Transatlantic Transition

Researching Renewable Energy in Europe Student Reflection by Cory Shin (C’25 W’25, Korean target) With the Huntsman Grant, I was able to conduct research in Europe by attending the European Union’s 2024 Sustainable Energy Week in Brussels, Belgium, as well as the SmarterE Europe’s Conference and Exhibition in Munich, Germany.Read More

A Russian Target’s Summer Chinese Immersion

Research at Tsinghua University Student Reflection by Rachel Bina (C’25 W’25, Russian target) As I approached the end of my junior year this past spring semester, I was reflecting on what I had come to appreciate the most at Penn – the people here with an intellectual curiosity and aRead More

Cross Cultural Perspectives

My Summer in Beijing Student Reflection by Blake Kravitz (C’25 W’25, Mandarin target) This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to live and study in Beijing, China, through the Princeton in Beijing program at Beijing Normal University. The primary motivation behind seeking out this experience was my deep-rooted interest inRead More

A Month in Lisbon

Student Reflection by Joaquina Mendive (C’27 W’27, Portuguese target) This summer, I was fortunate enough to study Portuguese in Lisbon, Portugal for four weeks. Through Huntsman summer funding, I enrolled in Lusa Language School while living in the city. It was a vast cultural experience, through which I not onlyRead More

Behind the Scenes

One of the Most Powerful Congressional Committees Student Reflection by Sarthak Shrestha (C’27 W’27, French target) This summer, I interned for the U.S. House Committee on Energy & Commerce in Washington, D.C., specifically within the Innovation, Data, and Commerce subcommittee. The committee’s jurisdiction spans a vast array of legislation, butRead More

Empowering Change Through Microfinance

Student Reflection by Gobhanu Korisepati (C’27 W’27, Hindi target) This summer, I had the profound opportunity to lead and expand the operations of SWIFTmfi, an initiative close to my heart aimed at Sustaining Women in Financial Turmoil. Based primarily in Muscat, Oman, and Chennai, India, I worked as the ExecutiveRead More