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Featured Virginia Tech Faculty-Led

CS 4074: Software Engineering in a Global Context in Egypt

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Term: Spring (Embedded with Spring Break in March)

The primary objective of this course is to enable students to synthesize and integrate the knowledge and skills they have acquired throughout the CS undergraduate curriculum. Collaborative, iterative, and team-based approaches will be discussed and applied to problem formulation, requirements engineering, architecture, design, implementation, integration, documentation and delivery of a software system that solves a real-world problem, with a focus on Agile software engineering approaches. 
 
Program Contact: Dr. Mohammed Seyam, seyam@vt.edu
 

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CNRE: New Zealand: Sustaining Human Societies and the Environment

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Term: Winter Session

Examine the natural and social history and resource conservation of New Zealand’s South Island using a Geographic, ecological landscape perspective. Focus on sustainable development (sustaining human societies and the natural environment) through travel, field trips, participation, lecture presentations and seminars, debates and coursework.

Contact: Craig Ramseyer, ramseyer@vt.edu

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Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

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Location: Hamburg, Germany

Language of Instruction: English, German

Program Terms: March-July, Fall, or Academic Year

Hamburg is in the heart of Europe and is Germany's second largest city (1.8 million inhabitants). It offers an excellent quality of life, with ample greenspace, an urban lake, and numerous canals. On the North Sea, Hamburg is a city of culture and a dynamic business center, a major hub for aviation (Airbus) and an international port. HAW Hamburg offers a range of semester programs in English.

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Technical University - Darmstadt

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Location: Darmstadt, Germany

Language of Instruction: English, German

Program Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring, Summer

Universidad de Oviedo

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Location: Oviedo, Spain

Program Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring, Summer

Language of Instruction: English, Spanish

University of New South Wales

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Location: Sydney, Australia

Language of Instruction: English

Program Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring

University of Technology Sydney

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Location: Sydney, Australia

Language of Instruction: English

Program Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring

Check out the many opportunities open to Computer Science majors through the Global Education Office program search!

Featured Third Party Program

DIS: Study Abroad in Scandinavia

With DIS, you can pursue your academic and personal goals abroad, and build your own summer session or semester to fit your needs. The curriculum is broad, cutting edge, and enriched by experiential learning components. You will have the chance to study abroad in Stockholm or Copenhagen, or both and explore life in a progressive capital that offers the perfect balance of history and modern living.

Application deadlines:

  • March 15: Summer Sessions
  • April 1: Fall Semester and Full-Year
  • October 15: Spring Semeste

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