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 it becomes available. Past program information is also provided for your reference.
In a world becoming more reliant on connecting, collaborating and performing virtually, virtual internships educate, enable and empower you to develop skills today that will prepare you for employers' needs of tomorrow.
Check out different options below!
Arcadia Abroad- Virtual Internships in Europe
CEA- Virtual Internships
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)
SERIUS- VIRTUAL engineering research for Summer 2021 (virtual research through the National University of Singapore)
Virtual Internships through the University of Nicosia in Cyprusexample projects have included: smart contracts, cybersecurity, adaptive sensing for drones, etc.
Amgen Scholars program in Asia
DAAD RISE- Research in Science and Engineering: Germany
IAESTE- International Internships Abroad
UROP RWTH Aachen University: Summer Research in Germany
Absolute Internships
Arcadia STEM Research in Brisbane (Australia)
Arcadia STEM Research in Limerick (Ireland)
Arcadia STEM Research in Granada (Spain)
Chinese University of Hong Kong Summer Research
CRCC Asia- industry immersion experience (Asia)
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 (has for-credit internships along with coursework)
Summer Research at Ort Braude (Israel)
University of Applied Sciences (UAS7) Internship (Germany)