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Please note - COURSE DETAILS TO BE CONFIRMED
(information received January 2009)
The University of Colorado at Boulder is situated in a scenic valley 30 miles northwest of Denver near the Rocky Mountains, in the western part of the United States. The High School Honours Institute sponsored by the College of Engineering and Applied Science provides an opportunity for students in Year 12 to explore the engineering/engineering related disciplines – aerospace, applied mathematics, chemical, civil and architectural, computer science, electrical and computer, engineering physics, environmental and mechanical. Students will select 2 areas of interest for the major part of the programme and be introduced to 3 other additional areas.
Activities will include –
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Lectures, demonstrations and hands-on experiments in the new integrated teaching laboratory
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Contacts with major US companies such as Lucent, Sun Microsystems, IBM, Lockheed Martin
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Evenings at the CU Recreation Centre and Pool
Students accepted for Headstart in Colorado will need to ensure they make travel arrangements to arrive in time to register at Boulder by 3pm on the Sunday. In addition to the Headstart application form, you must complete a Colorado HSHI application, and may require a visa to visit the United States. Successful applicants interested in Colorado will be offered a UK course as an alternative, and will have the opportunity to take one or both. You must apply direct to HSHI to be considered for the Colorado course and will be expected to make your own travel arrangements.
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