1. Tyler Brammeier BSME 2014

2.  Previous travels ◦ Australia ◦ England ◦ France  New experiences ◦ Food ◦ Friends ◦ Culture ◦ Adventure  Career opportunities

3.  ME Maymester ◦ Summer after freshman year for 2 weeks  Major cities ◦ Beijing, Shanghai, Harbin, Ningbo  Universities ◦ Jiao Tong, Harbin, Ningbo  Major sites ◦ Great Wall, Forbidden City, Olympic Stadium  Food ◦ 30+ dumplings, Beijing duck, street vendors

4.  Global Design Team ◦ Summer after sophomore year for 3 weeks  Basic Utility Vehicle (BUV) ◦ Hands on, competition  Culture ◦ Parades, school visit, religion  Food ◦ Fresh fruit, home cooked meals  New Perspectives ◦ Rethink engineering

5.  GEARE Program  International Internship ◦ Spring semester junior year for 3 months ◦ John Deere, CAT, SIEMENS, Research  Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) ◦ Summer semester junior year for 4 months ◦ ME 300, MSE 230, ME 452, ME 497, IE 490, ME 375

7.  3 continents  12 countries  3 internships ◦ 1 global  250 days abroad ◦ (20% of time enrolled)

8.  Future travels ◦ South America ◦ Antarctica  Career goals ◦ Live internationally ◦ Travel worldwide ◦ Work globally

9.  Many opportunities  Fun  Length ◦ Long/short ◦ Graduation  Reduced cost  Standout ◦ < 3% international experience ◦ < 1% global work experience  Global awareness

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11.  Me: ◦ tbrammei@purdue.edu tbrammei@purdue.edu ◦ Google “Tyler Brammeier Picasa” for photos  ME Maymester ◦ Dr. Diane Atkinson  Global Engineering Programs ◦ Hampton (Civil), Room 1259 ◦ https://engineering.purdue.edu/GEP ◦ Mary Schweitzermarygs@purdue.edumarygs@purdue.edu  GEARE (Office of Professional Practice [OPP]) ◦ Potter, Room 114 https://engineering.purdue.edu/ProPractice/Programs/GEARE ◦ Dr. Yating Halleryatinghaller@purdue.eduyatinghaller@purdue.edu