The University of Texas at Austin student branch of IEEE has been named the 2012 Outstanding Large Student Branch in Region 5.

Founded in 1947, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Student Branch at The University of Texas at Austin is a student-run organization which promotes the interests of undergraduate and graduate electrical/computer engineering students on and off-campus.

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