supply and shipping of many of the key parts of their medicine whether that be the boxes, vials, or capsules they will need for…
A new form of learning and currency
Today we visited the University of Nicosia again for a couple of lectures from their professors. The university is ranked the highest for blockchain research we got to talk to the CEO of the of the university Mr. Polemitis. Mr. Polemitis is also the key coordinator of the blockchain and cryptocurrency program. He gave us…
Stone art
Today we visited Paphos. Paphos is located on the western side of Cyprus. On our we there we stopped at Aphrodite’s rock. The story behind this location is that Aphrodite was born there from the sea foam that was collected along the shoreline from incoming waves. Aphrodite is a Greek god of love. There is…
Load it up!!!
Today we visited four key companies in the shipping supply chain industry. DP World, P and O, Eurogate, and Cyprus Port Authority. All of these companies have locations at Limassol’s main port. Breaking each of these companies down DP World is in charge of docking large passenger ships this often for curses. They also deal…
The need for innovation.
Today we visited wargaming in Nicosia they are in charge of a national gaming company that produces war simulation video games. And they are the suppliers’ manufacturers and distributors of their products. They have been in business since 1998. The games they created are free to play to the public. They generate all of their…
His Final Rest.
Today we visited the Cyprus Marine and Martine Institute or CMMI. The goals of this company are to reduce the environmental impact of the shipping industry in Cyprus create a blue economy and restore a healthy marine life. There are many different ways CMMI achieves these goals. They create their own technologies including the digitalization…
Let’s make a deal.
Today we visited Famagusta which is located on the northern side of the island. This portion of the island has been occupied by Turkish rule shortly before Cyprus gained its independence from Great Britain in 1960. At the end of the Turkish rain, a border was left that split Cyprus in half. Learning about the…
Who is in charge of Cyprus?
Today we had a lecture with one of the University of Nicosia’s history professors. He started the lecture off by discussing the history of the Cyprus island. How initially it started as a nomad island then progressed from the rule of the Persians, Alexander the Great the Romans the Ottoman Empire, and the British, and…
So Do We Seat Ourselves?
We made it to Cyprus today after a long two days of traveling it was very nice to get off the plane and start to see the city. We drove from Larnaca to Limassol today to get to where we are staying. The culture here is very different from what we are used to experiencing…
Straight Shot to Cyprus
The trip has begun!! Everyone on the trip has been starting to really get to know each other. We have three upcoming flights to get to Cyprus everyone has been very excited to start the trip. One of the aspects that I have noted so far is how complex the airport system is. Between making…
Sight Seeing At Cyprus
Hello, my name is Gavin Davidson I am a first-year bioengineering student. One of my professional goals is to be able to eventually design prosthetics. However, while I am here at Pitt I want to gain a wide variety of information. This can range from what I am studying academically within my math science and…