NDLI: Changing the charge of engineering education - preparing students for the global work place through an integrated international dual degree curriculum

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Berka, S.
Copyright Year	2012
Description	Author affiliation: University of Rhode Island, Kingston, 02881, USA (Executive Director, International Engineering Program) (Berka, S.)
Abstract	Reacting to the work force demands of Rhode Island companies whose innovation processes have moved from the local to the global level, and whose around-the clock business transactions increasingly require a multilingual management and workforce, the University of Rhode Island created a pioneering five year dual degree program which allows students to simultaneously pursue a B.S. in an engineering discipline and a B.A. in Chinese, French, German or Spanish. The $4^{th}$ year offers a mandatory year-long immersion abroad, the first semester spent studying at one of URI's technical partner universities, the second by applying the theoretical and linguistic skills acquired in the classrooms at home and abroad by interning for a company in China, France, Germany or Spain. Graduates of this program are in high demand with companies who are dependent on the ability of global interconnected teams from the U.S., Asia, and Europe to work together smoothly and efficiently in order to keep up every-day operations and to stay ahead of competitors.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	3
File Size	340002
Page Count	3
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781467310857
ISSN	0149645X
e-ISBN	9781467310888
e-ISBN	9781467310864
DOI	10.1109/MWSYM.2012.6259614
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2012-06-17
Publisher Place	Canada
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Educational institutions Lead Awards activities
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Condensed Matter Physics Electrical and Electronic Engineering Radiation

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