Individuals planning travel to a destination that is considered restricted by the university must complete a restricted travel petition as part of their travel record in the Global Safety Network (GSN). Travelers will automatically receive this petition to fill out in the GSN when creating a travel record to a restricted destination, or to a destination which has a restricted region. Restricted travel requires prior approval and individuals should plan to submit their travel in the GSN at least 30 days prior to their planned departure date. Travelers must receive this approval for travel prior to purchasing any non-refundable tickets or lodging.

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In addition to the destinations listed below, any region within a country which the U.S. Department of State assigns a regional advisory of “Level 4: Do Not Travel” is automatically restricted. This applies only to those identified regions, not to the entire country. Regional U.S. Department of State travel advisories can be found by visiting country pages at Travel Advisories (state.gov).

Travel to these regions requires an approved petition. Travel records to an otherwise non-restricted destination with a restricted region will automatically receive a petition as part of their GSN record, but this petition only needs to be completed if you are traveling to one of these identified regions.

Programs are approved when they: 

Are determined to be of high academic quality equal and aligned with the academic standards of Penn State
Offer strong support services to our students while on site
Have crisis and emergency response plans in place to keep our students safe 

Our office administers a variety of program types in order to meet the needs of all Penn State students.

In addition to the destinations listed below, any region within a country which the U.S. Department of State assigns a regional advisory of “Level 4: Do Not Travel” is automatically restricted. This applies only to those identified regions, not to the entire country. Regional U.S. Department of State travel advisories can be found by visiting country pages at Travel Advisories (state.gov).

Travel to these regions requires an approved petition. Travel records to an otherwise non-restricted destination with a restricted region will automatically receive a petition as part of their GSN record, but this petition only needs to be completed if you are traveling to one of these identified regions.

Programs are approved when they: 

Are determined to be of high academic quality equal and aligned with the academic standards of Penn State
Offer strong support services to our students while on site
Have crisis and emergency response plans in place to keep our students safe 

Our office administers a variety of program types in order to meet the needs of all Penn State students.

The Collaboration Development Fund Program, a jointly financed Seed-fund program, was launched to facilitate collaborative research and teaching projects to become sustainable, self-supporting, long-term activities. Penn State and the University of Freiburg committed  Seed funds in 2017, 2018 and  2019.

Penn State and the University of Freiburg awarded two grants to joint teams in January 2020 to create collaborative, integrated virtual classroom courses between university programs.  The teams  addressed important energy and environmental concerns, challenges and possible solutions for renewable energy systems, on the one, and declines in insect biodiversity and abundance, on the other hand, by providing Freiburg and Penn State students with the opportunity to collaborate through online means.  PSU News Press Release  The two sets of classes strove  to develop a model structure and leverage complementary academic capabilities of the universities to create learning opportunities not possible without the partnership.   

Project 1: Bringing International Experts in Integrated Pest and Pollinator Management (IPPM) to the Classroom (Professor Natalie Boyle, Entomology)  

Project 2: Solar Energy Integration and Economics (Professor Mark Fedkin, John Dutton E-Education Institute/Energy and Mineral Engineering) 

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