International Student Mobility in Engineering Education

Ute Heckel (), Ursula Bach, Anja Richert, Sabina Jeschke and Marcus Petermann
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Ute Heckel: RWTH Aachen University, IMA/ZLW & IfU
Ursula Bach: RWTH Aachen University, IMA/ZLW & IfU
Anja Richert: RWTH Aachen University, IMA/ZLW & IfU
Sabina Jeschke: RWTH Aachen University, IMA/ZLW & IfU
Marcus Petermann: Ruhr-Universität Bochum, FVT

A chapter in Automation, Communication and Cybernetics in Science and Engineering 2013/2014, 2014, pp 293-305 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Engineering students are, compared to their counterparts in other disciplines, less mobile resulting in limited intercultural skills. Globalization requires professionals being excellent in their fields and being able to work on a global scale at the same time. So far, engineering education has put too little stress on integrating intercultural competences into curricula. This paper shows new approaches to incorporate international experiences into higher engineering education. First, it analyzes the current situation of international student mobility in Germany, before emphasizing the general motivation for international student exchange especially in engineering science. A consortium of three excellent German engineering universities was put up to introduce new measures for increasing student mobility as is described subsequently. This paper represents work in progress. Thus, further results will be published continuously.

Keywords: International Student Mobility; Inbound; Outbound; Engineering Education; Curricula Development; Intercultural Competences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-08816-7_23

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