Global Experiences

The class I am taking is Theory of Computation and we are studying Computer Science from its very beginnings in the 1930’s before computers were even invented.

We are here, orientation is out of the way and class has started. First picture is students demonstrating the proper way to study thermodynamics, standing in front of a 1788 Boulton and Watt steam engine.

The trip to Austria has been amazing so far. We have learned lots of things about how the melting of glaciers will affect different countries water supply in the future.

Thirteen undergraduate students recently completed a nineteen-day study abroad course based in Innsbruck, Austria. Lectures focused on glacier mass contributions to streamflow and the use of dendrochronology (tree rings) in water resources.

So far the abroad experience in Innsbruck, Austria, is most definitely living up to its expectations. The Alps are the most gorgeous mountains I have ever seen!

With the start of the college’s first faculty-led programs this summer, our application pool tripled from last year, and the college is very pleased to be able to respond to this demand and support a larger number of students for programs this year. Here are the winners.

So I need to to tell you about Thursday, Friday, and a little about this weekend’s adventures. Thursday was a normal school day but Friday was a half day. La Universidad de Antonio Nebrija only has classes in the morning on Fridays so that it can offer field trips during the afternoon.

While we were in England, we visited various historic locations throughout London, Oxford, Cambridge, Windsor, Stonehenge, and Canterbury. I also got the opportunity to go to Amsterdam in the Netherlands while I was abroad.

I attended ECAM-Lyon in Lyon, France for 6 weeks through the IPL International Summer School. I took classes at both the CPE Lyon and ECAM campus. I took 3 hours of French class in the morning and 4 hours of engineering class in the afternoon 4 days a week. My French class was intermediate level…

My “Semester at Sea” has been thus far amazing. The theme of the short-term voyage is “Engineering a New Tomorrow.” I have enjoyed learning about my course, Human Factors Engineering.