Conference Session

IFEES: The Globalization of Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Claudio Borri, Universita' di Firenze; Sarah Rajala, Mississippi State University; Bruno Laporte, World Bank; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie; Seeram Ramakrishna, National University of Singapore; Xavier Fouger, Dassault Systemes; Jose Carlos Quadrado; Adriana Garboan, Politechnica University of Bucharest; Duncan Fraser, University of Cape Town; Hans Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education

Tagged Divisions

ASEE Global Programs

internationallyrecognized engineering schools include the following “how tos”: a) Deliver locally-pertinent and globally-relevant engineering education? b) Make engineering more attractive to top students, who are being drawn away from science and technology disciplines, and make engineering more attractive to our future generations of students? • Stagnant engineering enrollments in higher per capita income cities/regions/nations • Growing engineering enrollments in rapidly growing economies c) Improve the quality of teaching and learning, and increase the output of engineers? d) Recruit and retain quality faculty members (there is a shortage in many countries)? e