Engineering for the Americas (EftA) TM

1. Engineering for the Americas (EftA) TM Preparing Tomorrow’s Engineers Today Oscar Harasic Office of Science, Technology, and Innovation (OSTI) Department of Economic Development,Trade and Tourism (DEDTT) November 17, 2011

2. Engineering for Competitiveness and Prosperity • Prosperity • (better quality of life) Competitiveness (exports expansion to global markets) Productivity (greater production and efficiency) Engineering + Quality + Innovation (value added products, services and processes) Courtesy: Google images

3. Engineering Impacts All Areas of Human Activity Competitiveness Telecommunications Market Access Nanotechnology Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Environment Biotechnology Energy Ecotourism Social Responsibility Medicine/Health Transport Engineering Research and Development (R&D) Research and Development (R&D) Vitality and economic security Housing Consumer Protection Consumer Protection Commerce Manufacture Innovation and productivity Education Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) Food Quality Agroindustry Value chain

4. Justification for Engineering Education EftA TM • No Top-Ranked Engineering Universities: Of the 100 Top Engineering Schools worldwide (76 in Developed Countries; 24 in Korea, China and India), nonearefrom LAC countries. • Low Innovation LAC countries on average rank 91st out of 139 countries in technological innovation and 71st in innovative patent production, according to the Global Competitiveness Index. In contrast, South Korea ranks 11th and 5th in these respective categories. • Declining Competitiveness LAC as a region invests only 0.67% of its GDP in R&D, compared with 2.3% in OECD countries and 3.1% in South Korea. • Few Partnerships Limited Industry-government-university relationships and limitedopportunities for entrepreneurship.

5. EftA Implementation: EEC - Engineering Excellence for Competitiveness • Organizational Cooperation • Promote coordination & collaboration among: industries- government & universities • Expand industry – academic co-ops, internships, incubators: programs to develop socio-economic benefits. • Educational Improvement • Promote engineering educational reform & expansion • Implement advanced technologies, teaching methods & best practices for curricular improvement Expected EEC Results SOCIETAL BENEFITS - MORE & BETTER ENGINEERS MORE DIVERSE WORKFORCE MORE TECHNICAL JOBS INCREASED COMPETITIVENESS MORE INNOVATION IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITY ECONOMIC EXPANSION Quality of Education Expand activities that strengthen the quality of engineering education so that programs meet national, regional and hemispheric standards.

6. Engineering Excellence for Competitiveness Project (EEC & CIMEQ-i) Innovation Entrepreneurship First EEC Module COMPREHENSIVE EEC For ALL ENGINEERING FIELDS Courtesy: Google Images.

7. EftA Framework Modifications EEC – CIMEQ-i Modifications And Expansion Industrial (& Other) Engineering Curriculum and University Expansion • Pilot Project Tasks TASK 2 Finalize University & OAS Agreements • ACTIVITIES • Academic: • -Objectives • -Track/Courses • Available &Comparable • -Faculty Skills & • Availability • Administrative: • -Scheduling • -Reporting Requirements • Financing: • -Government • -Universities • -Private Sector • Private Sector: • -Industry Coop • -Internships • -Scholarships TASK 1 Select Alternative University Engineering Disciplines & LAC – U.S. University Partnership Selections TASK 3 Requirements Analysis & Resource Assessments TASK 4 Engineering/Professional Society Activities TASK 5 Track/Course & Faculty Selections ACTIVITIES -Membership Expansion -Industry/Govt/Univ Coord. -Academic Development - Consolidate Univ/Industry Best Practices -Prepare: Workshops, On- Line Courses, Seminars OPTIONS (CHOOSE ONE OR ALL) TASK 6 Student & Faculty Exchanges TASK 7 Faculty Workshops TASK 8 Coordinated Projects TASK 9 Test & Evaluation TASK 10 Course/Curriculum Upgrade & Changes Continuing Activities - Accreditation Faculty Acquisition External Funding TASK 11 Final Report GENERAL APPLICATIONS

8. EftA TM Pilot Project Output Benefits OAS – OSTI PROGRAM MANAGEMENT WILL PROVIDE TO ALL EFTA/EEC/PILOT PARTICIPANTS AND COUNTRIES: • Consolidation and Validation of Methods and Procedures for Expansion of Each EEC-CIMEQ Engineering Area (Civil, Industrial, Mechanical Electrical, Chemical) • Individual Engineering Discipline Replication Data, Information, Methods and Decision Rules for Continuation and Application to Each EEC Engineering Area • Dissemination of All Interim and Final Activity Reports, Data and Information to All LAC Representatives • Continuous Information Interchanges Among LAC and North American Universities-Private Companies-Governments via Workshops, Seminars, Webinars, Broadband Telecom • Expanded Professional Societies’ Coordination With Public-Private Sector and Universities • Improved and Expanded Industry-Government Programs and Coordination • Increased Local Project Participation and Enhancement of MSME • Promotion of women’s leadership and participation in engineering

9. EEC-EftA Benefits to Partners: Universities – Governments – Private Sector • Improve Quality of Engineering graduates - expand engineering/technical job opportunities in government and private sectors; Increase Innovation potential and Industry/Country Competitiveness • Upgrade Engineering Programs– expand and developcurriculum based upon best technological and academic/teaching practices, methods and procedures; develop and establish LAC Academic Leadership, Mutual Acceptance & Accreditation • Promote and expand domestic and international private sector Industrial-Commercial Cooperation and interaction– develop coordinated industry-academic cooperative programs, internships, scholarships to enhance industrial-educational innovation and contribute to local development • Increase Government Coordination – improve and participate in cooperative engineering education policy, financial development and Community Developmentprojects • Promote cultural exchange and sharing of international and regional information and experience to Enhance Country and Regional Participation (e.g. exchange of faculty and cooperative projects) • Increase national and Personal Incomes and country Economic Growth (e.g., GDP per capita) • Attract Increased domestic and foreign government and private investment • Expand Representation and coverage of Professional Societies and Multinational Organizations • Increase opportunities for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) • Foster and promote Gender Equality Courtesy: Google Images.

10. EftA TM Activities in Progress • Pilot Project Activities In Progress: • Pilot Project Proposal:Initial Draft Completed; Circulated for Comments, Revisions& Fundraising • Active University Partnerships:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)] and Virginia Polytechnic Institute (USA) have started joint activities for Industrial Engineering; Panama and University of Colorado for Civil Engineering; Colombia and Purdue for Mechanical Engineering; University of West Indies for Electrical Engineering; Chemical Engineering pending • Consortia & Additional LAC Countries & Universities:Brazil (CAPES) & Colombia (Colciencias) initiating Consortium; MOUs and Negotiations in Process for Additional Engineering Partnership Disciplines and Universities: Mexico – Guatemala – Bolivia - Chile • Engineering & Professional Societies Added:MOUs and Discussions in Process to Establish and Expand LAC Industrial/Commercial Relationships; Assistance from AAES - IEEE – ASEE – ASME – ASCE – NSPE – IIE - UPADI • Funding Investigations: Discussions With World Bank, InterAmerican Bank, Professional Societies, U.S. Department of State, FEMCIDI • Funding and OAS Management Support Needed • Pilot Project: 18-24 months US$ 500k plus “in-kind” • Member States Being Solicited • EEC-CIMEQ: Each Engineering – 3-5 years • Funding As Desired By Members

11. Engineering for the Americas EftATM Muchas gracias por su atención. Thank you for your attention. Merci de votre attention. Muito obrigado por sua atenção. Oscar HarasicChief of the Science, Technology and Innovation Office (STIO)oharasic@oas.org