Several of our interns sent us photos from their internship placements and/or participated in site visits by the IEP this year. Scroll through this gallery walk to learn more about where they have been placed and what they have been doing.

Kevin Suggs, a rising fifth-year senior from Pawtucket, RI, will travel to Fukuoka, Japan this fall for his long-awaited year abroad through the International Engineering Program.

IEP is happy to share that URI has been recognized as a top producer of Gilman scholarships over the last twenty years. Designed to assist Pell Grant recipients, this scholarship has aided IEPers with high financial need to make their dream of studying abroad a reality.

IEP alumni share some of their recent highlights and accomplishments.

Our IEP Directors discuss recent events and new developments within some of their different programs.

IEP students as well as recent alumni chime in about their experiences abroad, why studying abroad is so important, and what they have learned.

While still keeping virtual sessions as an option for students, the IEP was pleased to have been able to reintroduce in-person event options into recruitment and retention efforts for the 2021-2022 academic year.

For many engineering students at the University of Rhode Island, learning doesn’t end when the academic year comes to a close. Here are just a few examples of internships students conducted this past summer in laboratories and at companies. 

Zachary Smith ‘20, a IEP and Chinese Flagship graduate who triple-majored in electrical engineering, German and Chinese, recently won a Fulbright scholarship to pursue his masters in energy engineering in Taiwan. Recalled early from his study abroad experience there in 2020, now Zach will be heading back to continue his academic journey.