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Ten Argentine Engineers Complete Second Global Immersion Program in Texas

Participants now begin a joint project to adapt best practices for the sponsoring companies.

Overview

  • The two-week immersion brought a cohort of ten recent engineering graduates to Texas for intensive exposure to leading innovation and operations.
  • Site visits included Axiom Space, Amazon, bp, Honeywell and Tenaris, with a focus on new work models, digital transformation and automation.
  • The group toured Rice University and the University of Texas at Austin, and joined networking events organized by IAPG Houston with support from the Argentine Consulate in Houston.
  • At Space Center Houston, participants met biomedical engineer María Noel de Castro Campos, who is reported to be preparing for a prospective mission to the International Space Station.
  • The initiative is jointly sponsored by CGC, Honeywell, Pan American Energy, Techint Ingeniería y Construcción, Tecpetrol and Tenaris as the second phase of the Argentina Internship Program launched in 2015, which has received over 3,000 applications and hosted about 100 international interns.