Students,

Don’t miss this transformative engineering opportunity to study in Brisbane, Australia, over this Summer A term! Collaborate on real-world projects, enhance your technical skills, build your portfolio, and explore the vibrant local culture, all while earning 6 UW credits. Find out more and apply now at Engineering Australia: Introduction to Engineering Design and Visualization [UW Study Abroad].

Deadline for priority consideration is today, Wednesday, January 31st. Financial aid and scholarships may be available.

If you missed our informational sessions, you can find a recording here.

Program Description

Spend five exciting weeks this Summer A term in vibrant Brisbane, Australia, for this unique, hands-on engineering design program. You’ll work as teams to design, 3D print, and build devices that expand the capabilities of oceanographic science, and then test them in the beautiful Moreton Bay. By the end of the program, you’ll create a website showcasing your design. This will not only enhance your portfolio and help land future internships, but also open source your design for other engineers and scientists to adapt. This inclusive program welcomes all students, regardless of their major or prior experience.

In the classroom, hosted at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), you will learn tools and skills fundamental to engineering design, including Solidworks, additive manufacturing (3D printing), and the engineering design process. You’ll then immediately apply these skills as you meet local stakeholders, complete a needs assessment, gather additional information, and then ideate, design, fabricate, and test possible solutions. Collaboration is central to this experience. You will work in groups of 3-4 students under the mentorship of UW engineering design faculty and in consultation with QUT engineering faculty and other local experts, gaining team experience and building professional skills. 

This program aims to utilize a place-based learning approach in which participants have opportunities to investigate local historical, cultural, and sociological factors related to the design challenge as they investigate the unmet need. Activities might include touring local industry and research facilities, island visits, Koala Sanctuary, sporting events, and more.