URI Engineering Project Brings Joy to Amputees in Colombia
Spearheaded by URI’s Spanish International Engineering Program, engineering students created prosthetic arms and hands using a 3-D printer for four Colombians who had lost limbs.
View ArticleItalian IEP Student Wins Second in Poster Competition
Tailynn McCarthy, a chemical engineering student who is studying Italian in URI’s International Engineering Program (IEP), received second place for her poster at a two-day symposium at Northeastern...
View ArticleURI French Professor Honored by French Government
Lars Erickson was named a Chevalier (or Knight) by the French government for his outstanding achievements at promoting the study of the French language and culture.
View ArticleDaniel Levesque Expands His Global Awareness With Spanish IEP
This spring, Daniel Levesque will graduate from the Spanish International Engineering Program with degrees in Spanish and mechanical engineering, and a minor in leadership studies.
View ArticleIan Kanterman is ‘Bold, Brave and Grateful’
A survivor of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Ian Kanterman will graduate this spring from the International Engineering Program, with degrees in biomedical engineering and French.
View ArticleIEP Alumna Wins National Environmental Engineering Award
Maria Briones, who graduated from URI’s International Engineering Program in 2014 with bachelor’s degrees in Civil Engineering and Spanish, recently received the W. Brewster Snow Award.
View ArticleGerman IEP Students Visit Cranston East High School
Students in URI’s German International Engineering Program recently had the opportunity to connect with students in the German club at Cranston East High School, due to the efforts of URI German...
View ArticleIEP Student Awarded Prestigious Fellowship to Study in Berlin
JohnRobert Gimler, a student in URI’s International Engineering Program, who is earning bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering and German, was chosen from a national pool of 75 candidates to...
View ArticleDr. Berka Discusses the True Value of Learning a Second Language
Dr. Sigrid Berka, executive director of the URI International Engineering Program (IEP), describes how learning a new language can lead to a better understanding of the world.
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URI Hosts German-STEM Immersion Day
Science entertainer Joe Hecker conducts an experiment on sound waves with the assistance of Sarah Cook-Wheeler of Cony High School in Augusta, Maine. URI photo by Michael Salerno. By Neil Nachbar The...
View ArticleURI Hosts German-STEM Immersion Day
To engage high school students who have an interest in studying the German language and science-related subjects, the URI International Engineering Program (IEP) welcomed 79 students to campus for the...
View ArticleURI Student Returns to His Roots Thanks to International Business Program
Simon Hoeps was born in Germany of German parents, but moved to the U.S. when he was 10 years old. Read about how his experience in the University of Rhode Island’s International Business Program (IBP)...
View ArticleThe Internationalists
URI faculty and staff in international education as well as URI students, including IEP’s own Alison Otto (’18, GIEP/MCE), discuss how studying languages here takes their interdisciplinary studies to...
View ArticleURI IEP Alumnus Trades One Keyboard for Another on Weekends
Chris Capuano, who graduated from URI’s International Engineering Program in 2015 with bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering and Spanish, works as an engineer for the Naval Undersea Warfare...
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Immerse Yourself in a Language This Summer
German STEM Immersion Summer School in Berlin, Germany Program Dates May 24 – July 6 Application Deadline: March 1 For more information, contact Niko Tracksdorf Take Your Spanish Skills to the Next...
View ArticleNew York Times Article Commends URI’s IEP
An ope-ed in The New York Times described the University of Rhode Island’s International Engineering Program as a program “for students looking to become truly global engineers.”
View ArticleIEP Co-Founder John Grandin to Receive Honorary Degree from URI
John M. Grandin, the founding director of URI’s International Engineering Program, will receive at honorary degree at URI commencement ceremony on May 19.
View ArticleURI German IEP Alumna Receives Fulbright Award
Cherish Prickett, who graduated summa cum laude from the URI’s International Engineering Program in 2018, with bachelor’s degrees in industrial and systems engineering and German, was recently awarded...
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R.I. can be National Leader in Language Education
By Sigrid Berka and Andrew Corsini Posted on April 26, 2019 In this global economy, local companies are looking for a multilingual workforce with cultural intelligence, flexibility to move across...
View ArticlePassion for Oceans Inspires URI IEP Student to be Renewable Energy Entrepreneur
Despite having spent most of her childhood in South Dakota – far from the coast – Ellie Dunkle has always loved the ocean. That’s why she chose to study ocean engineering and oceanography through the...
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