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• Ms. Haller, I noticed in your biography that you manage a Co-op and Internship program for over 600 students a year. What advice do you have for someone that has no job experience in their field to help them gain a Co-op or Internship?
• Yating, You mentioned in your biography that the organization you worked with helped students find internship and co-op opportunities. In your professional opinion, what are some advantages and disadvantages that co-ops and internships have over one another and which would you recommend? - Michael Piercy
• Yating, your biography mentioned the IREE, an internship program that sent engineering researchers to China. Is this program available through Purdue? If so, how do you apply? Are there other countries besides China that embrace this program? - Rick Schuman
• Yating, in our opinion, what is the biggest challenge for engineering students going abroad? Additionally, what difficulties did the IREE researchers face going to China? --Shi Jia
• Dr. Haller, Which countries are the best for doing undergraduate research? What if you are just looking to take some undergrad classes during study abroad? Which countries offer the best opportunities for professional/work experience without much visa problem? Katie Kitamura
• Ms. Yating, since you have visited about 30 countries. What was the most valuable experience you have learned from the other culture and how did it help you? --Artyom Melanich
• Ms. Yating, from interacting with thousands of engineers from different countries, which country would you say produces the most honest, hard-working and respectful engineers? - Elom Gomez
• Ms. Haller, I feel at a tremendous disadvantage compared to many of my international peers. Many of them speak multiple languages fluently, and have had an emphasis on a globalized world since they began their education as children. This is in stark contrast to the United States, where most of one's education is dictated by the city, county, or state. I feel that most of America's plan is "Assume everyone speaks English and wants to work here. If they don't, we're not interested." This strategy works for now, but as other countries become more developed, eventually it will become a two-way street. This brings up my questions: (1) In a more globalized world, shouldn't America have more nationwide initiatives emphasizing solid early education in foreign language and technical skills? If so, how do we start such initiatives? (2) What is the private sector doing to ensure that current (and future) engineers can be effective in an ever-globalizing world? -- Aaron Beers
• Ms. Haller, since you have traveled across the globe, did the language and cultural barrier affect your relations with other co-workers? If so, then what did you do to have a healthy relation with your co-workers? -Krishna Jhajaria
• Ms. Haller, since you were born, and have lived outside of the USA and travelled so many countries, you must have dealt with all sorts of engineers/engineering students from all over the globe. How do Purdue's engineers/engineering students compare to all those engineers you have met (not limited to engineering knowledge/skills)? What are some of the similarities and differences between Purdue engineers and other engineers? - Jitbhat Patmastana
• Ms. Haller, as an international student studying in a country that is completely different from where I come from, what do you think is most efficient way to integrate into the local culture? And what about being an engineer working at another country in our future? -Yi Tian

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