Today is our last full day in Cyprus, before we depart back to Larnaca airport and the USA. Today we went back to Nicosia for some lectures in the morning. First Dr. Trihinas, a professor at the University of Nicosia spoke to us about the expanding field of data science and machine learning. Something he…

Hello! Today we had our last company visit of the trip at G.A.P Vassilopoulos Group. G.A.P is an interesting company because they have a very integrated supply chain. Initially, the group began their practice in shipping, however, over time the group expanded into insurance, courier services, airline, and hospitality services (just to name a few…

Today our group escaped the big city of Nicosia and traveled up to the village of Kakopetria.  In the village, we took a scenic walk through the mountainous area.  The village had homey shops and long winding streets.  Outside many of the houses and along the streets, different fruits and herbs could be seen growing. …

Kalimera! We have arrived in Nicosia, in a fabulous smart hotel!  We went to the University of Nicosia to hear two different lectures.  The first lecture was on the history of Cyprus and the second lecture was about the Greek language.   During the history lecture, we learned about the different people who have passed through…

Hello! Today we departed from our hotel in Limassol to visit Paphos and check into our other hotel in the capital of Cyprus, Nicosia. On the way to Paphos, we stopped at the famous site, Aphrodite’s Rock. On the bus ride there our tour guide spoke to us about some of the mythology surrounding the…

Today we got a break from visiting companies to enjoy the nice weather and travel northward towards the city of Famagusta.  During our pre- departure lasses we learned that in 1974, Turkish forces invaded the northern part of Cyprus and forcibly removed Cypriots from their homes.  The Turkish forces separated Turkish Cypriots to the northern…

Today we visited the largest heavy industrial operation in Cyprus, and the third largest industrial operation in Europe. Two companies who operate here, VTTV and Vassiliko Cement, spoke to us about their supply chain operations and corporate cooperation.  In addition to presentations from both companies, we also got an exciting tour around the facilities.  The…

After two days of touring and soaking in the sunshine of Cyprus, our group began taking company tours.  We had the privilege of visiting two ship management companies: Bernhard Schulte  Shipmanagement and Columbia Ship Management.  Based on research before the trip and during both companies’ presentations today, I learned that both participate in the management…

This morning we kicked off day two in Cyprus with a tour of the mosque near Cyprus’s salt lakes and St. Lazarus church in the city of Larnaca. I liked that we toured both religious sites on the same day because it was interesting to see the similarities and differences between these two holy sites….