The world needs engineers with vision.
At URI’s College of Engineering, you’ll find opportunities to work alongside visionary researchers developing technologies that improve lives, expand knowledge, and explore new frontiers.
Our students are central to this work. Guided by faculty mentors, they’re expanding access to clean water in rural communities, creating advanced sensors for robotic systems, and engineering biomedical technologies to detect and treat disease. URI engineers intern and perform research around the globe, collaborating on sustainable energy projects, innovating fuel-efficient transportation, and tackling challenges that transcend borders.
See the World. Shape the Future.
Pair your engineering degree with a language and international experience through the International Engineering Program.
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Student finds the best of both worlds through IEP program - Daniel Meola, of Cranston, Rhode Island, always wanted to be an engineer. Since a young age, he also began collecting Pokémon cards and watching anime, intrigued with Japanese media and culture. “URI allowed for me to study both engineering and a language of my choice which was one of the best decisions I could ever […]
Engineering senior credits URI College of Engineering in her success - Sophie Plante is set to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in computer engineering and minors in biological sciences and mathematics next December. Plante, of Attleboro, Massachusetts, always loved learning and exploring new ideas. As a New England native, transferring to the University of Rhode Island from a small, city university was a natural and […]
IEP graduate earns accelerated B.S./M.S. scholarship to pursue master’s - Katie Aaronson, of Exton, PA, joined University of Rhode Island’s International Engineering Program as an ocean engineering and Spanish major. Aaronson is completing her undergraduate degrees and if she could suggest one bit of advice to anyone to make the most of their own experience, it’d be to stay dedicated, but remain open-minded. “Getting heavily […]
Rhode Island Foundation fellowships awarded to support foreign language study abroad - The foundation has named 30 students 2026 Beatrice S. Demers Foreign Language Fellows and five additional fellows are recipients of the Michael P. Metcalf Memorial Fund to assist students with financial expenses, making foreign language study abroad possible.
