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Deadline is Friday October 7, 2011 at 11:59 PM.
The Rising Sophomore Abroad Program (RSAP) combines a semester-long course with a two week in-country experience. The class is designed to introduce students to global teaming and leadership in engineering. The course emphasizes the importance of achieving cultural competency as engineers, as well as the cultural, social and economic aspects of practicing engineering abroad. Students also study historic innovations and modern technology and how different cultures shape today's lives.
By giving students a taste of an international experience and increasing their comfort level with global travel, the program promotes additional, more extended international academic experiences such as internships, study abroad programs, or faculty-led programs. RSAP also allows students the opportunity to make initial contact with an industry or university in another country to further their student experience or career prospects.
Destinations: | Western Europe (exact locations TBD) |
| Credits: | 3 hours |
| Eligibility: | First-year undergraduate students in engineering may apply |
| Housing: | 2-6 students to a room in hostels and hotels |
| Travel Dates: | May 10-24, 2012 (est.) |
| Cost | $2,900 includes program fee, lodging and breakfast, in-country travel. Does not include airfare, lunches, dinners, and personal expenses. Scholarships may be available. |
| Application | Application and Letter of Reference are due October 7, 2011 at 11:59 pm |
For more information, please contact the College of Engineering International Programs Office.
Visit the websites designed by the RSAP Ambassador Club for personal accounts of past trips.
| 2011 | Germany, Switzerland, Italy and France |
| 2010 | Germany, Switzerland, Italy and France |
| 2009 | Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong |
| 2008 | Germany, Switzerland (including VT campus in Riva san Vitale), Italy, and France |