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Learn to think and act like an engineer! With 180 hours of programming delivered over 2 years, Engineering Catalyst includes immersive design challenges, career coaching, and college and career-readiness workshops to equip students with the skills they need to pursue engineering studies and ultimately an engineering career. Students who complete the program and enroll in a post-secondary engineering degree program or apprenticeship will receive a partial scholarship from the GE Vernova Foundation.

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Next Steps for Next Engineers

After three years, the first cohort of Next Engineers: Engineering Academy students are donning their caps and gowns, ready to take their next steps on their educational and career journeys. Let’s dive into their stories, hear their reflections, and discover what lies ahead for our future innovators.

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Lifting Up Communities: GE Aerospace Foundation Launches with New $22 Million Commitment to Next Engineers, Workforce Development, and Disaster Relief

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What is life like as an Academy (Cohort Three) student?

We caught up with our learners on Next Engineers Academy, Cohort 3 to find out about their experience so far as our newest learners!

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Reaching New Horizons: Bhekumuzi K. Shares the Impact of Engineering Academy

Johannesburg Engineering Academy student Bhekumuzi shares a letter of appreciation, highlighting the impact Next Engineers has had on his journey.

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Meet Amber Oakley: Unleashing the Fun and Excitement at Next Engineers Summer Camp!

The article shines a spotlight on Amber Oakley, a counselor at Next Engineers Summer Camp. It highlights her achievements and contributions to the field of engineering.

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Spotlighting the Next Generation of Leaders

Celebrating Next Engineers students’ achievements and passion for engineering!

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Thank You Volunteers!

In Engineering Discovery, Camp and Academy, volunteers provide students the opportunity to meet real GE employees, ask vital questions, and provide a unique prospective on what it's like to work at as an engineer.

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The importance of getting young, female students interested in engineering

GE Foundation honours the contributions of women to innovation and technology.

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Giving Thanks to Those Who Give Back

Celebrating GE employees’ philanthropic efforts during National Volunteer Week.

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Building Robots and Connections: Nigel A.

Cincinnati Academy student Nigel A. has just started Year 2 of the program - learn about his Year 1 experience and what he's looking forward to in Year 2.

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High-Flying Gliders, Saltwater Shenanigans, and Handshake Heroes!

The Engineering Academy in Greenville hosted a variety of activities for its students, including a session led by Robbie Albertson, Aerospace Instructor at Pickens County Career & Technology Center, Jennifer Edwards, the Director of Global Programs at GE Foundation, and David Ladner from Clemson University’s Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences.

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Always Ready to Learn - Martin Singh

The Next Engineers: Engineering Academy in Staffordshire, U.K., officially kicked off in January 2022 with its first cohort of 50 students. GE Engineer Martin Singh has been volunteering with Next Engineers from the start.

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Year 2 Begins for Cincinnati's Engineering Academy!

Year 2 of Engineering Academy kicked off at the end of October! Our first cohort of Academy students reconvened at the University of Cincinnati to begin another year of design challenges, skill-building, and learning about engineering careers.

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Greenville Academy Session: Freefall Design Challenge

Next Engineers: Greenville Engineering Academy kicked off Year 2 with design challenges, a motivational presentation, video game demo from Skillsgapp Skillionaire Games, and the first annual Greenville Academy Fall Festival. And with this session marking the first anniversary since the program’s inception, we all welcomed our second cohort of students!

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The Next Generation of Thinkers and Doers: A Successful First Year for GE Next Engineers

It’s incredible looking back a year after launching Next Engineers in October 2021 across four cities, Cincinnati, OH and Greenville, SC, U.S., Staffordshire, U.K., and Johannesburg, S.A. We’re thankful for our program leaders, local partners, GE volunteers, parents, and most importantly, the nearly 8,300 student engagements we reached over the past year.

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Clemson News: Clemson and GE team up to inspire high schoolers to become engineers

On July 22, 54 11th-grade students in their first year of Engineering Academy Greenville, Next Engineer’s three-year program for 15- to 18-year-olds in the Upstate, visited the Clemson campus for a day of learning that was more like a trip to an amusement park than school. Read about their experience.

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Building Cakes No One’s Dreamed of Yet – Faiqa A.

Meet Faiqa, a 10th grade student at the UJ Metropolitan Academy in Johannesburg who loves baking and science. This year, she became one of the first Engineering Academy students in South Africa.

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New Voices: Next Engineers Comes To The Classroom To Recruit Diverse Students

For the students in the first class of the Academy in Cincinnati, all of whom are sophomores, it’s already been a valuable learning experience.

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Meet the Volunteers Inspiring Tomorrow’s Engineers

In honor of National Volunteer Week, we asked GE Volunteers from our Next Engineers cities about their experience working with students and the impact of mentors in their own lives.

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Making an Impact: Next Engineers First Quarter

See what Next Engineers accomplished in our first quarter!

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Now I Know I Belong – Kyla W.

Kyla W., a member of the Greenville Engineering Academy’s first cohort, is passionate about diversity in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). “Diversity matters. Representation matters,” she said.

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Next Engineers creates space for Black students to thrive

Representation matters — especially when it comes to the people solving the world’s most urgent problems.

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GE’s 2021 Diversity Annual Report: Introducing… Next Engineers

GE's Diversity Annual Report Highlights Next Engineers. The full report can be accessed here.

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A Monumental Partnership - Courtney Lilliston

Courtney’s role at Hughes Academy is to help eighth grade students prepare to transition into high school and beyond through effective career development activities and exposures. When Clemson University’s PEER & WISE approached Hughes about a potential partnership for Next Engineers, Courtney was eager to jump on board.

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The Right Moment – Marvin Francis

Experiences like these are why Marvin volunteers with youth, and why he’s volunteering with Next Engineers: Engineering Discovery. He knows first-hand what a difference a single moment can make.

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