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The College of Engineering encourages students to participate in International programs to prepare them for the demands of our global marketplace. College of Engineering faculty-led programs of study and research take students to Spain, France, Brazil, Mexico, Singapore, Japan, and many more destinations. Students can explore geography, culture, history, economy, and politics in the context of furthering their understanding of the effects that engineering, science, and technology has had all over the world. Below are several programs that are available to undergraduate engineering majors. Current and prospective students can link to the College of Engineering's International Programs Page for more details on scholarships, the international certificate program, and other student international resources.
- Summer
in Segovia, Spain
In Segovia, students use the city and
surrounding area to explore language,
technology, and culture. The classes,
excursions, and field trips offered
will encourage the ability to use the
language in authentic settings and will
allow the student to study and experience
the rich culture of Spain. As part of
the class work, students will visit
the famous aqueduct, textile factories
and other places to experience technology
past and present.
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The
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- INNOVATE (Spring Break)
International Technology & Leadership Conference in China & Japan
INNOVATE 2006 is a conference for undergraduate and graduate technical students that examines the relationship between technology, globalization and leadership in the contemporary marketplace.
As part of the conference, INNOVATE students study four major themes:
- Relationship between Academia, Government, and Industry (e.g. government role in encouraging development of new industries such as bio- and nanotech ventures);
- Technical Innovation (e.g. entrepreneurship, design and development of new technology considered within a cultural context);
- Ethical Obligations of Technology Use and Leadership (e.g., establishing business ventures in developing countries);
- Effective Global Leadership (e.g., problem solving in non-Western countries, working with a multicultural workforce).
- Universidade
Federal de Rio de Janeiro (Year-long
Program)
Companies in the U.S. must compete worldwide
in order to be successful. Products
and services must meet the sociological
and technical constraints of other countries.
These products and services will be
designed by teams of engineers from
different countries working together
via direct contact and via the Internet.
The engineers who will be on these teams
and who will lead these teams are engineers
who have lived abroad and are proficient
in another language. This exchange program
with Brazil is designed to provide engineering
students an eight-month living experience
in Brazil and proficiency in Portuguese.
- Monterrey
Tec, Mexico (Certificate Program
-- International Business)
The Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios
Superiores de Monterrey (also known
as ITESM or “Tec”) is one
of the most highly respected private
universities in Mexico. With 27 campuses
across Mexico, including 7 which are
active in the exchange program, ITESM
offers NC State students the opportunity
to study in a wide variety of locations
and settings.
For more information, please visit the Study
Abroad website or contact the College
of Engineering: Brian
D. Koehler.
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