Summer abroad
Spending the summer abroad allows you to get a taste of living and working internationally without committing to a full year.
Find out more about summer opportunities and travel awards.
Undergraduate Engineering students may apply to study abroad on credit-replacing exchange at one of York’s University-wide partners, which are open to students from most other departments at the University.
Engineering students can only take part in this opportunity in their second year of study.
Explore University-wide Exchanges
For academic queries, contact your supervisor or the Departmental International Officer, Dr Kanapathippillai Cumanan: kanapathippillai.cumanan@york.ac.uk.
Explore the Year In Industry, Placement Year options, or summer international internships, if you are interested in work opportunities outside the UK.
Depending on your programme of studies, you may be interested in:
What to expect
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As well as attending International Study Centres, in recent years Electronic Engineering students have been to the following destinations:
Degree | UG/PG | Country | Host organisation | Programme | Duration |
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Electronic Engineering | PG | Hong Kong | The Chinese University of Hong Kong | Work Placement | 3 weeks, March |
Electronic Engineering | PG | China | Nanjing University | Work Placement | 6 months, Dec-June |
Electronic Engineering (with a year in industry) | UG | Germany | Bosch Sensortec GmbH | Work placement | 11 months, July-June |
Electronic Engineering with Music Technology Systems (with a year in industry) | UG | Germany | Schoeps Microphones | Work placement | 12 months, Aug-Aug |