Dual Bachelor of Science Programs
Virginia Tech (VT, USA) and the Technische Universität Darmstadt (TUD, Germany) have established a
Dual Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) program. In this program the students
complete their senior year at the other university and earn two degrees simultaneously:
- VT: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
- TUD: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical & Process Engineering
The engineering courses at TUD are taught in German. In the case of the US students, the program
assumes no prior German labguage skills, but integrates the necessary German language
instruction into the curriculum to enable these students to graduate without delay.
The ATLANTIS program
provides an exciting extension to this dual BSME degree program: The students may also spend a summer
prior to their senior year at Kungliga Tekniska högskolan
(KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden), and participate in undergraduate research and receive an introduction to the Swedish language and culture!
Furthermore, for the classes of 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011, the ATLANTIS program also provides travel allowances of US$1,200/month (up to US$18,000 per person) while the US student is attending KTH and TUD. A similar travel allowance is provided to the German and Swedish students while they are abroad.
COMING SOON: The VT-KTH and KTH-VT dual BSME degree programs.
PROGRAM INFORMATION:
- Virginia Tech students going to Technische Universität Darmstadt
Program handout [PDF file, 660 Kbytes] Revised: July 18, 2008
***NEW***
CONTACTS:
- VT: Prof. Jan Helge Bøhn, Ph.D., TEL: +1-540-231-3276
- TUD: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred J. Hampe, TEL: +49-6151-16-2164
Senior Year Abroad Programs
These programs allow students at one university to complete the senior/final year of their
Bachelor of Science (BS) degree program by attending courses at the other university and
still graduate on time.
Technische Universität Darmstadt senior year at Virginia Tech
Replace the Technische Universität Darmstadt senior year (3rd year)
Winter/Summer semester sequence (October-July)
with a Fall/Spring semester sequence (August-May) at Virginia Tech:
- Mechanical Engineering
Program description [PDF file, 131 KBytes] Revised: May 31, 2006.
CONTACT: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred J. Hampe, TEL: +49-6151-16-2164
Virginia Tech senior year at Technische Universität Darmstadt
Replace the Virginia Tech senior year (4th year) Fall/Spring semester sequence
(August-May) with a Winter/Summer semester sequence (October-July) at the
Technische Universität Darmstadt:
- Mechanical Engineering
Program description [PDF file, 545 KBytes] Revised: August 15, 2003.
CONTACT: Prof. Jan Helge Bøhn, Ph.D., TEL: +1-540-231-3276
- Electrical and Computer Engineering (coming soon)
CONTACT: Prof. Lynn Abbott, Ph.D., TEL: +1-540-231-4472
- Materials Science and Engineering (coming soon)
CONTACT: Prof. Robert Hendricks, Ph.D., TEL: +1-540-231-6917
- Industrial and Systems Engineering (coming soon)
CONTACT: Prof. Robert Sturges, Ph.D., TEL: +1-540-231-7420
Scholarship opportunities:
- DAAD: Jahresstipendien für Studierende aller Fächer
For Technische Universität Darmstadt students going to Virginia Tech
AMOUNT: €425 [approximately US$670] per month
DEADLINE: July 15, 2009 for the 2010-2011 academic year (apply directly to DAAD)
- DAAD: Undergraduate Scholarship
For Virginia Tech students going to the Technische Universität Darmstadt
AMOUNT: €615 [approximately US$1,020] per month
+ additional funds towards travel and health insurance
DEADLINE: January 31, 2009 for the 2009-2010 academic year (apply directly to DAAD)
- PACE program at Virginia Tech
For Virginia Tech students going to the Technische Universität Darmstadt
AMOUNT: US$2,000 (if awarded DAAD Undergraduate Scholarship);
US$1,000 (if applied for DAAD Undergraduate Scholarship); $500 otherwise
CONTACT: Prof. Jan Helge Bøhn, Ph.D., TEL: +1-540-231-3276
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