The U of A is proud to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its International Engineering Program — a unique, dual-degree initiative that prepares students for the global workforce by combining a Bachelor of Science in Engineering with a Bachelor of Arts in German, completed over five years.

Launched in 2015 through a partnership between Bryan Hill of the College of Engineering and Kathleen Condray of the Department of World Languages, Literatures & Cultures, the program is a collaboration between the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Engineering. The IEP provides students with rigorous technical training while immersing them in language and cultural studies — culminating in an immersive fourth year abroad.

During their year in Germany, students take engineering courses at the Technische Universität Darmstadt — an institution famously recommended by Albert Einstein — and complete internships with leading German companies. Internship partners have included automotive giants like Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche; major tech and manufacturing firms such as TeamViewer, Kärcher, Krones, Rychiger and ZF Friedrichshafen; leaders in aerospace including NASA and SpaceX; and German doctoral labs.

Two special events will be held as part of the 10th anniversary celebration:

Virtual Panel

Careers and Graduate Study Abroad

Thursday, Oct. 2
2:30 - 1:30 p.m. (CST)
Zoom

Hear from IEP alumni who've launched successful careers abroad. Laine Rainbolt, a junior software engineer at TeamViewer in Stuttgart, Germany, and Jackson Burnett, a graduate student in electromechanical engineering at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, will share their experiences and take audience questions.

Register here to receive the Zoom link

Guest Lecture

AI and Engineering the Cars of Tomorrow

Friday, Oct. 3
3 p.m.
ENGR 337

Join us for a compelling talk by Nicholas Broadbent, a Ph.D. candidate at the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford University and a Graduate Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI. A recipient of a $330,000 graduate fellowship, Broadbent will discuss cutting-edge AI applications in automotive engineering — including autonomous drifting vehicles. Reception to follow.

For more information about the International Engineering Program, visit engineering.uark.edu/study-abroad or contact professor Kathleen Condray (condray@uark.edu).