New Delhi [India], Sep 30 : The University of Arkansas, USA, as part of its efforts to foster outstanding educators who have a global perspective, has selected three students from GD Goenka School of Engineering for a fully funded summer internship at the university for a period of 10 weeks.

The University offers internships to students from all over the world based on their academic performance or extraordinary contribution towards research and development, to work as 'Research Engineering Undergraduates'. G.D. Goenka University, a leading new age university driven by a passion for excellence in education, has an active collaboration with University of Arkansas and is involved in various initiatives such as internships, student/faculty exchange, joint courses etc.

Three students, Gagan Bhardwaj (third year Mechanical Engineering), Rahul Biswash (third year Electronics and Communications Engineering) and Diksha Prakash (second year Electronics and Communications Engineering) have been selected for summer internship at University of Arkansas, USA.

Prof. (Dr.) 'Deependra Kumar Jha, Vice Chancellor, GD Goenka University said, "I feel proud and elated with this achievement and wish the students all the luck for their learning tour at University of Arkansas in USA. At GD Goenka University we aim to provide global exposure to our students to keep them abreast with latest developments in their respective fields. The Summer Internship will help these students to grow as professionals and understand the market environment they will venture into after completing their education."

The 140-year-old University of Arkansas is one of the top ranked universities in the world, and rated very high for its research work. (ANI)