Learn best practices for how your institution should work internally to recruit, advise, approve courses, and award credits, all of which are critical components for implementing successful study abroad programs for engineering students. We'll also highlight the importance of collaboration between faculty and study abroad advising offices and will illustrate how this collaboration can lead to additional opportunities for universities.
Facilitating Mobility for Engineering Majors: Successful Partnerships between Faculty and Education Abroad Professionals
1. FACILITATING MOBILITY FOR ENGINEERING MAJORS: SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN FACULTY
AND EDUCATION ABROAD PROFESSIONALS
Wagaye Johannes, IIE, Chair
2. Going beyond “bilateral” agreements
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Martin P. Bendsøe
Senior Vice President and Dean
Technical University of Denmark
Nina Kohr
International Relations Coordinator
International Office
Munich University of Applied
Sciences
Wagaye Johannes
Project Director, Generation Study
Abroad
Institute of International Education
(IIE)
10. MUAS in a nutshell
Second largest University of Applied Sciences in Germany
17,500 students (winter term 2016/17)
About 2/3 Engineering students
14 departments (8 Engineering)
Over 80 study programmes
(Bachelor and Master)
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11. International@MUAS
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About 200 partner universities worldwide
Member in international consortia and networks: e.g. UAS7, Global E3
Internationalization Strategy 2015-18:
International Experiences of Students and Staff (In and Out)
Intercultural Competence „at home“ (internationalisation@home)
International Networks and Cooperations in Teaching and Research, Strategic
Partnerships
International Engineering Programs:
Semester exchange (bilateral, consortia)
Courses in English
Summer Schools
12. From the idea to the implementation: Int’l Engineering Certificate
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Creating (semester) certificates at University of Pittsburgh and Clemson
University in Automotive and Aerospace Engineering
In cooperation with the Department of Mechanical, Automotive and
Aerospace Engineering at MUAS
As a result of faculty idea and involvement and partnership with the Global
E3 program
Offering courses that are not offered in Pittsburgh or Clemson
Interest of other (GE3) universities
13. From the idea to the implementation: Int’l Engineering Certificate
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Create a MUAS Certificate for international exchange and German students:
Subject-related courses plus international/intercultural components
Based on the existing course catalogue from the MUAS “Courses in English (CiE)”-
program
create a package of existing CiE to one certificate in order to make it more attractive
and “easier” for the students
Pilot with Department of Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering
Start planned for summer semester 2017
15. Objectives and Benefits
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Promote an international experience for engineering students by working together (faculty
and International Office)
Enhance the intercultural/international competence of students (from abroad and at
home)
MUAS
Promote the international profile and reputation of MUAS and the department(s) and respond to
MUAS Internationalization Strategy
Create an attractive “package” and attract more (incoming) engineering students
Partner Universities:
Create an interesting study abroad option in Munich, promote more interest in the exchange programs
(e.g. GE3) and offer options/courses at MUAS that home university doesn’t offer
16. Lessons Learned
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“Champion/s” at department(s), motivation and personal commitment of the faculty and
staff are necessary
Facilitator/ project leader in administration/study abroad office is necessary
Guarantee, commitment of the department for the courses, long term planning
Sufficient participation in the courses and motivation of the German students
Promotion and marketing (through GE3 network)
Patience (?): it might take some time to get it promoted and successfully run
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Our joint programmes are based on complementary competences
We aim to create unique offers to our students
With clear relevance to the labour market
We do joint programmes with strategic partners
Some of our basic considerations
22. The N5T joint MSc programme model
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General principles
Based on the Bologna model (3+2)
Specializations within existing
MSc degree programmes
60 + 60 ECTS
”Building block” model
Pre-defined study tracks
Co-supervision of thesis
Double degrees
25. Group Activity
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Imagine:
You are tasked with creating a new engineering program
-Who should be involved in the
-concept/design?
-Who should be involved in the
- implementation?