Program Description
In this 6-week, 6-credit program, you will live, study and explore three separate regions in Ireland. You’ll start your Irish journey by spending the first week of the program at Notre Dame’s castle-like Kylemore Abbey Global Centre on the west coast.
Then the program shifts to Dublin where you’ll stay in University College Dublin dorms and take classes in O’Connell Hall at Notre Dame’s Dublin Global Gateway. In the final week, the program shifts to the historic town of Sligo to finish classes and explore the northwest coast of Ireland.
This program is open to all engineering students.
The 2026 program will be led by Professors Ryan McClarren and Craig Goehler.
Courses
All students enroll in both of the following courses for a total of 6 engineering credits.
- AME 34351: Machine Learning for Engineers
Covers topics in machine learning from the perspective of engineering applications. Topics include regression and classification problems, decision trees and related models, neural networks, and reinforcement learning. Students will be able to apply these technologies to engineering problems they encounter in other courses.
- EGxxxxx: Virtuous Engineering Design in Ireland
This course focuses on the initial stages of the engineering design process. Students will work in groups to identify customers in Ireland, discover design opportunities, and propose an initial solution. The opportunities don’t have to be new; they can be improvements on existing technologies in Ireland. The proposed solutions should use materials and industries local to Ireland.
Group projects will require a technical model based on fundamental physics and mathematics. Students will also consider the non-engineering impacts of their designs, such as environmental, financial, social, or cultural aspects. The course will introduce various virtues and provide examples of how they apply to engineering careers and design problems. Assessments will be a mix of individual and group work, with an emphasis on technical communication.
Dates
May 17 – June 27, 2026
Housing
You’ll live one week at Kylemore Abbey, four weeks in dorms at University College Dublin, and a week at a hotel in the town of Sligo on the northwest coast.
Program Fee
The cost for the 2026 Summer Study Abroad Program is $9,500, plus a $200 University Study Abroad Administration Fee.
The program fee includes the cost of 6 Notre Dame engineering credits; accommodations for six weeks, including some group meals; GeoBlue international health insurance; all program academic outings and field trips; and on-site program support from Notre Dame faculty and Global Gateway staff.
It does not include the cost of airfare; some meals (about half of the meals are provided); passport/visa fees; international cell phone/plan; personal spending money.
All students are considered for need-based engineering scholarships to help underwrite program costs.
Apply
Applications will be accepted between October 1 – November 3, 2025.
Program assignments and waitlist notifications occur before Christmas break.
Questions?
Feel free to contact:
Mike Kitz
Executive Director, Summer Engineering International Programs
mkitz@nd.edu
Todd Taylor
Director, Summer Engineering International Programs
ttaylo24@nd.edu