GSC student opportunities are designed to encourage students to tackle overarching global themes through problem-solving activities and discussions with experts while building intellectual confidence, cross-cultural understanding, and critical language proficiency. Opportunities include: Governor’s School for Global and International Studies, Pitt Model UN, International Marketing Competition and others.
Current Opportunities
ENROADS Climate Action simulation for 6-12 graders
Date: March 11, 2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: 1500 Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh
Are you curious about the real-world factors driving climate change and ready to explore how climate action policies influence energy prices, temperature, air quality, and sea level rise?
Join the Global Studies Center and the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation at the University of Pittsburgh for an interactive day of learning, debating, and negotiating at our EN-ROADS Climate Action Simulation!
Who can attend?
Students in grades 6–12.
Teachers and advisors:
For more details and to register, please click here
Sponsored by: Global Studies Center and the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation
Euro Challenge
March 10, 2026 | 8:00am
Location: Wesley W. Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh
Euro Challenge is a gateway to understanding the euro, the single market, and the policies that shape the European Union.
Launched in the US in 2006, this competition offers a unique opportunity to explore and present on the European Union and economic topics. Join us for the 2025/26 competition, sponsored by the EU Delegation to the United States, and take on the challenge to expand your horizons, develop critical thinking, and network with professionals in economics and international relations! Registration will close on February 15, 2026.
For more information and to register, click here
Governor’s School for Global and International Studies prepares high-school sophomores and juniors to understand global and transnational processes through a four-week residential program hosted at the University of Pittsburgh’s main campus. Students learn to think globally, develop their oral and written communication skills, and study critical languages with distinguished faculty and guests and a diverse group of students. The program’s unique curriculum and residential environment encourage students to engage with the world in a fun, intense, and immersive way. Students take three courses (Global Studies, Argumentation and a Less Commonly Taught Language) during their four weeks in the program. Applications are due January 21, 2026.
International Marketing Competition is open to all high school students who are studying a world language. Teams are created and tasked with preparing marketing strategy for a designated target market and product. Teams then present their marketing strategy to a panel of judges from academic and business communities. This competition is offered in partnership with the Cultural Communications Alliance.
Pitt Model UN is a simulation of the sessions of the United Nations, provides an opportunity for high school students through simulation of the sessions of the United Nations. Participating students apply their studies to real-world contexts and practice diplomacy, negotiating, and resolution writing.