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Faculty Exchange, one aspect of International Co- operation in Engineering Education

Omar Zia Southern Polytechnic State University

Abstract This paper is an outcome of a faculty exchange program between an American and a German university, in the summer semester of 2001. The goal is to present and promote, the faculty exchange program as one of the many components of international cooperation in engineering education. After stressing the necessity and benefits of globalization of engineering education, the paper summarizes author’s own experience in organizing a faculty exchange program as one of many elements of international cooperation, as well as the obstacles and difficulties associated with it. While no single recipe for a successful approach can be provided, an attempt has been made to create a list of crucial guidelines. The objective is to encourage and share author’s experience with fellow educators. It is hoped that university international offices will be able to use findings from this paper as a tool to help faculty members in the development of faculty exchange programs

Introduction A recurring theme and frequent topic of discussion in education, business, and media, in the last decade has been global economy, and international competition. Most businesses, industrial and financial firms have had an international perspective. Many employers have been looking for some international knowledge in addition to technical skills in their future employees. As a consequence, engineering practice in many European countries is becoming more and more international. Engineering education throughout the world, especially in the developed countries, is beginning to have much in common, requiring more and more emphasis on globalization of engineering education. Engineering curricula are being redesigned to incorporate elements of international cooperation. Engineering educators in those countries are more knowledgeable in the international aspects of engineering education. They are more active ly involved in the international co-operation activities, such as faculty and student exchange programs. This has not been quite true here in the United States. In the past, as studies have shown1, United States educational systems have not delivered either the level or the nature of education required for success in a competitive global economy

Globalization of Engineering Education is a necessity In the past two decades international trade has expanded five percent per year. Today 22% of our GNP comes from international trade. Foreign business has become an increasingly critical element of America’s corporations. A substantial part of the United State’s corporate profits flow from abroad. More and more

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Zia, O. (2002, June), Fculty Exchange, One Aspect Of International Co Operation Paper presented at 2002 Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada. 10.18260/1-2--10899