<p>For mechanical and electrical engineers, a new exchange program in the field of automotive engineering has been launched with collaboration between the University of Alabama and the University of Applied Sciences at Hochschule Esslingen. Students will take two years of engineering coursework and German at Alabama, followed by a semester of coursework in Esslingen, Germany and a semester internship with a German company, such as Daimler Benz, Bosch, and Behr. Read the article from the Crimson White: <a href=“http://cw.ua.edu/article/2014/09/ua-starts-exchange-”>http://cw.ua.edu/article/2014/09/ua-starts-exchange-</a></p>
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Students in the program will first complete two years of engineering and German language course work at The University of Alabama, as well as an internship the summer before their sophomore year with Mercedes-Benz U.S. International in Vance, Alabama.</p>
<p>The students will then travel to Hochschule Esslingen for one semester of course work and one semester of professional practice during their junior year.</p>
<p>Mercedes-Benz is not the only consumer in the program. Other industries in the Esslingen area include Daimler, Bosch and Behr.</p>
<p>Balasubramanian said the mission of the exchange program is to prepare students for the variety of German and multinational companies in the southeastern United States.</p>
<p>“The students work as interns in a German automotive company or supplier,” he said. “They get a deep insight into how a German company works, and we hope that when the students come back from their year abroad that they then go to work for a German multinational in Alabama or the Southeastern region.”
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