1. Exchange Program Model Funding & Sustainability
19th Annual Colloquium on International Engineering Education, Nov. 3-4, 2016
in Newport, RI
“How to Get Started with International Engineering and Work Abroad Programs”
Program Overview IEP
Exchange Program Model
Funding & Sustainability
Sigrid Berka, Executive Director,
International Engineering Program
University of Rhode Island (URI)

2. International Engineering at URI - a model that works (Program Overview)
5-year dual degree program
B.S. in an engineering discipline
B.A. in foreign language
Chinese
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Japanese Minor
Entire 4th year:
Semester study abroad
6-month paid internship abroad

3. Enrollment over past 10 years

4. Senior Year: Semester Abroad at a Partner University
China Zhejiang University
France Université de Technologie de Compiègne
Germany TU Braunschweig/ TU Darmstadt
Mexico ITESM Monterrey & Toluca Campuses
Spain Universidades de Zaragoza, Navarra, & Cantabria
Italy Universidad de Calabria
Chile Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Japan Waseda University; Kyushu/Okayama
Universities (TBD)

5. SENIOR YEAR: SIX-MONTH INTERNSHIP ABROAD
Recent examples:
China - HengTian Insigma, Sentinel Tech, Hasbro
France - Medincell, CEREMA, ENERCAP
Germany - Bosch, Siemens, Bayer, BP, Porsche, ZF
Mexico - Hope Global
Spain - Arup, Vademecum, SEAT, Ennera
Chile - Geotecnia Ambiental, BASF, Codelco
Japan - Shimadzu

6. IEP Corporate Partners (the complete list of companies are at www. uri
IEP Corporate Partners (the complete list of companies are at Red denotes a RI, CT or MA Business Connection
APC/Schneider Electric (FIEP)
BASF (GIEP, SIEP, also LA,TX)
Bayer (GIEP, CIEP also PA)
BMW (GIEP also SC, NJ)
Continental AG (GIEP, CIEP also MI)
Daimler AG (GIEP also OH, NC)
Taco Comfort Solutions, also IIEP
Hasbro CIEP
Hexagon (GIEP, CIEP, SIEP)
IDOM (SIEP)
Lufthansa Technik AG (GIEP, SIEP)
MTU Aero Eng (GIEP)
Nokia Siemens CIEP
Pentair GIEP
Shimadzu JIEP
Sensata Technology SIEP & CIEP
Siemens AG (GIEP also all U.S. loc.)
STMicroelectronics (FIEP)
Supfina Machine Co. GIEP
SEAT (SIEP)
Toray Plastics America (FIEP, JIEP)
TRW (SIEP, GIEP)
Volkswagen AG (GIEP also TN)
ZF Friedrichshafen AG (GIEP, CIEP also IL)

7. Local and Global Partner – Hope Global
Corporate Training Locally
Internship in Mexico
Capstone Project 5th Year
Jennifer McGunigal and Sean Marran
2015

8. Andrew Brown 5 yr German IEP & Ocean Engineering
IREP at TU
Darmstadt:
"Determining the Structural Parameters for an Experimental
Bridge” .
Summer 2016
Course Work in CVE
& German
Continued Research performing modal analysis through MATLAB in TU Darmstadt’s
Civil & Environmental Eng. Dept.
Fall 2016
Received:
Beatriz Demers
scholarship
TU Darmstadt
IREP scholarship
Honors
Internship at DB Systems- Munich on Vibration Control
Spring/ Summer 2017

9. Exchange Model: URI/TU Braunschweig Unique Dual master/MBA programs (TU Darmstadt following in `17-18)
Undergraduates in exchange for Graduate students
URI undergrads pay instate tuition for Fall semester at URI
TU-BS students pay 1500 Euros program fee to finance URI student summer immersion course
2 URI undergrads at TU-BS in WS in exchange for 1 TU-BS student at URI for one academic year to pursue dual master or MBA in a year + a summer
TU-BS master students enroll for 1 summer credit at URI to write thesis
MBA students pay in-state for the summer term and the credit overload for fall and spring
Usually URI students allow for TU-BS students to use free semester slots
If TU-BS students come in excess of the exchange balance they pay in-state instead of out-of-state tuition (students covered by a DAAD ISAP stipend are counted as excess of balance)

10. Exchange Model Dual master/MBA Degree Programs
The URI/TU Braunschweig Model

11. Benefits for both institutions
Benefits for URI undergrads:
Direct Enrollment yet tailored/sheltered program
Language courses geared towards engineering students
Free summer immersion language course with expeditions
Excellent service (pick-up from airport/move in help provided by IO; help with visas and health insurance etc. )
Excellent mentoring (Patenprogramm)
For top students research opportunities in TU-BS labs

12. Exchange model Dual master/MBA degree programs Benefits for TU-BS graduates
Dual degree from a German & an American institution
Almost tuition free academic year abroad
Excellent supervision/guidance by URI faculty in a small College of Engineering / MBA program
Transparent and feasible dual degree program structure (sample curricula and credit transfer schemes for all participating schools)
Big number of exchange slots and participating disciplines
Wide variety of options for participating students:
Graduate program at
TU Braunschweig:
Options at URI add value to German degree:
M.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Wirtschafts-ingenieur-wesen/Bau
M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering
M.Sc. in Ocean Engineering
MBA

13. Beyond Successful Exchange Research project during Undergrad exchange leading to dual master
Research in URI Chem Eng. Lab on use of emulsion templating as a method for producing new lithium ion battery anodes from novel materials
Fall
Research in TU-BS Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology on drug loading techniques.
Fall 2014
6 month internship at BASF Ludwigshafen– investigating different electrolyte additives for lithium ion batteries
Spring/Summer 2015
Dual masters in Chemical-Pharmaceutical Engineering URI/TU-BS
With joint advisors at both universities
IEP Student: Chemical Engineering and German

14. Beyond Successful Exchane : Continued Graduate Education after Undergraduate Exchange
URI/TU-BS dual master recipients stayed as doctoral candidates at TU-Braunschweig
URI French IEP grads went on to Ph.D program at Université de Technologie de Compiègne
Zhejiang University 3+x dual B.S./M.S. grads stayed on for PhDs at URI
TU-BS/URI dual masters came back as PostDocs to URI (Ocean Eng.)
TU-BS dual masters came back to help run the summer URI International Engineering Academy
Univ. of Zaragoza exchange student helps URI faculty with Career Tech Academy in Providence
URI/TUBS Dual degree grads help with IEP internship placements

15. Funding & Sustainability
Joint teaching, exchange, consulting
Joint grant applications
Industry collaboration leads to
Internship placements locally & globally
IEP graduates make excellent trainee program recruits & full- time hires
In return, corporate funding for IEP
Government/Foundation support
To launch a new program (GIEP/CIEP/JIEP)
Student Scholarships
Internship Salaries (CIEP/SIEP)
Private Donors
Scholarships
Housing Facilities
Program Support
Funding & Sustainability

16. Faculty Exchange/ Collaboration/ Consulting leads to joint grant applications
Faculty exchange – URI faculty teach at TU Braunschweig or Zhejiang Univ. during sabbaticals
TU-BS faculty named Adjunct Professor at URI teaching hybrid courses (Industrial Eng.)
Curricular Consulting by URI OCE faculty to build Ocean College at Zhejiang University
Successful joint grant applications

17. Joint NSF-Partnership in International Research and Education (NSF-PIRE) Grant
$2.5 million NSF-PIRE grant to URI to foster international research and education in collaboration with the TU Braunschweig in point-of- care diagnostics
EDUCATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Developed multinational and multidisciplinary vertical teams including faculty, postdocs, graduate and undergraduate students to internationalize engineering education at graduate level
Preparation for global career
RESEARCH ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Developed a prototype lab-on-a-chip device for detecting disease biomarkers
Capitalized on complementary research strengths to create innovative discoveries
Developed microfluidic-based ocean applications

18. Why was Joint Grant Application successful?
Leveraged long-time academic partnership (exchange and faculty collaboration)
Capitalized on complementary research strengths to create innovative discoveries
Teamed across disciplines of engineering, chemistry and biology at URI to collaborate with partners at TU Braunschweig to conduct research in microfluidics technologies and applications for point-of-care diagnostics

19. Leveraging URI/PUCV Partnership for Successful Grant Proposal to Expand SIEP to Latin America
100K Strong in the Americas
Over $50,000 of agency funds
One of four universities to inaugurate Obama’s initiative
Launch ceremony with Joseph Biden and John Kerry
Over $35,000 in student scholarships
Instrumental cost share from Colleges of Engineering/A&S
Front page of Providence Journal

20. Module 2 Successful Grant Proposal to Expand SIEP to Latin America
Key activities
Activity 1. January-August: International Internship Program in Chile
Activity 2. August-December: Bilateral Academic Exchange
Activity 3. September-December: Innovations in Sustainability in Chile Spanish course
Activity 4. January: Sustainability Project and Study Tour in Chile

21. 100 K Funding allowed for J-Term in Chile
Initiatives with our partner University PUCV
J-Term
7 students, 4 engineering disciplines
16-day study-abroad experience:
Civil engineering course taught by URI Professor at PUCV facilities
Joint teaching with Professor and Assistant Dean of School of Engineering at PUCV
Sightseeing and cultural events organized by PUCV
Field trip to Chilean Sustainability Expert
Language and cross-cultural experiences
Amazing experience for students who have never travelled to South America
Mini-Study-Abroad experience as a glimpse of the 4th year in the IEP

22. Industry support Engage local industry with global footprint
Don’t just ask for support – provide service such as internship placements; recruit trainees, employees, organize joint workshops
React to industry demand, e.g. by launching new programs such as Chinese IEP, Japanese IEP
Attract funding by local/global companies like:
ZF, Deutsche Bahn, Siemens, Conti
Hasbro, Sensata Technologies
Shimadzu
Hexagon Intelligent Automation

23. Government & Foundation support
Max Kade Foundation
Supports IEP Housing
Dual Master Scholarships
J-Term
Max Kade Scholar in German Studies
Japan Foundation
Supports Teaching staff
National security Education Program (NSEP)
Supports (Chinese) Language Flagship Program
Hanban/Confucius
Supports teaching staff
scholarships
DAAD
Supports DAAD Lecturer in German
Study Tour
Undergrad/grad scholarships

24. J-Term Germany (Funded by DAAD/max Kade)
Initiatives with our partner University TU-BS
J-Term to Germany
Usually younger German IEP/IBP students
Tour Germany as site for science, technology & culture
Integrate visits to partner
university laboratories
Faculty-led tours of labs
GIEP student researcher
tour of labs

25. Funding Through Private Donors
Kirk-Duffy donations of millions to IEP (housing, directorship fund)
Wroe Family/ Ayotte Family/ Silvia Family donations to support CIEP/FIEP/SIEP scholarships
Alumi giving back to fund student scholarships
IEP advisory board funding for directorship fund
Teodoro Raffaele Diaco donation of $200,000 (ITL IEP).