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Education & Community Development Student Highlights

By: Erin Feeney, Penn Abroad Graduate Assistant Photo taken by Kevin Yang (CAS ’20) Global experiences in the fields of education and community development can provide key opportunities for students to gain hands-on experience and apply their knowledge and skills in a new context. Through the Global Research & Internship Program (GRIP), Penn students from across…

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Q&A with Joseph Squillaro, CAS ’21

By: Juliann Barbella, CAS ’21 Joseph Squillaro, a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences studying Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, has participated in a Penn Global Seminar in Iceland and a Penn Summer Abroad Program in Germany and the Netherlands. During the 2020-2021 academic year, Joseph is serving as a Penn Abroad Leader, which is Penn Abroad’s student advisory board focused…

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Virtual Community Development

By: Toya Liu, Wharton ’23 Traveling to other countries has always been a wonderful experience for me. I’ve looked forward to family vacations for the opportunity to explore different cultural monuments and taste incredible ethnic dishes, but I have never traveled outside the country alone before. Thus, I was more than excited to have learned in early spring that I…

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Discovering New Possibilities

By: Jacob Robbins, CAS ’22 In some ways, the remote nature of my internship has made it even more of a global experience than it would have been in person. If I were interning at Solar Latam, an Argentinian solar installation start-up, in-person, my responsibilities would be limited to Latin America. I would be conducting market research,…

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Q&A with Ashley Shah, Huntsman ‘21

By: Joseph Squillaro, CAS ‘22 Ashley Shah, a member of the Class of 2021 in the Huntsman Program, participated in a Semester Abroad to Barcelona, Spain through the CASA Barcelona program in Spring 2020. During the 2019-2020 academic year, Ashley is serving as a Penn Abroad Leader, which is Penn Abroad’s student advisory board focused on special projects and supporting fellow…

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Q&A with Bilaal Azeer, CAS ’22

By: Jackie Shi, CAS ’21 Bilaal Azeer studies Politics, Philosophy, and Economics with minors in History and Survey Research and Data Analytics. During the 2019-2020 academic year, Bilaal is serving as a Penn Abroad Leader, which is Penn Abroad’s student advisory board focused on special projects and supporting fellow students interested in global experiences. We sat down with Bilaal to…

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Business & Communications Student Highlights

By: Erin Feeney, Penn Abroad Graduate Assistant Sophie (left) at the Sydney Opera House with fellow GRIP Intern, Niva Patel Global experiences in business and communications can provide key opportunities for students to gain hands-on experience and apply their knowledge and skills in a new context. Through the Global Research & Internship Program (GRIP), Penn students…

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Q&A with Catherine Parr, Wharton ’21

By: Gabriel DeSantis, SEAS ’20, ’21 Catherine Parr has participated in a range of global opportunities during her time at Penn including a semester abroad in Australia, a summer internship in India, and travel courses to Italy and Brazil. During the 2019-2020 academic year, Catherine is serving as a Penn Abroad Leader, which is Penn Abroad’s student advisory board focused on special projects and…

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Q&A with Gabriel DeSantis, SEAS ’20, 21′

By: Selene Li, CAS ’22 Gabriel DeSantis is currently a master’s student in bioengineering. As a Penn undergraduate also studying bioengineering, Gabe studied abroad at ETH Zurich in Zurich, Switzerland. During the 2019-2020 academic year, Gabe is serving as a Penn Abroad Leader, which is Penn Abroad’s student advisory board focused on special projects and supporting fellow students interested in global experiences. We sat down with Gabe to learn more about his experience abroad.  …

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Engineering & Health Sciences Student Highlights

By: Erin Feeney, Penn Abroad Graduate Assistant Ruth Lee (left) at the World Medical Association Our Global Research and Internship Program (GRIP) is accepting applications until January 7, 2021! Through GRIP, Penn students can apply to intern or conduct research with one of dozens of organizations based around the world in more than 20 countries.…