As a Robotics Engineer, you can:

• Participate in summer programs to fulfill core, professional, general education or elective requirements.
• The best type of program for students looking into taking core courses for Electrical Engineering is exchange programs.
• Consider 2nd semester sophomore year, junior year or summer as the best terms to go abroad.

Due to the Robotics Engineering plan of study having a lot of sequential courses, it is very important to start planning your experience abroad early. Students are advised to not go abroad during their 4^th year due to design course requirement.

Experiential Global Learning (EGL) encourages students to talk to their academic advisor to go over what courses to take while abroad before scheduling an appointment with your EGL advisor.

When planning an experience abroad, be sure to keep in mind your electives, any extra credits you may be able to use to your advantage, as well as current and upcoming terms in your course of study.

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These programs are recommended based on your academic interests but students can explore additional approved program options via the Program Search.

Fee-Based Programs: Fee-Based Programs charge Program Fees, not UConn tuition. Program Fees will appear on students’ UConn fee bills, along with other UConn fees as listed on the program’s budget sheet.

Summer Internship in London
London, England
This 6-week summer program provides students with practical experience and academic credit. Students will take an internship seminar, receive pre-arrival placement in an appropriate internship, have access to an Internship Coordinator and have regular documented contact with site supervisor while also enrolling in a course about the history of London. 

Tuition-Based Program: Tuition-Based Programs charge in-state, New England Regional, and out-of-state UConn tuition rates based on students’ residency. Tuition charges will appear on students’ UConn fee bills, along with other UConn fees as listed on the program’s budget sheet. Students may pay housing through their UConn fee bill or directly to their host university depending on the program.

National University of Singapore
Singapore, Singapore
This program offers Semester and Academic Year exchanges. Recognized as one of the best universities in the world, NUS offer excellent courses for civil engineering students with a couple courses already approved by UConn.

University of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
Semester and Academic Year exchanges at one of the leading teaching and research universities in Australia. Its motto–Scientia Manu et Mente (“Knowledge by Hand and Mind”)–encapsulates the University’s central philosophy of balancing the practical and the scholarly.

University of Zürich
Zürich, Switzerland
Semester and Academic Year exchanges at one of the world’s leading universities in science and technology. 

Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Semester and Academic Year exchanges at a world-class research university. Engineering is the largest student cohort at Shanghai Jiao Tong. 

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Semester and Academic Year exchanges at one of Germany’s major technical universities, often compared to MIT or Cal Poly. Students interested in German Language and Engineering can consider enrolling in the EuroTech program, which will provide them with a dual degree in German and Robotics and offer an opportunity to intern in Germany. 

Finances are an integral part of the program selection and planning process. Research scholarships early to meet application deadlines and request feedback on essays from advisors and the Writing Center.

Featured Scholarships:

McMahon Family Endowment for Global Education

To learn more about this scholarship and to discover other opportunities, navigate to our scholarships page.