Make-it-in-germany
Kat Guinnip
The German economy is the powerhouse of Europe. As a country, Germany has traditionally led engineering fields with firms such as BASF, Bayer, BMW, Mercedes, Merck, Porsche, and SAP. Germany is also a leader in renewable energy research, with an announced government goal of 80 percent of energy provided in the country by sustainable sources by the year 2050. German firms also invest heavily in the United States and Arkansas. There are 22 German-owned companies that provide 1,600 jobs in Arkansas (including automotive parts, power tools, plastics, and steel). The German government is actively recruiting foreign workers for jobs in the STEM sectors that are going unfilled. [make-it-in-germany.com.--Click on EN for an English translation of the site.]
IEP students spend their fourth year abroad. In the fall, students take engineering courses at the Technische Universitat Darmstadt, which is one of the leading German technical universities, represented by the TU9 consortium and which Albert Einstein recommended to his nephew. The courses that students enroll in are regular engineering courses taught by German professors, rather than special courses designed for foreigners.
The degree plans require students to begin their studies in Intermediate German I (GERM 2003), which is possible for students who have studied at least two years of German in high school. However, students who were not able to study German in high school can easily catch up by taking Elementary German I and II (GERM 1003 and 1013) in their first year and then taking Intermediate German in summer school or as an on-line course. Interested students should review this website and complete this form.
If you are an international student who holds the Groes Sprachdiplom or the Kleines Sprachdiplom, you can make faster progress towards the degree by receiving Credit by Achievement for beginning and intermediate language courses and concentrating on content courses. Students who have had some German in high school are also eligible for Credit by Achievement credit. Students who pass an upper level language course with a C or better earn retroactive credit for the lower level language courses that cover material they have already mastered. Interested students should review this website and complete this form.
At the Technical University of Darmstadt, he discovered that biomedical engineering is actually split into Medical Technology, which focuses more on the electrical engineering side, and Sports Science, which is more related to the biomechanical aspects of Biomedical Engineering that he is interested in. Combs completed his internship at the Institute for Molecular Biology in Mainz, but he also spent a month between his studies and work in the Alps enjoying winter sports. Combs said of his experience in the IEP:
Nicholas Broadbent graduated summa cum laude and first in his class from the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts in German. He also studied vehicle dynamics and internal combustion engines while competing on the Formula Student Electric/Driverless team at TU Darmstadt. During his time in Germany, Nicholas worked as an intern in powertrain technology and business development at Mercedes-Benz world headquarters. Of his time in the IEP, Nicholas says:
As a Stanford Graduate Fellow, he is now pursuing a Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering at the Dynamic Design Lab and Center for Automotive Research at Stanford University. Herein, Nicholas is focused on developing machine learning algorithms to enhance the safety and performance of autonomous vehicles.
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