Today was our last day in Nicosia and our last day in Cyprus! It’s been an amazing time here! We still were able to go see UNIC again and Dr. Demetris Trihinas, a professor and researcher at UNIC, talked to us about Data Science and Machine Learning. We got to learn more about how computers…
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Day 10: G.A.P Vassilopoulos Group
Today we were able to stay in Nicosia and went on our last site visit to G.A.P Vassilopoulos Group. G.A.P was founded in 1964 as family business ran by 3 brothers. We were able to hear one of the sons speak to us today, Petros Vassilopoulos. The company is based around traders and exporters, which…
Day 9: Kakopetria
Today we left Nicosia for the day and headed for a small village in the Cyprus mountain ranges called Kakopetria. As we were driving in, we were able to see the beautiful mountain ranges. Looking down you were able to see most of the village of Kakopetria, with some houses actually being on the mountains….
Day 8: Traversing the Greek Language
Today, we were able to go see the University of Nicosia (or UNIC) and get to learn about the history of Cyprus with Dr. Emilios A. Solomou. Dr. Solomou talked about how the British takeover heavily affected Cypriot culture. The United Kingdom took Cyprus from Ottoman rule in 1878 AD, and at first made Cyprus…
Day 7: Aphrodite’s Rock and Mosaics
We now have left Limassol and made our way to the beach town of Paphos. On the way there, we were able to see Aphrodite’s Rock, a very famous landmark for Greek Mythology. Legend has it that Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, was created and appeared on this rock. It was very cool…
Day 6: Varosi, and What it Once Was
After site visits yesterday, we were able to see more of the country. We crossed the checkpoint to go into Turkish occupied Turkish Republic of Cyprus. It was very different than the republic of Cyprus, having been invaded by Turkey in 1974. At the checkpoint, you could see the buildings that have been robbed, torn…
Day 5: Keeping the Environment Clean!
After a great day of visiting some more ports, we were able to get to visit Vassiliko Cement Works at their factory. Vassiliko was founded in 1963, but their first production line started in 1967. They are the largest heavy works in Cyprus and the largest production unit in Europe. Vassiliko makes around 75 billion…
Day 3: Shipmanagment -> Medicine
After a few days of touring this beautiful country, we were able to finally able to visit some businesses that are based in Cyprus! Our first stop was at Bernard Schulte Shipmanagement Training Center, where we were able to learn more about the way students train to become captains and engineers on BSM’s ships and…
Day 2: Everything Larnaca!
After a great day of seeing some historical sites and more of Limassol, we headed east to Larnaca, where we were able to see some very important religious sites. We first went to Hala Sultan Tekke, a mosque that is said to have the tomb of Umm Haram, a woman believed to be close with…
Day 1: Carob and Crusaders
After a lot of layovers and many hours of travel, we have finally made it to Cyprus!! I got some great sleep last night and was able to adjust to the time difference. Today though, we left Limassol and went out to Kourion to see the old city. We learned that old city was one…
Introduction- Jacob Thomas
About Me: Hello, my name is Jacob Thomas. I am from Horsham, PA, and I am a freshman studying Finance and Supply Chain Management at The University of Pittsburgh, College of Business Administration. When I am not in the classroom, I am involved at the University by being in Sports Business Association (SBA) and by…