About Northeastern University International Internship/Cooperative Education Program
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About Northeastern University International Internship/Cooperative Education Program
International Internship/Cooperative Education Program About Northeastern University Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global, experiential, research university. Our tradition of partnership and engagement creates a distinctive approach to education and research built on the values of experiential learning, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Northeastern is the recognized leader in experiential learning, anchored in the world’s most innovative cooperative education program. We offer students opportunities for professional work, research, service, and global learning across the United States and 82 other countries on seven continents. About the College of Engineering With 135 faculty engaged in interdisciplinary research and teaching, $59 million in annual research funding, and thousands of loyal alumni providing support, the College of Engineering is optimally positioned to continue to innovate through engineering research and experiential education. Over the past century, this environment has nourished the entrepreneurial spirit of countless students who have gone on to lead successful companies around the world. Join Northeastern’s expanding global cooperative education (co-op) network We have formed loyal partnerships with employers in many different industries around the world Why Choose a Northeastern Intern/co-op? • Access to motivated and ambitious students, willing and able to travel internationally and interested in exploring careers outside the U.S. • A great way to manage economic uncertainty while maintaining an internationally diverse recruiting pipeline • An international co-op faculty consultant who is focused on your hiring needs, familiar with your culture and language • A full time Visa Specialist on staff to work with you and your intern • Most students are paid a basic wage and scholarship funds are available to help with the cost of travel • An effective way to free up current employees to take on specialized projects and assignments Lois Brunet +1.617.373.5239 | [email protected] | Skype: LBrunetNEU Faculty Coordinator International Experiential Education | 503 Stearns, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts USA The Hiring Process is simple Create a Job Review Interview Description Resumes Candidates Hire, Train, Evaluate Your and Oversee Co-op Employee Students 2013 Engineering Quick Facts Select Engineering Majors • Top-50 US engineering school • Chemical Engineering • Electrical Engineering • 11 degree programs with 2700 undergraduates • Civil Engineering • Industrial Engineering • 1536 undergraduate students placed at 630 • Computer Engineering • Mechanical Engineering co-op employers in 19 countries Bioengineering coming in 2015 Testimonials from SMEs “From the employer perspective I see these main benefits in participating in NEU’s co-op program: • • • • increase awareness for globalisation and internationalization improve language as well as social skills of the teams and among all employees establish intercultural experience also among employees that are typically not traveling internationally fresh input to the organisation through ‘digital natives’.” Tobias Huchzermeyer, CEO, VARIOVAC PS SystemPack GmbH, 100 employees, Zarrentin am Schaalsee, Germany “Dealing with young American generations is a great experience for Small Medium Enterprises from all over the world especially if they are interested in doing business with the United States. If the employers let the students express their ideas and personalities, they have the privilege to understand the US customers’ perspective. We are talking about new generations, these students will be the new managers we’ll be dealing with in the next few years.” Dott. Rosy Trovato, Director of Business Development, Meccanotecnica, 30 employees, Riesi, Sicily, Italy Some of our larger partners Lois Brunet +1.617.373.5239 | [email protected] | Skype: LBrunetNEU Faculty Coordinator International Experiential Education | 503 Stearns, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts USA