Recognizing a growing demand for internationally-experienced engineering graduates, a group of leading universities around the world established the Global E3 in 1995. Global E3 allows engineering students at member universities to enjoy a fulfilling study abroad experience.

- Tuition Swap: Global E3 students pay tuition at their home institution, and enjoy the benefits of attending an overseas one!
- Flexible Timing: Students can study abroad for the fall semester, spring semester, or the entire school year.
- Overseas Internships: Global E3 students are able to take on a supplemental internships after their study abroad experience. Not all member universities offer this option, but those that do help provide students with industrial placements near the university, co-op internships within the university, and more.

Through participation in the program, Global E3 graduates gain the necessary foreign language ability, cross-cultural skills, and professional experience to excel in the multinational/multicultural business environment of the 21st century. The importance of this unique program has been recognized by the National Science Foundation, AT&T Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Education, all of which provided the start-up funds for the program. The program is sustained with membership fees from participating universities and from corporations.



The Global E3 Program consists of a consortium of universities working together to provide an excellent study abroad experience for engineering students.

Over 70 universities worldwide—35 in the United States and 39 in Asia, Australia/Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East—comprise the Global E3 consortium. This consortium is administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE) in New York, under the guidance of the member-elected Executive Committee. Students from members of this consortium may apply to go to any participating university outside their own country.