GE Aerospace Foundation expands world STEM coaching initiative, to coach 4,000 college students in Bengaluru

Meghan Thurlow, President of GE Aerospace Foundation and Global Head of Public Affairs at GE Aerospace, addresses a press convention on the launch of the Next Engineers programme in India, in Bengaluru on September 24, 2025.

GE Aerospace Foundation has expanded its world career-readiness programme, Next Engineers, that’s aimed toward constructing a pipeline of STEM expertise, to India by launching the initiative in Bengaluru, on September 24.

The growth of Next Engineers to Bengaluru would assist enhance entry to STEM schooling for college kids and develop the native engineering pipeline by inspiring and making ready the following era of engineering leaders, GE officers informed mediapersons.

“Bengaluru has lengthy been a centre of innovation and engineering excellence, making it a pure match for our Next Engineers programme.”Meghan ThurlowPresident of GE Aerospace Foundation and Global Head of Public Affairs at GE Aerospace

Next Engineers equips college students ages 13 to 18 with hands-on studying expertise, profession publicity, and college preparation to encourage them to pursue engineering careers. Under the programme, over 4,000 college students in Bengaluru can be supplied coaching in science, expertise, engineering and arithmetic (STEM) over a interval of 4 years, beginning early CY 2026.

GE Aerospace Foundation has already skilled over 26,000 youth throughout Cincinnati, Greenville (U.S.), Johannesburg (South Africa), Staffordshire (UK), Warsaw (Poland), and Bengaluru is the newest addition to the checklist. The programme can be executed in partnership with the United Way Bengaluru (UWBe), an NGO and employee-volunteers from GE.

Meghan Thurlow, President of the GE Aerospace Foundation and Global Head of Public Affairs at GE Aerospace, mentioned, “Bengaluru has lengthy been a centre of innovation and engineering excellence, making it a pure match for our Next Engineers programme.’‘

According to her, the Next Engineers programme will embody Engineering Discovery for early secondary faculty college students and Engineering Academy for older college students making ready for increased schooling. Students within the academy will be capable to interact in immersive design challenges, profession teaching, and university-readiness workshops. Eligible college students who full the coaching and pursue engineering levels can have entry to scholarships.

“India’s engineering expertise is unmatched, and Bengaluru stands as its innovation hub,” mentioned Rajesh Krishnan, CEO of United Way Bengaluru.

Published – September 25, 2025 09:42 am IST