Facilitation of a Global Engineering Education Experience through Consortium Membership
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Minneapolis, MN
- Publication Date
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August 23, 2022
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June 26, 2022
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June 29, 2022
- Conference Session
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International Division Technical Session 1: Looking at Study Abroad through an enhanced lens
- Page Count
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14
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--41552
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https://peer.asee.org/41552
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108
Paper Authors
Pingchien Neo University of Florida
Pingchien Neo is the Director of International Engineering Programs at the University of Florida Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. Born and raised in Malaysia, she moved to the United States to pursue a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, and subsequently went on to receive her M.S. in Nuclear Engineering from ETH Zürich in Switzerland. Pingchien has studied, lived, and worked in countries in Asia, Europe and the US. The exposure to different countries and cultures gives her a unique perspective on intercultural personal and professional relationships. She strives to leverage her own international experiences as an engineer to encourage engineering students to study abroad. She is passionate about the need to encourage more globally-minded engineers to keep up with the increasingly connected environment. Through her initiative and direction, the International Engineering Programs at UF has gain great exposure and led to many more engineering students pursuing an international experience, whether through study, research, intern, or service learning.
Natalie Downing Mt San Antonio College
Damien FABREGUE INSA de Lyon - DOC'INSA
Damien Fabrègue is a professor in metallurgy at INSA Lyon since 2006. He has been involved in international relations of the institution since 2008. Since February 2019, he took the position of Vice-President for European and International Relations.
Edward Collins Clemson University
Randy Collins is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Clemson University. He is current the Chair of the Executive Committee of the IIE Global Engineering Education Exchange (Global E3 program). He is the incoming Dean of the College of Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina University beginning in August 2022. He has served as Associate Dean, Executive Director, and Associate Vice President at Clemson University. He was an ACE Fellow in 2012-2013, and is a licensed professional engineer in SC. His research specialization is electric power and energy.
Abstract
The benefits of an international element within an engineering degree are clear: a broad perspective on the world and the issues the global community faces, gain in global and cultural competencies, institutional collaboration and relations, and innovation in engineering education, to name but a few. These benefits easily explain the reason behind the incorporation of a global element to engineering education. However, the number of study abroad students from the engineering field still lag that of other disciplines, such as business, and liberal arts. There are considerable reasons for this: academic rigor, administration hurdles, the need for separate bilateral agreements with each partner institution, the loss of institutional knowledge when a faculty or administrator leaves the institution, and the assessment of academic equivalence of student programs.
The ability to participate in educational exchange and study abroad would be greatly simplified by using a centralized program that benefits both administrators, and students. The Institute of International Education (IIE) has many programs designed to support global experiences for students. One such program is the Global Engineering Education Exchange or Global E3.
This paper will explore the experiences of four engineering institutions who have taken part in the Global E3 Program through consortium membership of their universities: University of Florida, USA; Clemson University, South Carolina, USA; The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia; and The Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA) Lyon, France. The group will discuss the history, administration, and benefits of consortium-supported student exchange, the positive impact of international experiences on engineering education, global competency, and the strengthening of institutional relationships through student exchange and research collaboration.
Neo, P., & Downing, N., & FABREGUE, D., & Collins, E. (2022, August), Facilitation of a Global Engineering Education Experience through Consortium Membership Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--41552
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