2003 Colloquium on International Engineering Education: Thursday Program

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7:45 - 8:30 AM

Bristol Foyer

8:30 - 10:00 AM

Bristol A & B

Building International Programs through Partnerships (Sessions I-A and I-B run concurrently)

Concurrent Session I-A Chair: Bernd Widdig, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
	Local & Global Partnerships and the GEARE Program: E. Dan Hirleman, Purdue University
	Partnerships with Higher Education at the Federal Level: Rolf-Dieter Schnelle, German Consul General of Boston
	Partnering by Means of Undergraduate Research Projects: Rebecca Hovey, School for International Training
	Internship Placement in a European Context: Gustavo Pego, Universidad de Navarra

Concurrent Session I-B Chair: Phillip McKnight, Georgia Institute of Technology
	Trilateral Global Partnerships: Corporate & University: David K. Holger, Iowa State University
	An International Dual Degree Program: Stefan Bartels, Lübeck University of Applied Sciences; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

	Corporate Initiated Higher Ed: Camille C. Sautner, Christian T. Callegari, Siemens AG

10:00 - 10:30 AM

10:30 - 12:00 PM

Bristol A & B

Sessions II-A and II-B run concurrently

Concurrent Session II-A: Credit Transfer Issues, DAAD Sponsored Session Chair: Phillip McKnight
	American Council on Education: Naomi Collins
	American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO): Eva-Angela Adan
	University of Rhode Island: Norbert Hedderich

Concurrent Session II-B: Language Programs for Engineering Students Chair: Robert Manteiga, University of Rhode Island
	University of Cincinnati: Gayle Elliott, Noriko Fujioka-Ito, Isabel Parra, Eckard Rademann
	University of Pittsburgh: Matthew Malinowski
	University of Rhode Island: Walter von Reinhart
	Technische Universität Braunschweig: Peter Nübold

12:15 - 1:45 PM

Rotunda

Lunch Complimentary for Conference Registrants
Introduction of Keynote Speaker
- Robert L. Carothers, President, University of Rhode Island
Keynote Address

Dr. Leonard L. Hayes III
Director, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education

"Innovative Approaches to Internationalizing Higher Education: A FIPSE Perspective"

2:15 - 3:30 PM

Bristol

Session III: Global Engineering Teams at Texas Instruments
Chair: William Bentley, Texas Instruments, with engineering colleagues from international locations:
- Stephen Proia
- Brian O'Connell
- Ranganarayan (Ranga) Narasimhan

3:30 - 4:00 PM

4:00 - 5:30 PM

Tiverton

Grand Information Fair The following institutions and companies will have displays set up in the Tiverton Room:
- AACRAO
- BMW Manufacturing Corporation
- University of Cincinnati
- University of Connecticut
- Engineering World Health
- French Consulate, Boston
- German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
- Institute of International Education / Global Engineering Education Exchange
- Iowa State University
- Knowledge Exchange Institute
- The Language House
- MIT-Germany Program
- University of Navarra
- University of Applied Science Regensburg

6:30 - 7:00 PM

Hope Club in Providence, Rhode Island

Reception and Dinner at the Hope Club Bus departs from hotel at 6:30 PM
	Greetings Saul Kaplan, Director of Business Development, Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation

	Workforce Needs in the Global Workplace Patrick Gilchrist, Sauer Danfoss Corporation

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Updated: 10/21/2003