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FACILITATING MOBILITY FOR ENGINEERING MAJORS: SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN FACULTY
AND EDUCATION ABROAD PROFESSIONALS
Wagaye Johannes, IIE, Chair
Going beyond “bilateral” agreements
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Martin P. BendsøeSenior Vice President and DeanTechnical University of Denmark
Nina KohrInternational Relations CoordinatorInternational OfficeMunich University of Applied Sciences
Wagaye JohannesProject Director, Generation Study AbroadInstitute of International Education (IIE)
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Going beyond “bilateral” agreements
Reducing the # of MOUs and
not “transactional”
More about “strategic” and
“transformational” partnerships
MUAS in a nutshell
Second largest University of Applied Sciences in Germany
17,500 students (winter term 2016/17)
About 2/3 Engineering students
14 departments (8 Engineering)
Over 80 study programmes
(Bachelor and Master)
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International@MUAS
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About 200 partner universities worldwide Member in international consortia and networks: e.g. UAS7, Global E3
Internationalization Strategy 2015-18: International Experiences of Students and Staff (In and Out) Intercultural Competence „at home“ (internationalisation@home) International Networks and Cooperations in Teaching and Research, Strategic
Partnerships
International Engineering Programs: Semester exchange (bilateral, consortia) Courses in English Summer Schools
From the idea to the implementation: Int’l Engineering Certificate
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Creating (semester) certificates at University of Pittsburgh and Clemson University in Automotive and Aerospace Engineering In cooperation with the Department of Mechanical, Automotive and
Aerospace Engineering at MUAS As a result of faculty idea and involvement and partnership with the Global
E3 program Offering courses that are not offered in Pittsburgh or Clemson Interest of other (GE3) universities
From the idea to the implementation: Int’l Engineering Certificate
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Create a MUAS Certificate for international exchange and German students: Subject-related courses plus international/intercultural components Based on the existing course catalogue from the MUAS “Courses in English (CiE)”-
program
create a package of existing CiE to one certificate in order to make it more attractive and “easier” for the students Pilot with Department of Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering Start planned for summer semester 2017
Objectives and Benefits
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Promote an international experience for engineering students by working together (faculty and International Office) Enhance the intercultural/international competence of students (from abroad and at
home)
MUAS
Promote the international profile and reputation of MUAS and the department(s) and respond to MUAS Internationalization Strategy
Create an attractive “package” and attract more (incoming) engineering students
Partner Universities:
Create an interesting study abroad option in Munich, promote more interest in the exchange programs (e.g. GE3) and offer options/courses at MUAS that home university doesn’t offer
Lessons Learned
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“Champion/s” at department(s), motivation and personal commitment of the faculty and staff are necessary
Facilitator/ project leader in administration/study abroad office is necessary
Guarantee, commitment of the department for the courses, long term planning
Sufficient participation in the courses and motivation of the German students
Promotion and marketing (through GE3 network)
Patience (?): it might take some time to get it promoted and successfully run
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Our joint programmes are based on complementary competences
We aim to create unique offers to our students
With clear relevance to the labour market
We do joint programmes with strategic partners
Some of our basic considerations
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From our charter:
Establish a N5T extended campus in terms of activities, infrastructure and competence
The N5T joint MSc programme model
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General principles
Based on the Bologna model (3+2)
Specializations within existingMSc degree programmes
60 + 60 ECTS
”Building block” model
Pre-defined study tracks
Co-supervision of thesis
Double degrees
Group Activity
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Imagine:
You are tasked with creating a new engineering program
-Who should be involved in the -concept/design?
-Who should be involved in the- implementation?