GE Aerospace Foundation Announces Next Engineers Expansion to Bengaluru, India

The GE Aerospace Foundation announced the expansion of its Next Engineers college readiness program to Bengaluru, India, to advance the program’s goal of encouraging young people to pursue careers in engineering.

The expansion of Next Engineers will help build a strong engineering pipeline in India. With this announcement, the GE Aerospace Foundation, alongside leadership and volunteers at the Bengaluru facility, will now move forward with identifying an academic partner to be announced in late 2025.

Bengaluru was selected using a range of criteria, including GE Aerospace’s employee footprint, the strength of GE Aerospace’s manufacturing and engineering presence, and anticipated engagement in the program. GE Aerospace in India supports the entire lifecycle of the company’s engines and products. It has a strong history of volunteering in the local community, including STEM education.

“We are immensely proud to announce our Next Engineers program in Bengaluru,” said GE Aerospace Foundation President Meghan Thurlow. “Nearly 22,000 students around the world have experienced the power and possibility of engineering through our program and the GE Aerospace volunteers that support it. We look forward to reaching even more students with this program expanding to India.”