Aimee Allcock, a junior
civil and environmental engineering major at SD Mines, is one of 75 Americans
selected to participate in the 2018-2019 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange
(CBYX) for Young Professionals.
South
Dakota School of Mines & Technology engineering student Aimee Allcock
is one of 75 Americans selected to participate in the 2018-2019
Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) for Young Professionals.
During the year-long fellowship,
Allcock, a junior civil
and environmental engineering major, will study and work in Germany. Each
year, the CBYX for Young
Professionals provides scholarships to 350 Americans and brings 360 Germans
to the United States. More than 600 young professionals vied for a place
in this prestigious program.
Allcock will attend a two-month
intensive German language course, study at a German university or professional
school for four months and complete a five-month internship with a German
company in her career field. Participants are placed throughout Germany.
The CBYX for Young Professionals
is funded jointly by Congress (through the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs) and the German Bundestag. The program strives
to broaden the political and cultural awareness of students by experiencing
life in another country. While in Germany, Allcock will act as a citizen
ambassador of the United States, helping to promote a positive image of the
U.S. abroad and creating lifelong friendships and professional connections.
For more information about the
CBYX for Young Professionals program, visit https://exchanges.state.gov/cbyx.