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Empowering the Next Generation

IEEE strengthened its global community by actively engaging students and young professionals. Through its worldwide network of members and volunteers, IEEE is a place where the next generation of talent can find inspiration, build professional connections and advance their careers in technology.

Students Shine at Rising Stars Conference | IEEE Day Celebrates 15th Anniversary | IEEEXtreme Competition Breaks New Ground | IEEE-HKN Marks 120 Years | Expanding Global Youth STEM Education | Young Innovators Win Scholarship Awards

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Students Shine at Rising Stars Conference

The 2024 IEEE Rising Stars Conference drew a record 345 attendees for three days of educational sessions, keynote panels and networking. The conference featured an inaugural project showcase sponsored by the IEEE Foundation, with prizes awarded for introductory, advanced and large group projects. The first prize in the large group project went to students from Arizona State University for their hydration station, a mobile machine that can clean, sterilize and refill reusable water bottles for people who need access to clean water in Arizona. 

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IEEE President Tom Coughlin speaks at IEEE Rising Stars.
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IEEE President Tom Coughlin (center) and IEEE Rising Stars conference attendees.
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The University of New Mexico, IEEE Student Branch

IEEE Day Celebrates 15th Anniversary

IEEE Day commemorates the first gathering of IEEE members in 1884. This year’s celebration, which coincided with IEEE History Week and IEEE’s 140th anniversary, underscored the historical significance and global reach of the organization.
Global Events
1000 +
IEEE Day Ambassadors
0
Society Partners
0
Photo Entries Showcased their Events
100
Video Entries Showcased their Events
0
Individuals Joined IEEE or Reinstated their Membership
100
IEEE Day participants at various activities around the globe.
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IEEEXtreme Competition Breaks New Ground

The 2024 IEEEXtreme 18.0 Programming Competition challenged students to solve a series of complex coding challenges within a 24-hour period. The introduction of PreXtreme 1.0, a new warm-up event designed to help participants practice problems and refine strategies, proved highly successful, driving a 109% year-over-year increase in early team registration.
  • 19,916 Participants
  • 8,793 Teams
  • 75 Countries
  • 857 IEEE Student Branches
  • 150+ IEEE Sections
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IEEE-HKN Marks 120 Years

IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (HKN), the international honor society of IEEE, encourages and recognizes excellence in education, professional practice and meritorious work within IEEE’s designated fields of interest. As part of its 120th anniversary celebration, IEEE-HKN hosted a virtual fireside chat with internet pioneers Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn, both of whom are IEEE Medal of Honor recipients, IEEE Life Fellows and IEEE-HKN Eminent Members. The event offered an inside look at the creation of the internet and the groundbreaking work of these innovators. Service and outreach events included engineering workshops with younger students, tutoring, community clean ups and more.

280+ Collegiate Chapters Worldwide

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Following the 120th anniversary celebration, IEEE-HKN students, members and alumni take a photo at the SoutheastCon 2024 (IEEE Region 3) in Atlanta, GA.

200,000+ Global Members

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Students at the 2024 IEEE-HKN Student Leadership Conference.

In 2024, IEEE-HKN chapters reported:

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Total volunteer hours contributed to universities and local communities
100000
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Service/outreach events planned and executed
500
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Hours devoted to STEM outreach activities
7000 +
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Total hours devoted to all service activities to the public
43000
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STEM outreach activities planned
0 +
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Expanding Global Youth STEM Education

In 2024, IEEE expanded its pre-university engineering education through several key initiatives:

  • The new TryEngineering On Campus program launched successfully at two locations: a seven-day program at Greece’s University of Ioannia introducing students to augmented reality/virtual reality and design challenges and a two-day AI-focused program in Hong Kong.
See highlights from the camps
  • TryEngineering Summer Institute hosted 330 high school students across three U.S. college campuses—University of Pennsylvania, Rice University and University of San Diego—offering nine-day experiences with hands-on engineering activities, field trips and lab tours.
  • TryEngineering.org added enhanced resources for teachers, parents and students. The updated central hub for IEEE’s pre-university programs now features over 130 lesson plans.
View highlights from the IEEE TryEngineering Summer Institute.
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IEEE TryEngineering Summer Institute student testing her glider.
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IEEE TryEngineering Summer Institute students collaborate to save the city.
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IEEE TryEngineering OnCampus group on campus in Hong Kong.
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IEEE TryEngineering OnCampus group on campus in Arta, Greece.
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From left: IEEE Educational Activities staff Lynn Bowlby, competition judge Sri Priya Sundararajan, and scholarship recipients Abhishek Shah, Xiangzhou Sun, Angelina Kim and Sahiti Bulusu, along with IEEE President Tom Coughlin

Young Innovators Win Scholarship Awards

At the 2024 International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles, CA, IEEE marked its 25th year of participation by awarding three IEEE Presidents’ Scholarships in partnership with the IEEE Foundation. This year’s awards recognized outstanding projects including an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle system for ocean rescue, a soil carbon tracking device and a mobile app that helps ALS patients type sentences with only their eyes. The first prize winner received US$10,000, payable over four years of undergraduate university study. IEEE President Tom Coughlin also presented a special US$1,000 anniversary award alongside the scholarships.

Young Innovators Win Scholarship Awards

At the 2024 International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles, CA, IEEE marked its 25th year of participation by awarding three IEEE Presidents’ Scholarships in partnership with the IEEE Foundation. This year’s awards recognized outstanding projects including an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle system for ocean rescue, a soil carbon tracking device and a mobile app that helps ALS patients type sentences with only their eyes. The first prize winner received US$10,000, payable over four years of undergraduate university study. IEEE President Tom Coughlin also presented a special US$1,000 anniversary award alongside the scholarships.
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From left: IEEE Educational Activities staff Lynn Bowlby, competition judge Sri Priya Sundararajan, and scholarship recipients Abhishek Shah, Xiangzhou Sun, Angelina Kim and Sahiti Bulusu, along with IEEE President Tom Coughlin