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On October 13-14, the University of Rhode Island
International Engineering Program (IEP)
will host the Third Annual Colloquium on International Engineering
Education. Following two successful meetings in 1998 and
1999, the IEP faculty look forward to an even larger exchange of
ideas with colleagues throughout the country as the issue of
preparing young American engineers for the global workplace
becomes more and more critical.
Following two years of emphasis on who is
doing what in the international engineering field, the year 2000
colloquium will focus more on "issues and answers."
Based upon the experience of current practitioners, what
conclusions can be drawn, what can be shared, and where do we go
from here?
In order not to lose sight of the
progress of existing models, but also to avoid devoting excess
time to "show and tell," the colloquium this year will
provide a program display room with information about
several programs throughout the country. Accessible for the
entire two days, this room will be the place to learn about the
models at Rice, MIT, URI, BU, RPI, and many other schools.
This will also be the place for an ongoing exchange of
ideas during the entire meeting.
Speakers will include:
- Dr. Hans Höller: Siemens AG
- Urbain de Winter: Boston University
- Larry Shuman: University of Pittsburgh
- Britta Baron: German Academic Exchange Service
- Sandra Newkirk: U.S. Department of Education
- Peter Swaszek: University of Rhode Island
- John Grandin: University of Rhode Island
- Peggy Blumenthal: Institute for International Education
- Bernd Widdig: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Richard Vaz: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Natalie Mello: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- William Lawrance: Curtin University of Technology (Australia)
- Peter Nübold: Technische Universität Braunschweig
- Regina Kecht: Rice University
Programmatic Issues:
The sessions over the two days will focus on many issues and
challenges, such as:
- The Rationale for International Engineering Education
- Ingredients for Success
- Funding Opportunities
- Building an Internship Program
- Developing Study Abroad Opportunities
- Building Diversity through Internationalization
- Recruiting and Retention
- Building Corporate / University Collaboration
- Forging a (Inter)National Policy on Int'l Engineering Ed.
Curricular Issues
- Teaching Languages for Engineering
- Teaching Cross-Cultural Communication
- Undergraduate versus Graduate
- Supporting Internationalization through Technology
- What the Students Want
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