“ Educating the Next Generation of Engineers for the Global Workplace ” Introduction Presentation

1. “Educating the Next Generation of Engineers for the Global Workplace” Introduction Presentation

2. Index Global Engineering Excellence Initiative Global Engineering Excellence Study Global Engineering Internship Program

3. The Starting Line To identify success factors for the development of engineers based on international comparison.

4. Global Engineering Excellence Initiative Team Founding GEE-Universities: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (Switzerland) Technische Universität Darmstadt (Germany) Georgia Institute of Technology (USA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA) Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China) Tsinghua University (China) University of Tokyo (Japan) Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil)

5. Index Global Engineering Excellence Initiative Global Engineering Excellence Study Global Engineering Internship Program

6. A Common Goal and Vision The global engineer is… • …technically adept • …broadly knowledgeable • …multilingual and culturally aware • …innovative and entrepreneurial • …knowledgeable about world markets • …commercially savvy • …professionally flexible and mobile

7. Global Engineering Excellence Study The study covers the following research areas: • Competitiveness and technology • Career paths of graduates in scientific and engineering disciplines • How first-class engineering and science education is designed and implemented • The development of future trends in these fields • How a successful interchange of knowledge can be promoted between universities and companies

8. The Local within the Global Germany: High social status, innovation, high quality of work, but lack of mobility and flexibility China: Tremendous long-term human resource for engineering , but need for creativity and innovation United States: Technologically advanced economy, but dependent on foreign-born engineering talent, lack of interest in engineering among young students Switzerland: Long history of multicultural assimilation and international cooperation, but need for more entrepreneurship and innovation in engineering education Japan: Tendency to “workforce islands”, lack of mobility and flexibility in industry and education Brazil: Nimble at technology transfer, but insufficient social status and remuneration

9. Global Engineering Excellence Study Results • Global competence needs to become a key qualification for engineering graduates • Transnational mobility for engineering students, researchers, and professionals needs to become a priority • Global engineering excellence depends critically on a mutual commitment to partnerships, especially those that link engineering education to professional practice • There is an urgent need for research on engineering • in a global context Four recommendations:

10. Recommendation 1 • Intercultural education must move beyond “add-on” programs • International research and education should merge • Research universities should exploit international potential • Greater supportive role of industry Global competence needs to become a key qualification

11. Recommendation 2 • Universities: • Remove barriers to studying, working, conducting research and attending meetings internationally; expand incentives • Create strong inter-institutional international partnerships • Governments • Relax restrictive visa policies and work permits • Funding agencies • Provide more support for international study, work and research programs • Industry • Support faculty and student mobility • Offer sabbaticals in industry to promote awareness of the global practice of engineering Transnational mobility for engineering students, researchers and professionals

12. Recommendation 3 • Industry must take the lead in developing opportunities for students to practice engineering in a global context • Universities should initiate more collaborative activities with industry • Increased cross-border collaboration among professional engineering organizations A mutual commitment to partnerships between engineering education and professional practice

13. Recommendation 4 • Need for theoretical basis regarding learning behaviour and models • Need to learn more on organizational processes and management methods that instil global competence in engineers • Government agencies need to create programs that support research on global engineering • Industry must play an active part in the assessment and evaluation of international skills and capabilities There is an urgent need for research on engineering in a global context

14. Index Global Engineering Excellence Initiative Global Engineering Excellence Study Global Engineering Internship Program

15. Companies organize international assignments for the global engineering interns in the form of a cross-country exchange. The program includes a one-week workshop at a major location of the sponsoring company. Content To prepare top engineering students to perform successfully in a global working environment. Target Target Group Excellent students from the participating GEE-Universities. Marcio Netto, Phd. Chair, Global Engineering Internship Program marcio.netto@poli.usp.br Contact Key Facts - Global Engineering Internship Program

16. Process of the Global Engineering Internship Program Technische Universität Darmstadt (Germany) Your University Here Georgia Institute of Technology (USA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA) Tsinghua University (China) ETH Zürich (Switzerland) Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China) Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil) Your University Here GEE-Universities select and nominate excellent students Continental AG (Germany) Your Company Here Your Company Here Corporate Partners conduct interviews with the candidates Global engineering interns Companies organize international assignments for selected global engineering interns in the form of an international exchange

17. Feb May Mar Jun Oct Jan Aug Apr Nov Sep Dec Application Process Timeframe Pilot Group - Example 2008 2007 July x Start of Internships (around June 2008, some will already start in March) Selection Process x GEIP Workshop in Otrokovice – sponsored by Continental AG

18. Internship & GEIP-Workshop • The students will conduct their internship in the local department. • All GEIP-Interns will attend the GEIP-Workshop at the End of July 2008. The selected students will be part of an international network, where they get in contact with students from the GEE-Universities. This network will be established through a Workshop in a major location of the sponsoring company where all Global Engineering Students come together and get to know each other.During this workshop the GEIP-Students will visit plants or R&D Centers and have discussions with senior management and senior engineers as well as an intercultural workshop." The goal will be to get the experience in working on international teams on certain engineering topics, supported by the coaching from Industry professionals. • The GEIP-Workshop will be organized and paid for by the sponsoring Company.

19. Goals To this end the Global Engineering Internship Program… • …establishes a global network of students, universities and companies • …defines areas of knowledge, skills and attitudes for a globally competent engineer • …offers globally-oriented international internships with mentoring by industry • …offers an educational infrastructure before, during and after the internship by universities • …assesses the academic infrastructure, internship environment and student learning outcomes • …performs research on how to instill global competence in engineering students Preparing top engineering students to perform successfully in a global working environment.

20. Why join the GEE-Initiative? “Educating the Next Generation of Engineers for the Global Workplace”

21. Testimonials from Consortium Members “The Global Engineering Internship Program (GEIP) is a unique partnership that provides students opportunities that are not available in traditional internships or even in most work abroad programs.  Being involved with a consortium of schools around the globe and industries that provide challenging work assignments enables students to go beyond inter-cultural experiences to cross-cultural immersion.  The GEIP lives up to its name and makes our work abroad program more than international, and truly global.“ - Tom Akins, Executive Director, Division of Professional Practice Georgia Institute of Technology “On top of offering international engineering internships in top notch companies around the globe, GEIP also provides an educational framework which ensures that the students’ international experience is enhanced by a curriculum through which participants are prepared before leaving, guided while working and assessed afterwards.” - Sigrid Berka, Ph.D., Managing Director, MIT-Germany Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology Innovative Collaboration

22. Benefits for Universities • Improving the quality of the engineering graduate pool • Ability to set quality benchmarks for global engineering education • Increasing attractiveness of engineering programs • Establish strategic linkages with leading global companies • Enhance knowledge transfer between academia and industry • Gaining global visibility as a member of a network of leading engineering schools • Networking with likeminded top universities around the world • Pathway to adapt engineering curricula to global engineering practice

23. Benefits for Industries • Access to recruit top technical students from around the world • Improving the quality of the engineering graduate pool • Low-cost, low-risk means to recruit future leaders • Access to engineering faculty and universities from around the world • Ability to set quality benchmarks for global engineering education • Help shape the future of engineering education through the participation in the international research project of the program • Achieve preferred partnership status at top universities • Access to a like-minded global network • Gain global visibility among students • Increase global marketing exposure

24. Benefits for Students • Participation in a distinguished program that reflects cutting-edge global engineering practice • Association and interaction with a highly selective group of engineering students from the best technical universities around the world • Close advising and mentoring from university and corporate partner • Develop foreign language skills and intercultural competence • Benefit from established curriculum to develop global engineering competence • Experience in an international work environment with global exposure • Profit from global learning community • Enhanced career preparation • Networking with international professionals • Membership of a life-long alumni network

25. Consortium Members Contact Information

26. Consortium Website www.gee-geip.org