Viktoria Harms is the language program coordinator and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the German Department at Pitt. She grew up in Germany and has first-hand experience of the potentially life-changing impact of studying abroad: she originally came to the University of Washington in Seattle as an exchange student for one year, but quickly decided to extend her stay, and has now been teaching German language, literature and culture in the U.S. for over 20 years. She co-led the Pitt in Munich program since 2023 and looks forward to returning in this role in the future.