International Student Life
A primary distinction of Cornell University’s College of Engineering is that it exists within a broad social and academic community. Far from being isolated on the Engineering Quad, students are an integral part of the ebb and flow of the university’s campus life. A large part of the education of Cornell engineering students occurs outside the college’s classrooms and labs and away from the formal engineering curriculum.
Students are encouraged to explore their interests wherever they may lead—across the college and across the university! Whether external to academics or profoundly integrated with academics, participation in student life provides balance and perspective to classroom learning. Learning from other cultures, experiencing different ways to approach and solve problems, gaining exposure to varying intellectual views, and meeting interesting people are all important, and the students are encouraged to interact with the world they will encounter after they leave the campus.
The College of Engineering’s student project teams are unsurpassed in terms of the range of experiences available to students and the success that our teams have enjoyed. Our student project teams bring together people whose collective experiences, perspectives, and creativity provide the foundation for solving problems that leave even the most astute individuals perplexed. The success of our teams springs from the diversity our teams bring to bear on the problems they encounter.
