“I’m grateful that I took advantage of learning French in college, because it gave my engineering career a global opportunity that I would never have imagined.”

John M. Grandin, the founding director of URI’s International Engineering Program, will receive at honorary degree at URI commencement ceremony on May 19.

Chris Capuano, who graduated from URI’s International Engineering Program in 2015 with bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering and Spanish, works as an engineer for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center during the week, but spends his off-duty time as the keyboardist and vocalist of a local band.

URI faculty and staff in international education as well as URI students, including IEP’s own Alison Otto (’18, GIEP/MCE), discuss how studying languages here takes their interdisciplinary studies to the next level.

Simon Hoeps was born in Germany of German parents, but moved to the U.S. when he was 10 years old. Read about how his experience in the University of Rhode Island’s International Business Program (IBP) brought him back to Germany to study and complete an internship.

Dr. Sigrid Berka, executive director of the URI International Engineering Program (IEP), describes how learning a new language can lead to a better understanding of the world. 

A survivor of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Ian Kanterman will graduate this spring from the International Engineering Program, with degrees in biomedical engineering and French.

This spring, Daniel Levesque will graduate from the Spanish International Engineering Program with degrees in Spanish and mechanical engineering, and a minor in leadership studies.

Lars Erickson was named a Chevalier (or Knight) by the French government for his outstanding achievements at promoting the study of the French language and culture.

Spearheaded by URI’s Spanish International Engineering Program, engineering students created prosthetic arms and hands using a 3-D printer for four Colombians who had lost limbs.