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Educating Engineers As Global Citizens: A Call For Action / A Report Of The National Summit Meeting On The Globalization Of Engineering Education, John M. Grandin, E. Dan Hirleman
Educating Engineers As Global Citizens: A Call For Action / A Report Of The National Summit Meeting On The Globalization Of Engineering Education, John M. Grandin, E. Dan Hirleman
Edwin D Hirleman
On November 5-6, 2008, a group of 23 distinguished engineering educators convened in Newport, Rhode Island to discuss the globalization of U. S. engineering education. Their goal was to consider the changes and challenges brought about by the recent wave of globalization and to ask, as so many colleagues are doing around the country, what proactive steps need to be taken by engineering educators to ensure that their graduates are prepared to be productive citizens and professionals in today’s and tomorrow’s complex world. Encouraged and supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and its Division of Engineering Education and Centers, …