Our last guest lecturer for the program, Tom, spoke with us about the startup and innovation ecosystem that is ever present in the Netherlands, specifically Amsterdam. He himself is an architect but is very active in the startup scene as he has some of his own startups and does advising of other projects because of…

One of our last site visits was to a building that was deemed by Bloomberg Business to be “the greenest, most intelligent building in the world.” The Edge is a building built and designed by OVG Real Estate. It was originally built for Deloitte’s headquarters, but due to the economic crisis a few years back,…

I have been in Amsterdam for a little over a week now, and I can honestly say that I have found yet another home abroad. I am staying in a youth hostel a little outside the center of the city. As I have never stayed in a hostel before, I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect,…

Hi everyone! My name is Rachael White, and I am a rising Senior at the University of Pittsburgh in the College of Business Administration. I am a Marketing major with an Accounting concentration and pursuing certificates in Leadership and Ethics, International Business, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Business Analytics. I am from Cranford, New Jersey and…