Developing Global Perspectives for Engineering Students: A North American View

摘要

North American universities have created a wide range of initiatives to develop global perspectives amongst engineering students. Instead of providing an encyclopaedic overview of the situation in North America, this paper is written to provide the reader with a general understanding and to serve as a basis for discussing future initiatives. The paper is divided into three main sections: a brief introduction to Memorial University of Newfoundland (a typical comprehensive university in North America), examples of current North American approaches for developing global perspectives amongst engineering students, and suggestions for new initiatives.