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The purpose of
the Rhode Island colloquium is to provide
engineering and language educators, international
program administrators, deans, provosts, presidents,
corporate leaders, as well as public sector
representatives a forum for discussing and sharing
ideas and practices pertaining to the education of
American engineers for today's global workplace.
The colloquium was founded eight years ago by the
faculty of the University of Rhode Island's
International Engineering Program with the support
of a grant from the U.S. Department of Education (FIPSE).
With significant growth in attendance each year and
the enthusiastic encouragement of colleagues from
many other institutions and both corporate and
public sector support, a one-time event has now
evolved into an annual conference. The topic of
preparing young engineers to work across cultures
and languages has become very timely in this age of
globalization.
The theme of the Eigth Annual Colloquium is
"Staying Competitive through Global Education"
Please join us at the Georgia Tech Hotel and
Conference Center in Atlanta, Georgia for the timely
exchange of ideas and information pertaining to the
internationalization of engineering education--a
colloquium designed for engineering and language
faculty, international educators, and leaders from
the private and public sectors.
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