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Summer Research Programs


Viterbi School of Engineering's summer research programs offer engineering students at USC and partner institutions the opportunity to gain hands-on research experience supervised by faculty members at hosting institutions.

The 2-month research internships give Viterbi graduate and undergraduate students the opportunity to work on research projects under the direct supervision of faculty from host universities, while at the same bringing international students and researchers at USC to work in collaboration with USC faculty. The program also promotes short-term faculty exchange visits of up to one semester.
Partner universities:

The Indian Institute of Technology
Kharagpur, India
Funded by infoUSA, the program has been bringing IIT Kharagpur students at USC since... Partnership details >>

Tsinghua University, School of Information Science & Technology
Beijing, China
Supported by USC and Tshinghua University alumnus Feng Deng, the partnership has culminated with a recent 3-day conference hosting engineering faculty and deans from USC and China's pre-eminent technical research institution ... Partnership details >>

USC Summer Research Internship

With the support from NSF REU grants, outstanding undergraduate engineering students have the opportunity to spend the summer at USC, conducting world-class research under the guidance and supervision of renowned Viterbi School faculty.

CLICK HERE for a complete list of Summer 2008  internship opportunities.


Corporate Internships

Infosys Global Internship Program
Infosys Technologies, Ltd.
Bangalore, India
InStep is Infosys' Global Internship Program for undergraduate, graduate, MBA and PhD students from top academic institutions around the world... Program details >

For additional information, please contact Prof. Raghu Raghavendra, Sr. Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, at raghu@usc.edu


NEWS

 
  • For the first time since the program's launch, four USC Viterbi students went abroad to complete their summer research under the supervision of distinguished faculty from Beijing's Tsinghua University
  • IIT Kharagpur students returned home after finishing their 8-week hands-on summer research program at USC Viterbi. Their view of the experience at USC: "a perfect window of opportunity." Read more >>
  • Tsinghua University exchange students will present their final summer projects the beinning of August
   




Program supporters

 
 
Feng Deng - USC
and Tshinghua University
alumnus