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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Maria Claudia Alves, Texas A&M University; Meghan M. Alexander, Texas A&M University; Victor Manuel Camara-Poot, Yucatan Government Ministry of Education; Martha Elena Ortega, CANIETI

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Diversity, International Forum

Mexican graduate students in United States’universities are twofold: first, the language barrier with students not meeting TOEFL and GRErequirements and second, the lack of contact with faculty members at host universities. The pilotprogram consisted of 50 students selected by CANIETI and the two states, Yucatan and Page 19.19.2Zacatecas. Those students were enrolled in intensive English classes in the morning, a GREworkshop twice a week in the afternoon, and engaged in research under the supervision of afaculty member in the afternoon. This pilot program went beyond traditional marketing effortsby allowing faculty members and students the

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Qunqun Liu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Hu Yu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; BO YANG, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Chen Bing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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International Forum

Paper ID #14346Summer Courses as a Platform for International Collaboration in ChineseHigher Education: An Exploration of Students’ Learning ExperiencesMiss Qunqun Liu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Qunqun Liu is a graduate student at the Graduate School of Education in Shanghai Jiao Tong University. She obtained a B.S. in public administration from China Agricultural University. Her current interest focuses on the cognitive development of engineering graduate and undergraduate students, the assessment of teaching and learning in graduate education.Dr. Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Jiabin Zhu is an Assistant

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Mark Kennedy, University of Portland; Sharon A. Jones P.E., University of Portland

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International Forum

engineering knowledge. The Council emphasized that University of Portland’s competitive advantage over the larger engineering schools has been that we graduate students with a breadth of knowledge in addition to technical depth, i.e., the University of Portland develops “T-shaped” engineers10. Council members noted that the competition for graduate placement is no longer local, but is now global. Promotes student development of global competencies that will enable our graduates to work more effectively on cross-cultural teams. The Council emphasized that this sill is highly valued for engineering employers. Enhances capacity for personal and professional growth for our graduates, as well as their career mobility. Is

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Maria Claudia Alves, Texas A&M University

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International Forum

strategies that provideglobal perspectives and international experiences to help their graduates excel in their futurework environment” [1]. Despite this need, only few students are able to or willing to have a studyabroad experience. The 2013 Open Doors report from the Institute for International Educationshows that nationally only 3.9% of engineering students studied abroad during theirundergraduate career [2]. In addition, despite the growing awareness of the benefits of studyabroad by students, the challenges preventing students from studying abroad are numerous andcomplex [2]. According to the IIE Generation Study Abroad White Paper Series, the primarychallenges for many U.S. students can be grouped into to three overarching categories: cost