Our final day in Cyprus. What a sad moment. I can’t believe this trip has finally come to an end after just two short weeks. This morning we all got tested for Covid to make sure we could go back to the United States. Thankfully, we all tested negative. After that we went to the…
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Last Company Day
Today we had our last company meeting. We met with PricewaterhouseCooper (PWC) in the New City of Nicosia. We met in their immersive meeting area, where they had hologram technology. Seeing that type of technology in person for the first time was very cool. Next, we talked about the world of supply chain with various…
Famagusta
Today we spent the whole day in Famagusta. First, we had to drive through the buffer zone set up by the UN between the free side of Cyprus and the Turkish Military controlled side. Once through the boarder we walked through a city that was abandoned after the Turks invaded the Northern half of Cyprus….
Technology
Today we spent the day at the University of Nicosia. At the beginning of the day, we met with a company named Fleet Management Limited (FML). They are the second largest third-party ship management company. They manage all types of ships and have twenty-six offices around the world. FML signs contracts with ship owners to…
Goddesses, Tombs, and Mosaics….Oh my!
This morning we took a trip to Paphos. Along the way we stopped at various historical sites. Our first stop was the Kourion Archaeological site. There we saw some of the first ever homes built by people in the first millennium. We also saw an amphitheater they built as well. It was quite interesting seeing…
A Day in Larnaca
Today we went to the port of Vassiliko located in Larnaca. There we met with two companies Vassiliko Cement Works and VTTV. Vassiliko Cement Works produces all of the cement in Cyprus. Cement is the largest heavy industry in Cyprus, and the third largest exported product following medicine and halloumi. When talking to Vassiliko Cement…
New Limassol Port
Today we spent the day touring and interviewing with companies at the new port of Limassol. To start we met with Dubai Ports World (DWP). They are the company that is in charge of all general cargo ships and commercial ships that come into the port. They also help do maintenance on the ships and…
Ships and Local Towns
Today we had the opportunity of meeting with Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) Maritime Training Center. We learned the logistics of training members that work on a cargo ship. We got to see the simulation they set up of a ship’s engine control room. As well as their real-life simulation of driving the ship on the…
Cypriot Businesses
Today was full of educational visits. We started the day by driving to Limassol, a city on the coast. In Limassol, we had a meeting with a pharmaceutical company named Medochemie. Medochemie is headquartered in Limassol but has factories and warehouses in the Netherlands and Vietnam as well. They develop their own versions of already…
Tours Of Cyrpus
After travelling for almost two full days and halfway around the world, we finally got to enjoy our first full day here in Cyprus. Today was full of learning about the history of Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus. We started at the center of the city in a place called “Freedom Square.” It was a…
Introduction Post
My name is Samantha Sekely. I am very excited to be travelling to Cyprus this May. I am from Pittsburgh, PA and intend to major in Accounting and Business Information Systems. I have chosen the Plus3 program to get a hands on experience learning about the world of business and supply chain. I would like…