Au Revoir to Reims

As I say goodbye to Reims, I carry with me a treasure trove of memories and experiences. My time at NEOMA Business School has been nothing short of transformative. The school’s international environment, with students coming from all corners of the globe, has enriched my perspective and broadened my understanding of the world. The French…

Letter to my pre-departure self

Letter to my pre-departure self, It’s going to be alright. All of your hard work planning and stressing about visas, paperwork, and deadlines will be worth it. You’ll meet people who will change your life and learn things about yourself that you wouldn’t have imagined. You made the right decision in picking an exchange program…

Skills I’ve Learned in Reims, France

Hello! My name is Ben, and I’m a junior finance and global management major currently studying abroad in Reims, France, at NEOMA Business School. Living and studying on a different continent requires a lot of adaptability and the ability to learn quickly. Soft skills have been essential as I’ve interacted with people from around the…

Adapting to the French Way of Life

My name is Ben Briggs, and I’m currently participating in an exchange program at NEOMA Business School in Reims, France. Studying in a French business school has opened my eyes to many cultural and social differences between France and the US. The first significant difference I noticed arose when doing the administrative work before getting…

The French Classroom Experience

My name is Ben, and I’m a junior studying at NEOMA Business School in France. I have loved the classroom experience and the pedagogical approach in my program. Business schools in France operate outside of the public university system and are all private institutions that only award business degrees. Because of this distinction and because…

BENvenue: My Exchange in Reims

My name is Ben Briggs and I’m a junior majoring in Global Management and Finance in CBA. On campus, I’m the Communications Subteam Lead for Pitt Formula SAE, and I work for the School of Computing and Information as their Marketing Intern. Professionally, I have completed internships in the fields of corporate communications and auditing,…

School in France

So far, school in France has been very different compared to in the United States. I noticed that the way classes operate is different from the 3 hours lectures with coffee breaks in between, to the coordinators vs professors teaching courses. The 3 hour lectures have been a bit of an adjustment for my attention…

New Beginnings

Hi! My name is Jo Vidic and I am a junior this year at Pitt. I am studying Marketing as well as Sociology and French. I chose the exchange program in Rouen, France as it is a country I have always wanted to visit and a language I wish to get better at. I have…