Pitt has relationships with colleges and universities across that word that offer great global experience options with plenty of support while you are abroad. These are our Partner Programs, and are a good fit for more independent students who want to experience an academic culture that often differs greatly from that in the US.
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Two Simple Rules for a Successful Study Abroad Experience
Alexis Anis, SSOE Semester in Limerick Fall 2025 Two Pieces of Advice for Anyone Studying Abroad Studying abroad is an exciting experience, but it can feel overwhelming, especially when you are moving to a new country that you have never been to before. After going through it myself, I have two key pieces of advice…
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Community within Community
Maisie Oliver, Queen’s University Belfast, Fall 2025 Studying abroad showed me, with the help of Western and Central Europe’s stellartransportation system, the various embedded communities within communities. Outside of Belfast, my travels exposed me to new languages, cultures, and people. With every city I traveled to, my friends and I were sure to visit at…
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Academic Culture at Queen’s University Belfast
Maisie Oliver, Queen’s University Belfast, Fall 2025 Queen’s University Belfast operates on an asynchronous timeline for schoolwork. For each of my three modules, which were 20 credits within the UK system and 6 credits translated to the US, I had two major assignments to complete. These assignments were spaced out throughout the semester and covered…
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Belfast’s Distinct Cultural Regions
Maisie Oliver, Queen’s University Belfast, Fall 2025 Before arriving in Belfast, I had learned about the ‘Troubles’ of Northern Ireland. To summarize, there remained major religious cleavages in Northern Ireland between Catholics and Protestants due to the colonialism of the United Kingdom and resistance from the Irish. Presently, these cleavages are obviously apparent. Although violence…