Panther programs are designed by our Global Experiences Office staff along with faculty, composed primarily of Pitt students, and are typically led by someone from Pitt.
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From Overwhelmed to Open: A Reset in Sardegna
Emre Akcakanat, Global Business Institute: Florence Spring 2025 When I first got to Florence, I felt a little overwhelmed. Don’t get me wrong, it’s an amazing place. But adjusting to a new routine, new language, different class structures, and trying to keep up with everything socially made my brain feel constantly “on.” I felt like…
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My Takeaways from Study Abroad in Sydney
Cameron Golden, Global Business Institute: Sydney Spring 2025 Reflecting on my program, there are many things I’m going to miss about the people and the lifestyle in Sydney. There’s something about Australia in general that creates a very peaceful mindset and focuses on your personal well-being. People in Australia really strive to make the most…
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Zetland: My Home in Sydney
Cameron Golden, Global Business Institute: Sydney Spring 2025 We live in a suburb of Sydney called Zetland at a hotel and a residential chain called Meriton. I have three other roommates, one of whom I knew before at Pitt, and the other two from other colleges around the U.S. My roommates and I get along…
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Our University and Daily Life in Sydney
Cameron Golden, Global Business Institute: Sydney Spring 2025 In our program with CEA CAPA in Sydney, we take most of our lessons at a University of Technology Sydney building (UTS), which is located right in Haymarket. Haymarket is the Chinatown of Sydney, but it’s also where a lot of the hustle and bustle is. With…
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Growing Academically, Personally, and Professionally
Nick Monetti, Global Business Institute: Florence Spring 2025 My time abroad in Florence has led to meaningful growth in every area of my life — personally, academically, and professionally. Personally, I’ve learned how to become comfortable with the uncomfortable. While abroad, it’s common to face unexpected challenges, such as travel delays, cancellations, or feeling out…
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Adjusting to a New Environment
Nick Monetti, Global Business Institute: Florence Spring 2025 After being in Florence for a little over a month and settling in, I can say there are some similarities but also many differences in my living situation and learning environment. Here, I’m living in a four-person apartment with three other guys from Pitt Business, which is…
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Taking Unique Classes in Florence
Nick Monetti, Global Business Institute: Florence Spring 2025 Through our program with CEA CAPA, I am not participating in an internship but am taking four of their classes. Fortunately, because I completed online classes during past summers and am ahead on credits, three of the classes count for arts and sciences credit, while the fourth…
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Advice from a GBI: Sydney Student
Wyatt Cobb, Global Business Institute: Sydney Spring 2025 The main advice I would give to others who are planning to study in this program would be to plan far in advance, but even more importantly, be willing to change the plan. There are a few reasons I say to plan far in advance. The spontaneous…
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Trying New Foods and Cooking While Abroad
Wyatt Cobb, Global Business Institute: Sydney Spring 2025 One of the biggest things people seem to talk about when traveling is the food they try. When traveling to Australia, I knew I would be trying different foods, but that food is not exactly the reason people travel there. I came for the weather and beaches,…
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My Budgeting Strategies in Australia
Wyatt Cobb, Global Business Institute: Sydney Spring 2025 My daily life here in Sydney will differ very much depending on what day of the week it is and where I am. I want to travel as much as possible, but I also have to do it as efficiently as possible, as I am on a…