Engineering & Physical Sciences Summer Programmes with China (/Asia)

The Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences provides bursaries for UG students to undertake international University summer school programmes in Asia (usually China) and India during the summer.

Examples of previous summer programmes have included sponsoring students (1st year through to Level 3 Meng) to undertake a:

• 4 week summer programme at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (these are among China’s premier learning and research institutions)
• During the programmes students study the Chinese language, to learn about Chinese culture and international courses and engineering
• training.
• Two week summer programme (on campus) at Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), China which included academic lectures, laboratory exercises, cross-cultural seminar, cultural immersion activities and field trips off campus.
• Two week Summer programme on the theme Incredible India at Manipal University, India to orient students towards India’s Culture, Society, Philosophy and Traditions.

For 2021, a 2 week virtual Summer programme with Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) on either Data Science & Big Data Technology or Chinese Language and Culture is being made available to EPS UG students. (50% subsidy provided to successful students).

Further details can be obtained by contacting melissa.laverty@qub.ac.uk