U of T Engineering undergraduate students have access to study, research and professional experiences abroad. Below is a list of highlighted global opportunities available to undergraduate engineering students. Students are encouraged to explore the full list of international experiences through U of T Learning Abroad.
If you have any questions about specific opportunities, visit their websites to learn more. For any general questions about global opportunities for undergraduate engineering students or if you would like to share opportunities not listed here, please contact the Experiential Learning Coordinator, Undergraduate Research and Global Opportunities at goglobal@engineering.utoronto.ca.
This page was last updated for the 2024-2025 academic year. Please check back in Fall 2025 for updated information on global opportunities and how to apply in the 2025-2026 academic year.
Research Opportunities Abroad
| Global Experience | Description | How to Apply |
|---|---|---|
| Summer Research Exchange Program | The Summer Research Exchange Program, offered through the Centre for International Experience, allows undergraduate students to gain hands-on research experience at partner institutions worldwide. Students are supervised by faculty at the host institution in pre-designed projects or in self-designed projects. Engineering students can apply their summer research hours toward their practical experience requirements (PER) or, in certain cases, earn an APS299 credit. Research placements run full-time for 8 to 16 weeks between May to August. | Application Deadline: Varied across partner institutions; Refer to Learning Abroad for more information. |
| RISE-Globalink Research Internship | The RISE-Globalink Research Internship (RISE-GRI) is a competitive initiative that offers undergraduate students at Canadian universities in the fields of biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, earth science, and physics the opportunity to participate in a research project supervised by a doctoral student at a German university or institution. | Application Deadline: November 30, 2024. |
| Laidlaw Scholars Program | The Laidlaw Scholars Program provides first and second-year students with funding to pursue research in any area of interest at U of T, or anywhere in the world. The Scholarship Program provides 16 months of programming that aims to develop a new generation of leaders who are skilled researchers and believe it is a moral imperative to lead with integrity. For the 2024-2025 Laidlaw Scholars Programme Application, an option for students to apply for a research project proposed by the University of Toronto faculty members is being piloted. | Application Deadline: February 3, 2025. |
| Reach Alliance | The Reach Alliance recruits student leaders across the world’s best universities to examine how critical interventions and innovations reach those who are the hardest to reach: those living in extreme poverty, the geographically remote, administratively invisible and marginalized. Take part in student-driven, faculty-mentored research and leadership initiatives by being a Reach Alliance Researcher. | Application Deadline: February 6, 2025. |
Course Opportunities Abroad
| Global Experience | Description | How to Apply |
|---|---|---|
| Course Exchange | Choose from over 130 international institutions to study abroad on exchange! Exchange opportunities offered through the Centre for International Experience (CIE) provide undergraduate students with the opportunity to take core or elective courses at partner institutions abroad as non-degree students. You may go on exchange for a semester, a full academic year, or over the summer. | The general deadlines for course exchange opportunities are listed below based on when the exchange would take place. Please note that each experience may have a different deadline, which will be indicated on the experiences page. Fall 2025 and Full Year Exchange (2025-2026): January 15, 2025. Summer Experience: February 12, 2025. Winter 2026 Exchange: April 2, 2025. |
| Summer Abroad | Complete a full-year Arts & Science course credit in 3 to 5 weeks overseas with Summer Abroad! These courses are designed to be relevant to the location and enrich the academic experience by providing an exciting and educational international experience. Relatively small classes (25 on average) are taught by U of T professors or faculty from the host university. Engineering students can take these courses to complete CS/HSS credits or Arts & Science minors. | Applications open for Summer Abroad on December 13, 2024. The deadline to apply is January 31, 2025. |
U of T Global-Focused Courses
| Global Experience | Description | How to Apply |
|---|---|---|
| Global Leadership Minor | The U of T Engineering Minor in Global Leadership is part of U of T’s first tri-campus, interdivisional, multidisciplinary undergraduate program. It is distinguished by its critical and multidisciplinary focus on leadership in a global context. This is combined with an emphasis on developing knowledge of global issues within an engineering framework and how engineers can influence and improve conditions around the world. | For more information on the tri-campus minor and applications, please visit the Centre for International Experience (CIE) website. The deadline to apply is May 31, 2025. |
| Centre for Global Engineering: Certificates and Courses | Explore courses offered by CGEN which focus on building students’ competencies in design thinking, global development, and participatory research. If you are interested in topics related to engineering and global development, consider completing the Certificate in Global Engineering. | Contact CGEN to learn more about the courses offered and email engineering.minors@utoronto.ca with questions about the Certificate in Global Engineering. |