<p>Is anybody familiar with that program?I think it's a good idea. I like engineering that improves lives in developing countries.I've read a article about some students who went to India to test out a experiment that generates power from streams.</p>
<p>One of my good friends from undergrad was president of one of the big metropolitan chapters of it. She had a great time. I think she did a couple of projects in Central America.</p>
<p>It's a great program. It's legit. Is there anything in particular you wanted to know about EWB?</p>
<p>I wanted to know if all engineering disciplines take part.</p>
<p>Yes, all engineering disciplines can take part. I was in my university's chapter for a semester, before leaving because of other time committments. Some of the projects my school has undertaken/is currently doing are in Mexico, Costa Rica, and Africa.</p>
<p>What type of projects?</p>
<p>Always seemed like mostly a civil engineer thing to me. But what do I know? Do EE's, ChemE's, MechE's participate in third world stuff too?</p>
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Always seemed like mostly a civil engineer thing to me. But what do I know? Do EE's, ChemE's, MechE's participate in third world stuff too?
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Of course they do. All of them can have a role in developing infrastructure.</p>
<p>i think each chapter gets like a project from the headquarters, or something like that. im not really sure. it is a fairly legit extracurricular for engineers. you actually design and implement things. its not like one of those BS groups where you show up for 15 minute meetings every other month. it also gives you a chance to apply your engineering knowledge. to be honest, you dont really get that many opportunities in college, unless youre doing some project for class or research, to apply what youve learned.</p>
<p>Can freshmen join and contribute?</p>
<p>Provided there's a chapter near you, certainly. Or, you can found a chapter by contacting national and asking what you need to do to start something.</p>
<p>I usually hear that there's not enough money to send everyone in the chapter to the foreign country to work on the project onsite, but you can still be involved locally in the design of whatever will be implemented abroad. And if you're really involved, you'll have a greater likelihood of getting to go eventually.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info.I've actually found the website that lists the projects being implemented.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ewb-usa.org/project_search.php%5B/url%5D">http://www.ewb-usa.org/project_search.php</a></p>
<p>I'm a freshmen in it and I'm going abroad to implement a project this summer. Actually, you don't need to be an engineering major to join. My chapter encourages foreign language, anthropology,etc. majors to join because they can be useful.</p>