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Penn Nursing partnership leads to first ACEN-accredited program in Vietnam

Penn Nursing partnership leads to first ACEN-accredited program in Vietnam

In partnership with Penn’s School of Nursing, the VinUniversity Bachelor of Nursing program was officially granted initial accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, marking the first time a nursing program in Vietnam has met the rigorous standards required for U.S. accreditation.

Scaling from local to global venture

Scaling from local to global venture

Wharton graduate and President’s Engagement Prize recipient Katlyn Grasso shares how Penn mentors and resources have empowered her to make a tangible impact on society.

Global Research Seminar in Jamaica

Global Research Seminar in Jamaica

This spring, Penn Carey Law students traveled to Kingston, Jamaica, as part of the Global Research Seminar in Reproductive Rights and Justice in Jamaica, led by Professor Dorothy Roberts.

Learning from the practitioners of statecraft
Members of the Perry World House Geneva cohort standing in front of UN flags.

Image: Courtesy of Penn Washington

Learning from the practitioners of statecraft

A cohort of 18 Perry World House undergraduate student fellows traveled to Geneva to learn from diplomats, technical experts, and activists working to advance global security, economic growth, and well-being.

Spring Intercultural Ventures explore geopolitics and economic change on the ground
Students at the Mokolodi Nature Reserve in Gaborone, Botswana.

LIV students following a game drive at Mokolodi Nature Reserve in Gaborone, Botswana.

(Image: Ludovico Galli)

Spring Intercultural Ventures explore geopolitics and economic change on the ground

The global immersion program enables Penn students from the Lauder Institute to gain a firsthand understanding of how policy, history, culture, and socioeconomic forces shape real-world conditions in various countries.

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Strengthening the peace and security agenda

Strengthening the peace and security agenda

Penn Carey Law’s Rangita de Silva de Alwis’s work on women in conflict, the “Women, Peace and Security Addendum“ has been formally adopted at the 92nd session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.

Solar solutions for farmers in The Gambia
A group photo in front of a borehole drilling machine at Alna Farms in Gambia.

Students visited Alna Farms and posed for a picture in front of a borehole drilling machine.

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Solar solutions for farmers in The Gambia

For students in Engineers Without Borders at Penn, collaborating with Gambian farmers to design an irrigation system is a way to both address food insecurity in the smallest country in mainland Africa and apply their knowledge from the classroom in the real world.

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Perry World House appears at annual Munich Security Conference

Perry World House appears at annual Munich Security Conference

Perry World House (PWH) faculty director and University of Pennsylvania Richard Perry Professor Michael C. Horowitz co-hosted a side event at the Munich Security Council titled “Droning on: Rethinking Precision and the Future of Warfare,” which addressed critical issues for future investments in conventional and nuclear deterrence.