College of Science and Engineering

The University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project brings together students from multiple majors to compete on a global scale. Several members of the team are in Australia for the 2025 World Solar Challenge.

Hyeonjeong Jeong left her home country and switched her field of study—from physics to electrical engineering—to follow her faculty advisor from Seoul National University to the Twin Cities campus.

The international program seeks to leverage geodesign thinking, geospatial technologies, and other research tools to help local communities around the world grow and thrive by meeting UN Sustainable Development Goals.

CSE student Abigail Johnson traveled to Malawi last summer to take part in an Engineers Without Borders project, where she worked to design and implement a water distribution and sanitation system at a local school. 

Donovan Magney received a glimpse into space travel when he recently participated in a LunAres Analog Astronaut Mission.

University of Minnesota Earth and Environmental Sciences Professor Peter Makovicky will conduct research in Argentina in the coming year.

For two weeks starting in late December, a group of students from the College of Science and Engineering visited Tanzania.

UMN Executive Vice President and Provost Rachel Croson visited Greater China in mid-December to support and renew the University's engagement there.

Several UMN faculty and professionals have been selected as 2023-24 Fulbright U.S. Scholars.

President Joan T.A. Gabel led a University of Minnesota delegation to Seoul, South Korea, from March 20-22, 2023.