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Aug 07, 2018

Bringing Solar Power to Tanzania While Dealing with a Whole New Culture

Erin acknowledges that she initially felt anxious about her first global co-op, working for a company that brings solar power to Tanzania, but ultimately she flourished at Sikubora Limited.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Students in Italy in front of view of water

Jun 29, 2018

Dialogue of Civilizations Italy

Written by Louiza Wise, a third year as an Environmental Engineering student. About me Louiza Wise is entering her third year as an Environmental Engineering student. She is involved on […]

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Jun 13, 2018

Passion for Learning, Teaching

After being accepted into Northeastern’s prestigious University Scholars Program for his outstanding high school performance, Delaware native Thurston Brevett, BS Electrical and Computer Engineering 2018, intended to take full advantage […]

Electrical & Computer Engineering

May 22, 2018

Leaving no stone unturned

On his co-op, Fenbert worked as a research assistant at the Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas in Mumbai, India. He also participated in a Dialogue of Civilizations program to Iceland, as well as an independent research project in Cuba to study natural disaster resiliency. 

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

May 22, 2018

Entrepreneurship Co-op Leads to Fulltime Start Up

When Nader Yacaman Juha, BS Industrial Engineering 2018, was growing up in Honduras, he spent a lot of time walking around a hospital with his grandfather, who was a doctor […]

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

May 15, 2018

Bucket List: Check!

Carly Parlato’s, BS Mechanical Engineering 2018, time at Northeastern has taken her to the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California and Taiwan during a Google co-op. Her ambition is to […]

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

student learning over concrete water system in rural area abroad

Feb 07, 2018

EWB: Global Engineering for Students and Developing Communities

Written by Maria Franko, a fourth year student pursuing a BS in Civil Engineering and an MS in Environmental Engineering. About me Maria Franko is a fourth year student pursuing […]

Civil & Environmental Engineering

student in hat and coat in Berlin with building in the background

Jan 31, 2018

Photo-optical Imaging Global Co-op in Heart of Berlin

Written by Aspasie Song, a fourth year Bioengineering student. About me Aspasie Song is a fourth year Bioengineering student with a concentration in Bioimaging and Signal Processing and a minor […]

Bioengineering