Graduate
German Dual Degree Masters Program
The Dual Degree Master's Program was founded in collaboration with our partner university in Germany, the Technische Universität Braunschweig, and enables students to complete simultaneous master's degrees from both institutions over a two-year period. This project is generously supported by the Transatlantic Program of the Federal Republic of Germany with funds of the European Recovery Program of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi).
Initiatives at the graduate level are being sponsored by a $2.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation through its new program in support of Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE). NSF is underwriting collaborative research at URI in the areas of Microfluidics and Lab-on-Chip Technology and is providing tuition and stipends for several graduate students over the next several years.
German Dual Degree Doctoral Program PhD/Doktor
As part of its research and education activities sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the University of Rhode Island has developed a new optional doctoral program known as the Dual Degree Doctoral Program. Students in this curriculum are required to complete all traditional requirements of a Ph.D. in the engineering disciplines as well as those of the German Doktor der Ingenieurwissenschaften. Dual Degree Doctoral candidates spend one and one-half years at the partner university and submit a thesis for defense which is deemed acceptable by the faculty of both institutions.
Because students in these two programs are carrying out a portion of their study programs at the Technische Universität Braunschweig in Germany, these opportunities will be particularly attractive to students with strong engineering undergraduate backgrounds and capability in the German language.
Here is a description of the dual degree URI/TU Braunschweig program for students from "the other side" where the exchange is managed by TU-BS's International Office:
Technische Universität Braunschweig - International Office
See also:
PIRE: Partnership for International Research and Education (NSF)
student voices
Michael Godfrin
Dual Masters Program
Check out Michael Godfrin's research
here.
Ahmed M. Fadl
Dual Doctoral Candidate,
sponsored by an NSF PIRE Grant
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Ahmed is joining NASA at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Wallops Island, VA. He will be focusing on solving safety issues for long range rockets destined for the International Space Station. He states that “the opportunity of graduating with dual doctoral degrees from universities in two different countries is a great experience. In conducting an international research project, I learn different approaches to problem solving, and a new teaching philosophy. Speaking a foreign language and adapting to a new culture will prepare me for the "flat" world. I encourage all students to take advantage of this opportunity to become global citizens, as it will positively impact your lives and future careers!”
For More Information
Dr. Sigrid Berka
Executive Director
International Engineering Program
p: 401.874.4700
e: sberka@uri.edu
