SSOE Czech Republic – Plus3 Transfer Plus: Engineering at the Crossroads of Europe
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Read more: We at EatonThis morning we visited the Eaton European Innovation Center just outside of Prague. We learned about how their industrial sector is starting to separate from…
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Read more: Day #7: Arts, Aerospace & Alumni
Today gave us a really interesting mix of engineering, sustainability, art, and professional connections. We started the day at Eaton, where we learned about the…
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Read more: Mixing it into the Cement: Day 7
At the KunstHalle, what stood out wasn’t the art itself but the infrastructure around it. Some components, like removing oxygen from rooms during a fire…
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Read more: Kutná HoraToday we went east of Prague, Kutná Hora. Our first stop was the Ossuary Sedlec and the Cathedral of Assumption. The Ossuary is a church…
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Read more: St. BarbaraToday we visited Kutna Hora and saw probably one of the most beautiful cathedrals (St. Barbara’s). There were likely several challenges related to the construction…
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Read more: Bones and All: Day 6
Today was less about historical events and more about looking closely at how historical things were built, and why. At St. Barbara’s Cathedral, the flying…
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Read more: The history of the Nazis at TerenzinToday we visited Terezin, an hour away from Prague. This was one of the towns the Nazis used as a concentration camp and a “model”…
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Read more: After what seemed impossible to achieve, finally at the airport!These last 24 hours made it seem like I was never going to get on the airplane. Yesterday, I had planned to go to the…
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Read more: Terezin TripAfter visiting Terezin, I realized that Czech resistance was not simply about violent uprisings. In fact, it was more about resistance by displaying dignity and…
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Read more: Community Within: Day 5
When walking through the town of Terezin, what hit hardest wasn’t just the scale of suffering but the endurance of it; people holding on not…
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