Michigan Technological University (Michigan Tech) is offering a 5-week International Summer Program as an Introduction to Railroad Engineering, which includes a study abroad component in Finland. The program is open to all senior and graduate level students at Michigan Tech and other US universities and fits for students from all engineering disciplines. The program provides basic knowledge in several aspects of railroad engineering, such as operations, motive power, signals and communications and track design, construction and maintenance. The program includes several technical field visits in US and a combination of technical and cultural visits in Finland as part of the Finnish language and culture portion of the program. Summer internships with US rail industry are also facilitated for the interested participants.
Site URL: http://www.cee.mtu.edu/railroad/
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