96% of humanity lives outside of the U.S.—yet only 2% of U.S. college students study abroad each year.
Rensselaer is taking bold steps to change this. REACH (Rensselaer Engineering Education Across Cultural Horizons) will phase in the expectation that all engineering students participate in an international experience as part of their education program.
About the Program
Rensselaer Launches International Experience for All Engineering Students
(04/11/2008) - REACH is highly flexible in that it will offer students the opportunity to participate in structured study abroad programs...Read More
A Plan to Send Engineering Students Abroad Inside Higher Ed
(04/04/2008) - "We're going to grow this program slowly," said Alan W. Cramb, dean of RPI's School of Engineering...Read More
Hear from Students
"...the fact that something could be so different and so similar at the same time was fascinating."
— Alicia Hidalgo '08 [read full]
"To say that my experience was one of a kind is only a small testament to how incredibly eye-opening and blissful it was from beginning to end."
— Jeff Lamborn ’08 [read full]
"It made me realize how little I know about the world and I how much I want to see and learn from other cultures."
— Rebecca Moore '08 [read full]
"While the collegiate experience was different between the two cultures, the practice of engineering proved strikingly similar."
— Søren Vedel [read full]
