Globalize Your
Engineering
Education
at Penn State
Global Engineering Education
Can Engineers Study
Abroad?
YES!
And here’s why you should…
Why Participate in an International Experience?
Personal
• Make friends from
around the world
• Learn more about
yourself and another
culture
• See a foreign country
Professional
• Broaden your
understanding of the
world
• Gain a global perspective
of engineering
• Take one more step to
becoming a World-Class
Engineer
Global Engineering Education
Global Opportunities for
Engineering Students
• Opportunities to Travel Abroad
– Study Abroad
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Semester Programs
Summer and Short-Term Programs
Courses with an International Travel Component
Service Learning
– Work/Research Abroad
• On-Campus Opportunities
– Academic and Extra-curricular
Global Engineering Education
When Can I Study Abroad?
• Semester Study Abroad
– Typically 4th, 6th, or 7th semester
– Must finish your Entrance-To-Major (ETM)
requirements before you go abroad
• Summer Study Abroad
– You can go the summer after your first year!
– Several programs designed specifically for
engineering students after their first year
Global Engineering Education
Cultural Impact on Engineering in
China
• Open to First-Year Students
• Credit for ENGR 118: Impact of Culture on Engineering in China
– Can be used as GS/IL
• May 11 – June 4, 2014
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This program is designed to give students an overview about the impact of history, culture,
and environment on engineering design structures and manufacturing in China. Students will
travel to Beijing, Chongqing, Yichang, Xian, Dalian, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Hungshan and
be exposed to the concepts through on-site visits to the Great Wall in Beijing, the Three
Gorges Dam Project Site and the five-step ship locks in Yichang, the Terra Cotta Warriors and
Horses in Xian the Dongtan Eco-city Project in Shanghai, the longest bay bridge in the world
in Hangzhou, and many other projects at other locations.
Global Engineering Education
Summers By Design
• Open to First-Year students; Pre-requisite is EDSGN 100
• Nantes, France: May 18 – May 30, 2014
– EDSGN 200 - Introduction to Design Engineering
• Navarra, Spain: May 18 – May 30, 2014
– EDSGN 297 - Introduction to Design Engineering
• Singapore, Singapore: May 13 – May 31, 2014
– EDSGN 397
Global Engineering Education
Opportunities on Campus
Academic Programs
Beyond the Classroom
• International Engineering Minor
• International Student
• International Engineering
Groups, Engineering &
Certificate
University-Wide
• Second Major in Another
• International Engineering
Language or International Studies
Envoy Program
• Minor/Courses in Another
• Events, Activities, and Other
Language or with Global Emphasis
Programs on Campus and in
the Community
• Engineering Courses with
International Focus
• International Cultures (IL) Courses
Global Engineering Education
International Student Groups
• http://www.clubs.psu.edu/
– 1024 Orgs at PSU!
– International/Multicultural
• 75 Orgs at PSU
• groups that provide an opportunity to increase campus
understanding of a specific nation and/or culture (s),
provide students with an avenue to explore and
celebrate their own cultural heritage and provide
programs and services designed to support students of
various cultural heritages at the University
– Check some of the other categories as well
Global Engineering Education
www.engr.psu.edu/global
international@engr.psu.edu
International Engineering Envoys
Meet with the envoys to discuss Study Abroad,
Work Abroad, and On-Campus Globalization
Opportunities
Office Hours in Cubicle on Top Floor of Kunkle Lounge
See website for schedule
http://www.engr.psu.edu/global/EnvoySchedules.htm
Global Engineering Education
Where
Will You
Go?
www.engr.psu.edu/global