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Penn Global Accepting Applications for Penn Wharton China Center Grants

Penn Global is pleased to share that it is formally accepting applications for Penn Wharton China Center grants, which offer China-focused research and teaching support. In January, Penn Global announced…

Announcing the 2025-2026 Penn Global Seminars

Penn Global Seminars (PGS) are semester-long courses taught on campus that include an embedded travel component. Through PGS, Penn undergraduate students are able to take full advantage of essential global…

The new European Studies minor can be partly earned while students study abroad in Europe. (Image: iStock/olrat)

European Studies Institute aims to center the continent for interested undergrads

Launch of the Institute and rebirth of a minor in European studies create new opportunities for student research and travel abroad. A new European Studies Institute (ESI) has launched at Penn along…

In Senegal, the ambitious Dakar Greenbelt project seeks to create an extensive network of ecological infrastructure in and around the city to sustainably address environmental concerns and enhance urban life. With support from David Gouverneur and Ellen Neises, Ph.D. candidate Rob Levinthal in the Weitzman School of Design led two courses that included a field trip to Dakar, that culminated in students presenting their visions for parts of the Greenbelt. (Image: Courtesy of Chaowu Li)

From a desert to an oasis: Penn engages in ambitious greening effort in the Sahel

Students from the Weitzman School of Design journeyed to Senegal to help with an ambitious ecological and infrastructural greening effort as part of their coursework. The Dakar Greenbelt aims to…

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Penn Global Launches Climate Security and Geopolitics Project, Scott Moore Named Senior Advisor for Climate Security

In anticipation of Climate Week at Penn, Penn Global is pleased to announce the launch of the Climate Security and Geopolitics Project. Led by Scott Moore, Director of China Programs and…

Fourth-year Alexander Schrier has been studying Uzbekistan and Central Asian diplomacy for his senior thesis in international relations.

Who, What, Why: Alexander Schrier on Uzbekistan’s role in a new world order

The fourth-year international relations student is researching Uzbekistan and Central Asian diplomacy, with a summer spent talking with taxi drivers and U.S. ambassadors on the ground in Tashkent. Now a…

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Penn Engineering launches Responsible Innovation Initiative at intersection of tech and ethics

Penn Engineering launched the Responsible Innovation Initiative to operate at the intersection of tech and ethics and manage how future engineers approach technological innovations. The Penn Engineering announcement of the initiative said…

Penn Global Announces Opportunities for China-Focused Research and Teaching Support

By: Penn Global Penn Global is excited to announce two new opportunities to support China-focused research and teaching initiatives in collaboration with the Penn Wharton China Center (PWCC) in Beijing:…