When you connect meaningfully across cultures, you begin to see the world from a perspective that is different from your own. Taking on the world’s challenges requires the type of thinker who can look at a problem from multiple vantage points and find solutions others can’t see.
What is URI’s International Engineering Program?
The International Engineering Program (IEP) at the University of Rhode Island offers an unparalleled experience for students looking to become truly global engineers. You’ll earn two degrees simultaneously: a B.S. in an engineering discipline and a B.A. in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Spanish, or Global Language Area Studies with a concentration in Japanese. By combining the power of a world-class engineering program, immersion in a foreign language and culture and a full calendar year studying and interning abroad, the five-year program prepares engineers who can work collaboratively and efficiently on international teams.
The University of Rhode Island’s groundbreaking International Engineering Program (IEP) serves as a model for engineering and language educators across the entire country.– The Institute of International Education
News
- Lost in Translation - As featured in this article by the American Association of Colleges and Universities, the IEP and similar dual degree programs at URI are at the center of maintaining and growing language enrollment in the face of national trends of decline.
URI student prepares for travel abroad to mentor Japanese high schoolers - KINGSTON, R.I. – July 08, 2026 – University of Rhode Island student Ashly Martínez Rodríguez, of Providence, Rhode Island, is a first-generation, electrical engineering & Japanese global language and area studies major through the international engineering program. She pursued an engineering degree because of her curiosity for technology from a very young age and technical experience […]
Engineering student heads to France for international studies this summer - In high school, Jaymori Leonard joined his school’s four-year engineering program, where he discovered his passion for engineering. Through the program, he was exposed to design, electronics, and modern engineering technologies through a combination of classroom learning and hands-on experiences, allowing him to develop technical skills and tackle real-world challenges. “I loved using those skills […]- URI students heading to Japan this summer to teach English abroad - A pair of URI Japanese program students, including IEP junior Ashly Martinez Rodriguez, will have an experience of a lifetime this summer when they travel to Japan to mentor university students there and build connections in Asia.