At 12:00 am we turn din our room keys and got on the bus for the last time. We got to the airport around 1 AM and checked in for our 3 AM flight to Frankfurt. These past two weeks went by very fast but with all the company visits and cultural sites we saw,…
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Our last day :(
Today was our last breakfast which none of us can still believe. We went to get another shipping company- you would think at thins point there is no more possible shipping companies. But, this just goes to show the effect on the global supply chain that this small island nation has. We visited Bernard Schulte…
Creating Cement
Today we visited Vassiliko cement works which has been a public company since 1963 serving as one of the biggest exporters of concrete. The Vassiliko plant is very extensive and is the largest heavy industry in Cyprus. The strategic location of this massive exporter at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa is something very…
Mediterranean Medicine + Maritime
Today we had a little bit of a later wake up time and around 9:00 we headed to medochemie. Yesterdays lab got us all thinking about the medical production in Cyprus so i was excited to visit an actual company rather than a student lab. During our Medochemie meeting we were able to learn about…
Lots o’ Lectures
Today we went to UNIC for 4 different lectures. UNIC is the number one university in Europe for clock chain and crypto currency. We first met with Antonis Polemitis CEO, University of Nicosia teaching Fellow/MSc in Blockchain and Digital Currency School of Business, Department of Economics and Finance, UNIC. He gave us a lecture detailed…
Paphos Party!
Today we headed to paphos! To get to the city of Paphos we had to drive through the Trudos mountain range. Unlike the US, there are many smaller villages within the mountains and they are highly developed. In the US because of its size people choose to live in suburban areas and living in mountain…
Cypriot Castles Call
Today we visited a few castles near Limassol. We got to the first castle, the Kolossi Crusader Castle in the Kurion Ancient City, which was different that some Scottish and English castles people were expecting. This is because of the time period, the castle was built Kolossi castle was originally built in the 13th century, and…
Ports of call!
This morning we headed to ports! Unlike the US, the ports here offer a different type of infrastructure and operate under different standards. We arrived at the security checkpoint with our passports for ID, and first visited DP world . DP World Limassol is a container terminal located in Limassol, Cyprus, and is part of…
World of Wargaming!
Another day, another buffet. 8 am breakfast and 8:45 we left for Wargaming. The Wargaming office took a new approach to the work play lifestyle. They focused on harmony between work and life, and less separation. On our tour of the building (which was once the tallest building in all of Cyprus) we saw the…
CMMI and the ocean to Leftkara and the mountains
Today we visited Cyprus Marine Maritime Institute (CMMI) and were presented with information about all of the various work they do. CMMI is a research focused nonprofit that started in 2019 and has just over 40 employees, they operate with funding from the government and donations to develop research and projects aimed at many aspects…
The Occupied North
Yesterday on our trip to the divided capital we saw the Turkish Flag Hollywood-sign-style in the northern mountain range which gave a visual to how divided this island really is. Today we packed our passports and crossed the green line, or the buffer zone which separates the north and south, Turkish and Greek, the occupied….
UNIC students for a day!
This morning we enjoyed our first of many traditional Cypriot breakfasts. Hollumi was served grilled and raw with others cheeses and meats as well as eggs, vegetables, fruits, hummus, yogurt, and breads. We filled up for our day at the university. It was about an hour bus ride from Limassol to Nicosia where UNIC is….
Long awaited arrival
Our first day in Cyprus, finally. We went back one more hour in time coming form Germany, but finally arrived in sunny Cyprus around 4 PM local time. We were greeted by Christina and got some quick information about Cyrpus on our 40 minutes bus ride to the hotel. On the bus ride form the…
Buses, planes, and shuttles laterÂ
This morning we tried to sleep in before our full day of flying. We played and few games last night and it was fun to be back in the dorms for just a night before our two weeks in Cyprus. We woke up and grabbed our last American breakfast, packed up our stuff and met…
Introduction: T – 28 days
Hi everyone, my name is Logan and I am currently finishing up my first year at the University of Pittsburgh’s College of Business Administration! I’ve loved everything about my freshman year and am excited to pursue a double major in Business Information Systems and Supply Chain Management with a minor in Mandarin Chinese Language and…