The University of Rhode Island has been recognized by the U.S. Department of State for being a top producer of Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship recipients among mid-sized colleges and universities in the country over the past 25 years.
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Ashly Martinez Rodriguez, a URI International Engineering Program student from Providence—originally from the Dominican Republic— is double-majoring in computer engineering and Japanese. On Jan. 28, Martinez Rodriguez in part played the role of teacher and worked with students one on one on how to speak Japanese.
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Coming from halfway across the country and halfway across the globe, a team of IEP presenters shined at the 28th Annual Colloquium on International Engineering Education in Texas last fall.
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IEP alumni share some of their recent highlights and accomplishments. Additionally, we call attention to the efforts of others in service to the IEP.
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The IEP sponsored a variety of events this fall, incorporating popular career-oriented activities from years past alongside some new student-led initiatives
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Find out what our students abroad have been up to by scrolling through the updates they’ve shared with us.
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Recent graduate Brinik Erickson discusses adjusting to life in France over the last year and a half, including his time there with the IEP. Erickson first arrived in France in late summer of 2024 and is now based out of Grenoble, France.
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Stefanie Vining relocated to Bordeaux, France, after receiving an offer to remain at Unither Pharmaceuticals full time, where she interned through the URI International Engineering Program.
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University of Rhode Island students in STEM fields can select from a robust list of international internships from around the globe with new affiliation with the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience. IAESTE is a global non-governmental, non-profit organization that facilitates a reciprocal exchange program for engineering, technology, science, and architecture […]
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All eight of the College’s undergraduate programs accredited ‘without any weaknesses or concerns’
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