International Engineering Program

German

The country that gave us the BMW, high-speed trains and other engineering feats is a perfect place to learn cutting-edge engineering. Students in the German engineering program encounter some of the world’s most respected engineers and spend time in a country centrally located in Europe.

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Languages Department: German
Curriculum Guide

Students in the German IEP spend a semester at two top technical universities: the Technische Universität Braunschweig or Technische Universität Darmstadt in Germany. Students then hold a paid internship at an engineering firm. Students have previously interned at BASF, BMW, Bosch, Hochtief, IAV, Merck, Siemens, ZF, Züblin and many others.

 

Partner Universities

Browse descriptions of each institution in URIAbroad, our study abroad database.

 

Partner Corporations

 

Austria
Ke Kelit (Linz)

Germany
Aerodata (Braunschweig)
Agfa (Leverkusen, Gera)
Aicon 3-D (Braunschweig, Meersburg)
Applied Materials (Alzenau)
AUDI (Ingolstadt)
Aviso (Gera)
Axiva (Frankfurt)
BASF (Ludwigshafen, Santiago)
Bayer (Leverkusen)
Beinbauer Group (Büchlberg)
Beiersdorf AG (Hamburg)
Benteler (Paderborn)
Bischof + Klein (Lengerich)
Blaupunkt GmbH (Hildesheim)
BMW (München, NJ, SC)
BMW Motorsport (München)
BMW RR (München)
Böhringer Ingelheim Microparts (Dortmund)
BP Mineralöl (Gelsenkirchen)
Bruker Biospin (Wiessemebourg)
Caterpillar (Mannheim)
Colcrete von Essen (Rastede)
Conti (Ingolstadt)
Continental (Hannover, Regensburg)
Coplan (Eggenfelden, Regensburg)
Daimler (Sindelfingen, Stuttgart, NJ, MI)
Deutsche Bahn (München, Berlin, Minden, Kassel)
DB Cargo (Mainz)
DB Engineering & Consulting (Hannover)
DB Netz (Frankfurt)
DB Schenker (Mainz)
DB Systel (Frankfurt)
DB Systemtechnik (München)
Draeger Medical (Lübeck)
Emitec (Lohmar)
Etalon (Braunschweig)
Experimentierstation Obstbau (Schlachters)

Fraunhofer-Institut für Schicht- und Oberflächentechnik (Braunschweig)
Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation (Stuttgart)
Hochtief (Essen, Hamburg)
IAV (Gifhorn, Sindelfingen, Nürnberg)
IAVF Antriebstechnik AG (Karlsruhe)
Infineon AG (München)
Inomed (Emmendingen)
Institute of Automotive Management and Industrial Production (TUBS – Braunschweig)
Institut für Elektrische Messtechnik (TUBS – Braunschweig)
Institut für Grund und Bodenbau (TUBS – Braunschweig)
IPAT (TUBS – Braunschweig)
KOB (Kaiserslautern)
Kolbenschmidt Pierburg (Neckarsulm, Abadiano)
Kraft Foods (München)
KS Fototechnik (Wuppertal)
Leica Camera (Solms)
Lemförder AG (SC, Spain, Germany)
LMU ArchäoBioCenter (München)
Lufthansa Technik AG (Hamburg)
Machine Learning and Data Analytics Lab (Erlangen)
Mahr (Göttingen)
Marum (Bremen)
Maurer Söhne (München)
Maxon Motors (Sexau)
Max Planck Institut für Astronomie (Heidelberg)
Mercedes (Sindelfingen)
Meyer Werft (Papenburg)
MTU (Hannover, München)
Nikola Motor (Stuttgart)
NYNAS (Hamburg)
Osram Opto Semiconductors (Regensburg)
Physikinstrumente (Karlsruhe)
PolyIC (Fürth)
Porsche (Weissach)

Preusse Baubetriebe GmbH (Hamburg)
Price Waterhouse (Frankfurt)
Q-Das (Braunschweig)
Ralf Vosseler KG (Talheim)
Raytheon Anschütz (Kiel)
Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart, Feuerbach)
Saint-Gobain (Cavaillon, Avignon, Germany)
Salzgitter (Salzgitter)
SAP (Karlsruhe, Montreal)
Schroff GmbH (Straubenhardt)
Siemens (München, Erlangen, Madrid, Berlin)
Siemens HealthCare (Erlangen)
Siemens Healthineers (Forchheim)
Skylotec (Neuwied)
Sky Deutschland (Unterföhring)
Steinle Ingenieurgesellschaft für Abwassertechnik (Weyarn)
Supfina (RI, Schapbach)
Tennet Offshore (Lehrte)
Trumpf (Ditzingen)
TRW (Alfdorf)
UniCredit (Hypovereinsbank) (München)
VAM/Becker Bau (Kiel)
Van Oord Offshore Wind (Hamburg)
VDO Automotive AG (Villingen)
Viessmann (Allendorf)
Volkswagen (Wolfsburg)
Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge (Hannover)
Vorwerk & Co. (Wuppertal)
ZF (various locations in Germany, Spain, France, USA, Mexico, China, Italy)
Züblin AG (Stuttgart)

Liechtenstein
Intamin Amusement Rides Int. Corp. Est. (Schaan)

Switzerland
Ewag GmbH (Solothurn)

Additional Language Opportunities

German STEM Immersion Summer Program in Berlin

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German IEP students can spend a summer in Berlin, immersing themselves in German language and culture, while learning about German science, technology, and engineering from experts in STEM fields. Based on the 30 year experience of URI’s German International Engineering program, the Immersion School in Berlin combines the study of German language, literature and culture with technical German and intercultural training. In the advanced technical German course, students learn to follow and participate in conversations about topics from different fields, attend a series of lectures by scientists and engineers similar to those offered at German universities, and visit research facilities and companies.

Germany J-Term Study Tour

January, over winter break
For students enrolled in the International Engineering and International Business Programs, it is crucial to get some short-term immersion experience in the country in which they will spend their senior year. This program will allow students to experience the context of the German language and engineering/business studies. Students earn 1 or 3 URI credits. The course gives students the opportunity to explore the culture, technology environment and communicate with their budding language skills. Visit the program’s current student blog project (as well as some past projects: 2018, 2016, 2015) for additional information.