We had a filled day first starting off at the Eaton European Innovation Center. Here, we learned about the work that Eaton does as well as some of the technologies they have developed and are still working on. Additionally, we learned about the collaboration they have between other Eaton branches throughout the world. This truly reinforced how collaborative engineering work is, but also how the collaboration is not just confined to one country. For example, some of the work Eaton does in their Czech Republic branch involves communication and collaboration with the Pittsburgh branch.
After that trip, we went to Kunsthalle, a modern art museum located in the heart of Prague. Here we learned about the connection that engineering has to other areas of the world, including art. We started our visit to Kunsthalle with a tour of their facilities where we were able to not just see “behind the scenes” but we were able to understand why everything was placed where it was. I really enjoyed this, and during a conversation with the facilities manager, I learned how important it is that engineers collaborate with those who work in the operations of a facility when designing it. The facilities manager shared that working at Kunsthalle has differed from where he has worked elsewhere because he was able to be a part of the planning and designing process of the museum so the design was able to meet the needs of the team and the museum in the facilities end of things.
We then ended our night with an alumni networking event where we were able to speak and connect with alumni of the Pitt Executive MBA program!
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