Presented at the 2nd European Engineering Deans\' Conference, 26th February 2008, Berlin (Germany).

1. THE ROLE OF STUDENTS IN THE
INTERNATIONALIZATION OF
ENGINEERING EDUCATION
Nicolò Wojewoda
BEST (Board of European Students of Technology)
SPEED (Student Platform for Engineering Education Development)

2. OUTLINE
INTERNATIONALIZATION
STUDENTS
EXAMPLES: BEST AND SPEED
RECOMMENDATIONS

3. INTERNATIONALIZATION
ECONOMY
CULTURE
LANGUAGES
FOOD
ENTERTAINMENT
...

4. INTERNATIONALIZATION & ENGINEERING EDUCATION
UNIVERSAL NATURE OF SCIENCE
GLOBAL ISSUES
WORLD MARKETS

5. INTERNATIONALIZATION & ENGINEERING EDUCATION
UNIVERSAL NATURE OF SCIENCE
GLOBAL ISSUES
WORLD MARKETS
MOBILITY OF PEOPLE AND
KNOWLEDGE

6. STUDENTS: WHAT TO DO WITH THEM?

7. STUDENTS: WHAT TO DO WITH THEM?
“Few students are really willing to contribute to
engineering education”
“[...] lacking full competence on these issues”
(Steinbach, 2008)

8. STUDENTS
A INTERNATIONAL GENERATION
A TECHNOLOGICAL GENERATION
A MULTITASKING GENERATION

9. STUDENTS
MORE THAN A PROBLEM,
AN OPPORTUNITY!
A INTERNATIONAL GENERATION
A TECHNOLOGICAL GENERATION
A MULTITASKING GENERATION

10. STUDENT INVOLVEMENT: CURRENT ISSUES

11. STUDENT INVOLVEMENT: CURRENT ISSUES

12. STUDENTS: HOW CAN THEY HELP?

13. STUDENTS: HOW CAN THEY HELP?
TWO EXAMPLES: BEST AND SPEED

14. BEST (Board of European Students of Technology)
SINCE 1989
76 LOCAL BEST GROUPS in 29 COUNTRIES
OVER 2000 ACTIVE MEMBERS
100 PUBLIC EVENTS PER YEAR
COVERING A BASE OF 900000 STUDENTS

15. BEST & INTERNATIONALIZATION
COMPLEMENTARY
EDUCATION
EDUCATIONAL
INVOLVEMENT
CAREER SUPPORT

16. SPEED (Student Platform for Engineering Education
Development)

17. SPEED (Student Platform for Engineering Education
Development)
SINCE 2006
~35 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS FROM 15 COUNTRIES
PARTNERING WITH ASEE, IFEES, DASSAULT, HP,
IBM AND OTHERS
DEDICATED TO IMPROVING ENGINEERING
EDUCATION ON A GLOBAL LEVEL THROUGH
STUDENT INVOLVEMENT

18. SPEED & INTERNATIONALIZATION

19. SPEED & INTERNATIONALIZATION
3RD GLOBAL STUDENT FORUM IN CAPE TOWN (SA)
100 STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
GLOBAL TOPICS AND LEADERSHIP ORIENTATION
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES INTEGRATED IN FOLLOWING ASEE
GLOBAL COLLOQUIUM
INTERACTION WITH STAKEHOLDERS

20. WHAT CAN YOU DO?

21. (IF I WAS A DEAN) WHAT WOULD I DO?

22. (IF I WAS A DEAN) WHAT WOULD I DO?
ENCOURAGE EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
WITH AN INTERNATIONAL SCOPE

23. (IF I WAS A DEAN) WHAT WOULD I DO?
PROMOTE INGOING/OUTGOING MOBILITY

24. (IF I WAS A DEAN) WHAT WOULD I DO?
INCLUDE INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
IN YOUR CURRICULA

25. (IF I WAS A DEAN) WHAT WOULD I DO?
SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EVENTS TO
FACILITATE GLOBAL NETWORKING
...FIND YOUR OWN SPECIFICITY!

26. ...BUT ALSO...
SEND YOUR STUDENTS TO OUR GLOBAL
STUDENT FORUM!
TELL YOUR STUDENTS ABOUT SPEED
SUPPORT THE LOCAL BEST GROUP OF YOUR
FACULTY/UNIVERSITY

27. BECAUSE...

28. QUESTIONS?
Nicolò Wojewoda
nicolo.wojewoda@gmail.com