News & Announcements

By: Penn Abroad In light of Penn’s move to online coursework for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester, Penn Abroad is offering a number of ways to connect, have an advising session, and learn more about global opportunities. While the Penn Abroad office is not currently offering in-person meetings, we remain operational during regular…

By: Penn Abroad Stockholm, Sweden The Wharton School’s undergraduate students are able to earn credit in these newly approved Semester Abroad offerings: CET Sao Paulo: Business at Fundacao Getulio Vargas As a student at CET São Paulo: Business at Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), you get a world-class business education with an emphasis on social sustainability. Take direct-enroll classes…

By: Penn Abroad 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 learning opportunities regardless of their class year or major. The 2020-2021 academic year course offerings represent a massive expansion of the PGS…

By: Penn Abroad Nora Hennessy and Melissa Sullivan, Summer 2019, Ireland Global Research & Internship Program participants Nora Hennessy (Nursing ’21) and Melissa Sullivan (Nursing ’20) have been published in the Journal of Clinical Nursing (JCN) for their summer 2019 research in Ireland at Trinity College Dublin (TCD). Associate Professor Dr. Fiona Timmons of the TCD School of…

By: Penn Abroad Pulitzer Center International Reporting Student Fellow, Patrick Ammerman in Colombia, Summer 2019 Did you miss the GRIP placement deadline, or are you still seeking an internship or research abroad program for this summer? There are summer opportunities available through many of Penn’s centers. Check out these global summer opportunities accepting applications! Students accepted to these programs…

By: Penn Abroad Featuring the Penn Global Seminar (PGS) Culture, Health, and Development in Ghana. This seminar is being offered again during Spring 2020, more information can be found on the PGS Course Offerings page. During the Spring 2019 semester, twenty Penn students participated in the Penn Global Seminar Culture, Heath, and Development in Ghana,…

By: Penn Abroad Congratulations to the class of 2019! We are especially proud to congratulate and recognize the graduates of the class who served as ambassadors and have contributed to Penn Abroad’s mission of providing every Penn student with a meaningful global experience. We look forward to seeing what these global citizens will accomplish in their…

By: Penn Abroad Angela in India as a GRIP Intern – Summer 2018 International Relations major, Angela Yang ’21, has been awarded a David L. Boren Scholarship to support her upcoming semester abroad in Thailand. Boren Scholarships, an initiative of the National Security Education Program, provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate students to study less commonly taught…

By: Penn Abroad CASA Historical Memory Fellows, Daniel Leva (left) and Grace Seeley (right)  Two Penn students have been selected as CASA Historical Memory Fellows for the Spring 2019 semester. This research opportunity takes place over the course of the semester and students from across the Consortium for Advanced Studies Abroad (CASA) programs participate. This semester, there…