NDLI: Research student exchange consortium proposal

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Morris, J.E. Nicolics, J.
Copyright Year	2001
Description	Author affiliation: Dept. of Electr. Eng., State Univ. of New York, Binghamton, NY, USA (Morris, J.E.)
Abstract	Engineering career advancement is undoubtedly enhanced in the global economy by international experiential learning as part of the graduate's formal education. Such opportunities are imbedded in traditional European Dipl.-Ing. curricula, but few US engineering students avail themselves of similar opportunities. Part of the reason lies in different levels of language abilities and confidence, which are difficult to rectify at the university level due to the constraints of engineering accreditation requirements. The traditional US model for study abroad is based on junior undergraduates in the humanities (languages, history, etc.) embarking on a semester of formal cultural study in Western European universities. The average US engineering student is not equipped for lectures in a foreign tongue, and a different model must be developed if any significant numbers are to be achieved in an exchange program. The first stage of the engineer's educational program that would not require fluent language skills if transferred to an overseas campus is the MS thesis research project. Many research groups in European universities operate in English, and most have sufficient personnel fluent in English for the average US student to survive. For this reason, the paper develops a model of six-month engineering student exchanges at MSEE and Dipl.-Ing. thesis research levels. At the previous ISSE meeting in Hungary, the authors were charged with development of a student exchange proposal for a consortium of ten participating Central European universities and about five in the USA. This paper presents an outline of the proposal.
Sponsorship	Mintr. Educ. & Res.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	6
File Size	610114
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780371119
DOI	10.1109/ISSE.2001.930993
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2001-05-05
Publisher Place	Romania
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Proposals Engineering students Engineering profession Accreditation History Cultural differences Tongue Educational programs Natural languages Personnel
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
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