NEWS
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 29, 2007
Contact: Robin
Micket (860) 548-7894
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Introduces New Ten-Week International Scholars Program for College Graduates to Start in June 2008
HARTFORD, CONN – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is introducing a new program, the International Scholars Program (ISP), that will debut in Summer 2008. Applications are being accepted on a rolling admissions basis with a final deadline of December 15, 2007. The class sizes are limited. ISP participants will earn Graduate Certificates in either International Management or Information Technology from Rensselaer, and will also accumulate 40 percent of the requirements toward earning an M.S. in Management, an M.S. in Information Technology, or an M.S. in Computer Science, or they may apply the Graduate Certificate toward an M.B.A. pathway. The ISP combines Rensselaer's academic rigor with the global industry exposure of an international internship to provide a world-class experience introducing the college graduate to the global stage.
Through four graduate courses, students complete individual and team-based projects, introduce themselves to management of multinational corporations, and are immersed into influential cultures. Participants in the International Management track will travel to Barcelona, Spain, and Shanghai, China; while students in the Information Technology track will travel to Rome, Italy, and Warsaw, Poland. In addition, all ISP students will be taken to Europe aboard Cunard's Queen Mary 2 on which they will begin their training and education.
The classroom experience will be complemented by guest lectures, dialogues and visits with multinational corporations, in addition to Rensselaer's distinguished faculty. A value-added project, a Culminating Experience spanning 10 weeks integrated as a part of the curriculum, will be a requirement of both areas of study. Students will be working with key industry leaders, their peers, and Rensselaer faculty to develop interdisciplinary solutions to complex problems.
To learn more about the Rensselaer ISP, please contact a Program Manager at (860) 548-5600; toll-free at (800) 433-4723, ext. 5600; or visit the Web site at: www.ewp.rpi.edu/isp.