SSoE students may elect to engage in an international experience through research, internships, COOP rotations, or combinations of work and study. Some experiences may offer funding and students may also be paid for their work.
Click on the photos to the right to read what our students have to say about their international internship/research experiences!
Below are some opportunities specifically for engineering students. Additional opportunities can be found on the study abroad website www.abroad.pitt.edu.
Programs will be updated for 2021 as information becomes available. Past program information is also provided for your reference.
Check out different options below as well as on our Virtual Programs page!
CEA- Virtual Internships
SERIUS- VIRTUAL engineering research for Summer 2021 (virtual research through the National University of Singapore)
Cultural Vistas Virtual Fellowship (Internship)- Virtual Internships (funded virtual internship for underrepresented US university students)
CIS Abroad: Engineering - Virtual internships available in Argentina, Ecuador and New Zealand
Virtual Internships (through CAPA): (remote internship placements as part of Pitt's NEW Global Programs at Home option) available in: Barcelona, Dublin, Florence, London, & Sydney.
Learn International (virtual placements in Ireland - no credit internship)
Authentica (virtual placements in Asia - no credit internship)
Virtual Summer Undergraduate Research Programme (SURP) at CUHK (VIRTUAL for summer 2021 through the Chinese University of Hong Kong- in English! no credit research)
Summer Research at Ort Braude (Israel) VIRTUAL for Summer 2021
Virtual Internships through the University of Nicosia in Cyprus (for credit!)example projects have included: smart contracts, cybersecurity, adaptive sensing for drones, etc.
Amgen Scholars program in Asia (not running for 2021- check back for 2022!)
DAAD RISE- Research in Science and Engineering: Germany (will offer virtual research if needed for summer 2021)
IAESTE- International Internships Abroad
UROP RWTH Aachen University: Summer Research in Germany (will offer virtual research if needed for summer 2021)
Absolute Internships
Arcadia STEM Research in Brisbane (Australia)-not running for summer 2021
Arcadia STEM Research in Limerick (Ireland)- not running for summer 2021
Arcadia STEM Research in London, Glasglow, Dublin - offerings for summer 2021
Arcadia STEM Research in Granada (Spain) - offering meteorology/environmental studies research only for summer 2021
Chinese University of Hong Kong Summer Research (VIRTUAL for summer 2021)
CRCC Asia- industry immersion experience (Asia) (VIRTUAL for summer 2021)
CEA Internship in Rome
KAIST (KAISTIO) Summer Research (South Korea)
SAAC-USA Internships - Sweden
SERIUS: Engineering Summer Research at National University of Singapore (VIRTUAL for Summer 2021!)
STEM in Cyprus (offers for-credit research/internships, coursework and virtual options)
University of Applied Sciences (UAS7) Internship (Germany)