From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report.

American colleges and universities have a new program

 to give foreign engineering students a chance to study

 and work in the United States.

 It is called the Charles M. Vest Grand Challenges 

for Engineering International Scholarship Program.

 The Grand Challenges are 14 big problems that 

could be solved by engineers in the 21st century.

 They include making energy from the sun more economical,

 providing more clean water, 

preventing nuclear terror and making better medicines.

Eight American universities each offered

 one Vest Scholarship in 2014.

 Richard Miller is the president of Franklin W. Olin College

 of Engineering in Massachusetts.

 He talks about the type 

of Vest Scholars Olin College is seeking.

"Because that is to try to find very highly

 gifted individuals who are likely to make a difference

 in their generation. They are up-and-comers.

 People who are in graduate school now,

 who have visions to make a difference on a large scale.

 We believe that the next generation in order to

 achieve that vision are going to have to

 work across the globe," said Miller.

The first class of Vest Scholars has already been

 selected. Applicants must propose a one-year research

 and study plan connected to one of the Grand Challenges.

 Applications for the next class

 are being accepted now at www.vestscholars.org.

Another program for young foreign engineers is Frontiers

 of Engineering,

 organized by the National Academy of Engineering.

 Young engineers from 30 to 45 years old

 come together to listen to presentations

 about the newest developments in all types of engineering.

Two engineers who study earthquakes in the United State

s and India met at a Frontiers of Engineering meeting

 in the United States in 2012.

 Nicolas Luco with the United States Geological

 Survey talked about designing nuclear power plants 

that can withstand earthquakes.

"Make sure that you design for some ground motion 

that has the small chance of happening.

 We want to be pretty conservative.

 But this newer method goes beyond that,

 says we want to really be able to qualify

 what is the chance of damage to the power plant," said Luco.

C.S. Manohar is an engineer from Bangalore, 

India, who listened to Mr.Lugo and invited him to

 come to India. Both of these engineers want

stronger building rules to deal with the risk 

of earthquakes in all buildings,

not just nuclear power plants.

These engineers are now looking for money 

to pay for further cooperation.

Building awareness and connections is what 

the Frontiers of Engineering Program is all about. 

The Frontiers of Engineering meetings are planned 

for and by younger engineers.

There is a meeting in India in May,

one in Japan in June and one in California in September.

This has been the Learning English Education Report. I'm Karen Leggett.