Study Abroad

Most spring breakers don’t think much about the airplane that gets them to and from their destination, they simply see it as a means to an end. This wasn’t the case for 10 UCF students who spent their break getting an inside look at the aerospace industry. This past spring, students in the aerospace, mechanical […]

When Dianna Choque stepped on to the UCF campus for the first time, she knew this was the university she wanted to attend. The regional competitions of her high school For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) robotics team brought her to the main campus annually – and eventually led her to the […]

Every college student looks forward to Spring Break, but the students who take “Contemporary Projects in Aerospace Manufacturing” look forward to it even more. As part of the class, students travel to São Paulo, Brazil, during Spring Break for a week-long study abroad experience. “This program allowed me to see aircraft manufacturing on small and […]

Like many college students, Gabriel Torres dos Santos Mechi spent his Spring Break studying abroad. Unlike most college students, his study abroad experience gave him a new perspective on his own home country. Mechi, an aerospace engineering major from Brazil, was one of nine students to participate in this year’s study abroad trip to São […]

When mechanical engineering student Kylan Brooks traveled to São Paulo as part of a 2018 study abroad trip, he had no idea how much impact the experience would have on his career. Brooks was one of eight engineering students who participated in the first study abroad trip to Brazil as part of the class, Contemporary […]