Employer Benefits of Global Engineering

Why Should Companies Sponsor or Hire Global Engineering Students?

International work and educational experiences provide many benefits which include:

• Personal growth
• Cultural awareness
• Potential career advantage
• Opportunities to meet exciting and different people
• Professional exposure and experience
• Friendships
• Future international relationships enabling foreign commerce and policy
• Understanding of diversity

Employer Benefits

How many of your engineers meet the following requirements?

• Comfortable working with international cultures and in international environments
• Capable of managing and motivating foreign suppliers
• Communicate well with international customers
• Project management and technical design which combines technical know-how with cross-cultural appreciation and skills
• Able to build strong relationships with global contacts in person and through electronic communication
• Understand the globalization of technology and how to develop and market it across different countries

The globalization of industry and technology mandates the development of engineers with a strong education in engineering and international understanding.  Lawrence Tech's Global Engineering program provides students with rigorous engineering assignments in a global context.

Companies will need to be able to innovate globally to compete with new technologies across the globe.  Hire or sponsor a Lawrence Tech Global Engineering student to create your global innovation.

Please contact Dr. Badih Ali Jawad for more information:

Badih Ali Jawad. Ph.D
Chair & Professor,
A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical Engineering

Engineering Building E34
Phone (248) 204-2553
bjawad@ltu.edu