Pick Your Program!

Students can study abroad for varying lengths of time. Some programs are designed for groups, while other programs may be a more independent experience. During the program search, it is important to consider academics, personal goals, program costs, and attitudes towards diverse populations.

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Program opportunities for first-year students to Study Abroad!

There are dozens of programs where you can study abroad and stay on track. Here are just a few featured programs that you can do in your first year as a Penn State engineer.

Summer

Como, Italy: Cross-Cultural Engagement and Technical Presentation

Students who participate in this faculty-led program will travel to Italy and Switzerland to collaborate with students from the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland as they learn how to deliver effective technical presentations in a European setting and are introduced to the Italian language. This program runs for 3 weeks and fulfills 6 credits. 3 credits of a CAS 100 equivalent and 3 credits of Social and Behavioral Sciences (GS).
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DIS: Summer in Scandinavia

This is a direct enrollment program where students choose between 3-9 credits of general education requirements particularly fulfilling interdomain/integrative studies courses. Students can choose to take courses in Denmark or Stockholm during this experience.
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Fall

Hannover, Germany
ENGR 199: First-Year Engagement Seminar
Travel: Fall Break

ENGR 199 helps facilitate students’ adjustment to the high expectations, demanding workload, increased academic liberties, and other aspects of the transition to college life and introduces them to their responsibilities as members of both the College of Engineering and the University community. This First-Year Engagement Program is designed to introduce global competencies needed for today’s engineers, introduce student resources available at Penn State, and enhance global engagement with embedded travel to Hannover, Germany during fall break. While abroad, students will engage with faculty and undergraduate students at Leibniz Universität Hannover, visit industry partners, and tour cultural sites.

This course satisfies the University’s IL and FYS

University of Virginia, Valencia Spain

Students who choose this program can complete several of the required entrance to major courses such as Math 250, EMCH 211, PSY 212, STAT 318, and CMSPC 360. Students will directly enroll in this program and take courses in English alongside local students and other international students. All courses are taught in English, by Spanish faculty to engage students in a cross-cultural and once-in-a-lifetime international experience.
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After your study abroad experience, you can become a Global Engineering Fellow earning you a scholarship each semester!