An IEEE Student Branch provides opportunities to meet and learn from fellow IEEE Student and Graduate Student Members and engage with professional IEEE members locally. An active IEEE Student Branch can be one of the most positive elements of your academic career, offering programs, activities, and professional networking opportunities that build critical skills outside of the classroom. IEEE currently has Student Branches at thousands of universities and colleges in hundreds of countries throughout the world.

Benefits of forming an IEEE Student Branch

Petition Process

ORGANIZERSThe Organizer must be an active IEEE member of Student or Graduate Student Member grade and attend the schoolThe Organizer shall serve as the interim Student Branch Chair pending election at a later date
ENDORSERSStudent Branch petitions must be endorsed by the following:1 Institutional Department Head (need not be an IEEE member, but must create an IEEE Web Account to Endorse.)1  Faculty Counselor, who must be an active IEEE member of Graduate Student Member grade or higher, teaching in the IEEE designated fields of interest 2 Faculty Members, who must be an active IEEE member of Graduate Student Member grade or higher, teaching in the IEEE designated fields of interestEndorsers will be invited to endorse the petition once the petition has been verified by IEEE Staff.
PETITIONERSStudent Branch petitions must be signed by the following: 12 active IEEE members of Student or Graduate Student Member grade who attend the schoolQualified members will be invited to sign the petition once the petition has been endorsed by all Endorsers.
APPROVERSStudent Branch petitions must be approved by the following:Region Director (or their designee)Regional Student Activities ChairApprovers will be invited to approve the petition once the petition has been signed by 12 Petitioners.
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