Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)

Global Research Scholars (GRS) is a unique, research-intensive study abroad program designed for talented undergraduate students of all engineering majors. The program combines a study abroad experience with the opportunity to join a research team abroad at an IPENG partner school. GRS participants receive a scholarship and present their research findings in the fall at the International Research Symposium that is part of the Engineering Research Fair.

• Germany: TUD IREP
• Germany: TU Munich-PREP
• Singapore: NUS
• Switzerland: EPFL

You can choose a research project in the IREP project database or suggest your own project for the summer, fall, or spring semester. Under the supervision of an international research group and your individual IREP supervisor, you will learn the newest research methods and how to apply these state-of-the-art research skills to real-life scientific problems while improving your ability to communicate and team-work. Your IREP supervisor will support and guide you throughout your research project. At the end of the research project, you are required to compile your results and solutions in a scientific paper and give a final presentation to fellow researchers. To foster a better understanding of Germany and help you to navigate through everyday life, you will be introduced to German language and culture by means of the orientation program at the beginning of the program. An inter-cultural workshop, guided tours, and an excursion to Heidelberg will round up this exciting program. If you participate in research in the fall or spring term, courses can be taken in social sciences, humanities, and technical areas. School begins in October and runs through July with a two month break. Students usually arrive in Darmstadt around the first part of September to participate in an intensive language session.

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This is a summer research internship where you participate in two workshop-based “courses” in science and engineering. CityU will direct you to the appropriate laboratory according to your background information provided in the application and CV. In addition to research, you will participate in outside cultural activities and industrial visits to gain a brief understanding of industrial establishments in Hong Kong and a better understanding of Chinese culture. Possible research areas are:

• Civil, Structural Geotechnical and Architectural Engineering
• Coastal Pollution and Conservation
• Software Engineering
• Electronic packaging
• Communication Engineering
• Applied Mathematics and Computational Mathematics
• Manufacturing and Quality Engineering
• Mechatronics and Automation
• Physics and Materials Science

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The x-FU(s)ION international research internship is a two-month (mid-June to mid-August) paid undergraduate research internship in Kyushu University, Japan. Interns will work with faculty, students, and postdocs on experimental and computational projects focusing on the use of solid oxide electrolysis cells to transform renewable energy into chemical energy and store it for later use.

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Spend 8 weeks conducting research at one of the top universities in the world. The National University of Singapore (NUS) is internationally respected for its high-quality research in science, technology and the humanities — and, increasingly, at the interfaces between these areas.

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You may choose to only do research during the summer study program at POSTECH or you may do research and participate in the POSTECH English Only Dormitory Program (PENDP). This program can be extended through fall semester.

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You will spend 8 weeks from mid-May to mid-July taking language and culture classes and performing research in UPCo labs under the technical guidance and supervision of skilled professors with a good command of the English language.

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Laboratory Research starts on the second day of the program and is held six hours daily Monday thru Friday. Language and Culture classes are held 1 day per week for 2 hours and there are some field trips during the program.

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