Global Gamecocks

This week, we have the opportunity to hear from Zoe Katz, a senior here at UofSC studying Marketing and Management, who will be speaking about her education abroad experience in Prague, Czech Republic. Zoe is joined by Kent Moore, a director of CIS, which is one of the Global Partner Providers that UofSC partners with to send students abroad. Zoe and Kent walk us through the Czech way of life, including studying in Prague, experiencing Eastern European culture, studying abroad alone during a global pandemic, and the countless life lessons that come out of these experiences. Czech out this week's episode on the lovely Prague, Czech Republic and going abroad with CIS.

Today’s episode features Virginia Taylor, a senior studying Marketing and Finance. Taylor went abroad Spring of 2021 to Sevilla, Spain to become more fluent in Spanish and to learn the culture, people, and the country of Spain. The beautiful country of Spain is one of UofSC’s most popular destinations and our conversation with Virginia helps you understand why. Virginia speaks of the culture, food, living with a family, studying abroad through API, and her experience in Spain during the pandemic. Tune in to hear a first-hand experience in lovely Spain.

On today's episode of the Global Gamecock Podcast, Hanna Wilde sits down with Zhané Bradley and Helen Loaiza to discuss their experiences abroad as minority students. Lean in and learn from their perspectives and how they approached their experience.

On today's episode of the Global Gamecock Podcast, Patrick Steimer sits down with Dr. Edward Gatzke to learn about his Global Classroom, 'Next Energy Germany.' Germany is a global leader in sustainable energy sources, and students on Dr. Gatzke's program will see engineering and sustainable energy put into practice at places like the BMW museum and factory in Munich and the geothermal spas in Erding. Join Patrick in learning about what it would be like to visit Germany as a UofSC student on this 2 week trip through some of Bavaria's most famous cities.

On this first edition of our Global Classroom series, Patrick Steimer sits down with Dr. Nicole fisk to talk about her Harry Potter themed Global Classroom, 'Fantastic Fiction and Where to Find it.' We dive into why Porto, Portugal was an inspirational location for J.K. Rowling and discuss what makes Harry Potter a great example of fictional writing. In addition to Portugal, students on Dr. Fisk's program will travel to London, England and visit some of the sights which inspired places such as Platform 9 and 3/4ths. Dr. Fisk's program is just one of the many Global Classrooms offered by UofSC Study Abroad and demonstrates the unique learning experiences offered by our faculty.