International Exchanges MTU maintains cooperative agreements with several institutions of higher learning to expand international educationalcooperation through exchanges of students, faculty, and administrators. Programs are available in over twenty countries around the world. Through IREX, graduate students and faculty may participate in research-related exchanges in the newly independent states of the former Soviet Union. By agreement with the Bahamian Field Station, students of biological sciences may participate in field work on San Salvador Island in the Bahamas. After completing two semesters of on-campus academic work, students serve two years with the US Peace Corps.
Students return to campus for one additional semester.
Contact the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering or the School of Forestry and Wood Products for additional information. In conjunction with the German Academic Exchange Service and the American-Scandinavian Foundation, MTU coordinates summer internships that allow students to work in their fields in Germany and in the Scandinavian countries . Return to top International Scholarships, Fellowships and Research Funding CIE provides detailed information on the many types of funding available to all students and faculty who wish to pursue their learning abroad. Extended University Programs Michigan Tech promotes knowledge enrichment and personal development through credit courses and programs, as well as noncredit courses and seminars offered via distance delivery technologies to individuals and corporate sponsors. The Office of Extended University Programs facilitates the organization and delivery of MTU distance learning programs.