By: Josh Pontrelli, Penn Abroad Global Programs Manager Philippe Knüsel (center) and friends at Franklin Field Exploring courses outside of one’s major is a hallmark of U.S. liberal arts education. And for most exchange students, this concept is very different than their home university’s curriculum, which typically is focused on courses around the major they choose…
By: Josh Pontrelli, Penn Abroad Global Programs Manager Can one semester change your career trajectory? For Asanga Seneviratne, who graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2018, it did. Seneviratne, who participated in Exchange at Penn during the Fall 2017 semester and became involved with social enterprise businesses, began to look beyond traditional finance and…
By: Josh Pontrelli, Penn Abroad Global Programs Manager Wing Sze Michelle Fung on College Green at Penn Spring break was supposed to be a time for Wing Sze Michelle Fung to take a break from her exchange studies, enjoy the Cancun sun, and meet up with old and new friends. Instead, she found herself thousands…
By: Erin Feeney, Penn Abroad Graduate Assistant For Matéo Moreau, a graduate of Sciences Po Lyon in Lyon, France, spending a year abroad was always part of his undergraduate academic plan. When it came time to select a destination, he chose Penn for its reputation of academic excellence and his own enthusiasm for living in…
By: Josh Pontrelli, Penn Abroad Global Programs Manager Study abroad is a way of life for Aleksandar Dragicevic, who was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, obtained his bachelor’s degree from Bocconi University in Milan, Italy, participated in an exchange semester at Penn, and completed his master’s degree at the London School of Economics. Now living…
By: Josh Pontrelli, Penn Abroad Global Programs Manager Penn Nursing’s Fagin Hall Nursing is an ever-evolving field, and Exchange at Penn past participant Greg Hext knows this first-hand. He is used to major shifts, though. Not only did he change careers from sales to nursing in his mid-20s, but he also has seen major changes in…
By: Josh Pontrelli, Penn Abroad Global Programs Manager For Camille Ducorps, spending one year on exchange at Penn was a “turning point” in her life. Coming from the Institute of Political Studies in Paris (Sciences Po), Camille, who now works as a leadership trainer and group facilitator, said that she continues to use the knowledge…
By: Josh Pontrelli, Penn Abroad Global Programs Manager Louise Couceiro still has one major regret from her exchange at Penn: “I wish I would’ve done it for the whole year, and not just one semester.” The now-PhD researcher at the University of Glasgow’s School of Education spent the Fall 2009 semester studying in Philadelphia on exchange from her home…
By: Lisa Chang, Penn Abroad Graduate Assistant Samuel (front row, second from right) at the Wharton Ideathon with organizers, speakers, and participants Samuel Oyewusi is an exchange student coming to Penn from the University of St. Andrews in St. Andrews, Scotland. Samuel is studying at The College of Arts & Sciences for the 2019-2020 academic year. We sat…
By: Lisa Chang, Penn Abroad Graduate Assistant Clémence Blanc is an exchange student coming to Penn from Sciences Po Lyon in Lyon, France. Clémence is studying at The College of Arts & Sciences for the 2019-2020 academic year. We sat down with Clémence to learn more about her and her exchange experience so far. How did you prepare for your time at Penn? Like…