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Maria Mercedes Larrondo Petrie, PhD Associate Dean of International Affairs

Globalizing FAU on 0 budget. Maria Mercedes Larrondo Petrie, PhD Associate Dean of International Affairs College of Engineering & Computer Science petrie@fau.edu. 1. LACCEI. Introduction Benefits Impact Initiatives and Upcoming Grant Proposals Future Plans. Introduction.

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Maria Mercedes Larrondo Petrie, PhD Associate Dean of International Affairs

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  1. Globalizing FAU on 0budget Maria Mercedes Larrondo Petrie, PhD Associate Dean of International Affairs College of Engineering & Computer Science petrie@fau.edu FAU Lunch and Learn, 6 November 2013 1

  2. LACCEI • Introduction • Benefits • Impact • Initiatives and Upcoming Grant Proposals • Future Plans

  3. Introduction Engineers, technology and innovation are key elements for sustained economic development in both developed and emerging economies* • The world economy is constantly and rapidly changing and creating new world challenges • There is an urgent call for a change in paradigm in engineering education to create the Global Engineer, in particular the Engineer for the Americas. • Organization of American States’ Engineering for the Americas (EftA) • The National Academies • The Engineering of 2020 (2004) • Educating the Engineer of 2020 (2005) • Rising Above the Gathering Storm (2006) *Source Lueny Morell, Global Colloquim 2007

  4. Grand Challenges for EngineeringNational Academy of Engineering

  5. Big Questions • What is the Educational Innovation and experiences needed to produce engineers that can be competitive in the global market, that impact economic and social development, and address the Grand Challenges? • How can we scale up initiatives effectively to a regional or national level?

  6. Opportunities in the Latin America • Increasing efforts to develop accreditation initiatives in different countries or regions in Latin America • Government programs and mandates for graduate degrees increased funds and pool of potential students and professors seeking PhDs. • Easier to recruit students and professors in Latin America and the Caribbean – South Florida is a gateway • Increased awareness of importance of internationalization of academic programs in this hemisphere. • Extensive quantity of technical and natural resources available in the region which are sub-utilized. • Well established international programs and offices in many institutions in the region. • New U.S. programs to fund international collaborattive research

  7. LACCEI • Idea originated at Florida International University 2002 at a gathering of Deans and Rectors during Engineering Week Gala • 12 university founded LACCEI is 2003 Monterrey, Mexico

  8. LACCEI • 1st headquartered at FIU • in 2007 headquarters moved to FAU • In 2013,160+ universities in the Americas and Europe are part of the consortium • Initiatives are part of OAS action plan and done in collaboration with other entities

  9. LACCEI = International Collaboration

  10. LACCEI - Example • Since 2005 been part of OAS Ministers of Science and Technology Plan of Action • Charged with Engineering Education Innovation for Engineering for the Americas • Hemispheric Engineering Education Initiatives pass through LACCEI • Voice of Civil Society at the OAS COMCYT for past 6 years – will present next week in DC • Invited to meet with African Ministers in Dec.9 in Tunisia to propose collaborative initiatives • am seeking funding to participate

  11. OAS-LACCEI Women in STEM initiative • 2010 The Inter-American Year of Women (OAS) • An opportunity to evaluate successes and challenges in the defense of women’s human rights and gender equity and equality, and create awareness regarding gender issues. “The low representation of women in science and engineering is a major hindrance to global capacity building in science and technology” Women for Science. An Advisory Report, InterAcademy Council, 2006

  12. OAS-LACCEI Women in STEM initiativeUS data • In the US, women make up about half of the total workforce and receive half of the degrees in certain scientific fields, yet they represent only about 20% of the nation’s scientific and technical workers (US-NA, 2007). (Beyond Bias and Barriers, National Academies of Science, 2006) • Percentage of STEM PhD degrees awarded to Women Source: National Science Foundation (2006). Survey of Earned Doctorates, 1974-2004, Arlington, VA.

  13. OAS-LACCEI Women in STEM initiativeUS Data • Ten-year Comparison of Undergraduate Women Enrolled in Engineering Disciplines in the U.S 1998 - 2008

  14. OAS-LACCEI Women in STEM initiativeUS data • % Women in Engineering Degree Programs in 1998 and 2008 (Summarized NSF data in Larrondo Petrie, Beltran Martinez, LACCEI 2010)

  15. OAS-LACCEI Women in STEM initiativeBRAZIL data CNPq Census of Research Groups Researchers by Sex (%) – 1995-2008 • CNPq Census of Research Groups % of Women Researchers and Women Group Leaders (2008) Source: Strategies and Successes in Getting Women and Gender Considerations included in Brazil Scientific Institutions and Policies, Alice Abreu (2010) Source: Strategies and Successes in Getting Women and Gender Considerations included in Brazil Scientific Institutions and Policies, Alice Abreu (2010)

  16. OAS-LACCEI Women in STEM initiativeBRAZIL data CNPq Census of Research Groups Percentage of Women Students in Research Groups by Level 2000-2008 Source: Strategies and Successes in Getting Women and Gender Considerations included in Brazil Scientific Institutions and Policies, Alice Abreu (2010)

  17. OAS-LACCEI Women in STEM initiativeEquity in LAC in STEM research? Other countries in the Latin America and Caribbean • % of women enrolled in technological careers: -Chile: 15% (2007) - Costa Rica: 20% (2004) • According to a 2009 UN study, • 46% of STEM researchers in LAC are female, • Argentina, Cuba, Brazil, Paraguay and Venezuela have achieved gender parity. (Women and Girls in Science and Technology: increasing opportunities in Educatiomn, Research and Employment, Eva M. Rathberger, UN, 2009)

  18. OAS-LACCEI Women in STEM initiative Next steps • Identify 24 researchers in STEM gender research in the Americas, and write proposal to gather them to design a hemispheric study to produce data that can be compared • Work with the researchers and the OAS Ministers of Science and Technology to gather the data • Analyze and publish • Follow up grants proposal to understand the differences and disseminate best practices

  19. Engineering Education for Disaster Recovery Initiative • Launched in 2012 led by 3 Haitian Deans http://www.laccei.org/index.php/events/past-events/laccei-conference-2012/haiti-initiative

  20. Engineering Education for Disaster Recovery Initiative • Requested: • Redesign of curriculum and degrees to support the rebuilding of Haiti and disaster recovery • Earthquake Engineering – University of Buffalo • Design of laboratories • Access and support for software on Cloud • Professors to teach STEM courses or online courses in any language • Research collaborations in area of disaster prevention and recovery. (Haitian National Labs)

  21. Engineering Education for Disaster Recovery Initiative • Strategy: Grants (World Bank?) Virtual/Remote Labs (MOOLs) and private MOOCs (SPOCs), and Cloud • Collaborators: • LACCEI: experts, infrastructure, double degrees, research • Canada provide Virtual/Remote Labs in French • France and RCI provide MOOC in French, credits • Haiti & Francophone Africa – partner in grant proposals • Next step: • Invited to meet with African Ministers Dec 9 in Tunisia to propose, but must find seed funding for travel.

  22. International Certifications via MOOCs, MOOLs, SPOCs • IGIP International Engineering Pedagogist • International certification has been given for 40 years but curriculum content, methodologies and technology need to be updated • IGLU University Management and Leadership • IGLU Institute has approached LACCEI to develop a specialization for academic Engineering leaders. • Colaboration Community • > 10,000 in the database, designing specialized search engine for searching for academic or research collaborators

  23. LACCEI • 2003 LACCEI Conference, Santiago, Dominican Republic • 2004 LACCEI Conference, Miami, Florida, USA • 2005 LACCEI Conference,Cartagena, Colombia • 2006 LACCEI Conference, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico • 2007 LACCEI Conference,Tampico, Mexico • 2008 LACCEI Conference, Tegucigalpa, Honduras • 2009 LACCEI Conference, San Cristobal, Venezuela • 2010 LACCEI Conference, Medellin, Colombia • 2012 LACCEI Conference, Panama City, Panama • 2013 LACCEI Conference, Cancun, Mexico • 2014 LACCEI Conference, Guayaquil, Ecuador < cost, multilingual, multiconference,initiatives launched refereed, ISBN, indexed, archived, invited to LACCEI Journal Hemispheric Student Research Competition – go to Global (recruit) ~500 participants, opportunities for organizing Symposia

  24. LACCEI – Examples of conf. legacy • LACCEI 2011 - Colombia • Develop a national infrastructure for pedagogy research and training centers (linked to FAU as the hub) • For Engineering Faculty Pedagogical Development • For STEM High School Teacher Pedagogical Development • NSF solicited LACCEI and awarded planning grant (Obama – Colombia agreement) to design a high scale NSF grant under development • Guatemala wants to fund the model proposed • LACCEI 2014 – Ecuador • Mobile Science and Technology Museum • Ioannis Miaoulis, President and Director of Boston Museum of Science gave keynote 2013 and is coming to meet in Dec.

  25. Other initiatives • Increasing Internationally Accredited Engineering degree programs in LAC region • Engineering Student Leadership and globalization • Hemispheric and Global Research Competition • Global leadership training • Engineering Education for Competitiveness • Hemispheric Curricular surveys and pedagogical observatories cemters

  26. LACCEI Benefits for FAU • Extremely high International visibility for FAU • Increase international rankings and name recognition • Increase graduate recruitment of students • Will be named OAS Center of Engineering for the Americas • Plan to leverage Ministers to include FAU as a preferred school for government fellowships • Opportunities for participating in grant proposals • NSF awarded unsolicited planning grant • European Union • Africa

  27. LACCEI Benefits for FAU • LACCEI Scholarships - $15,000+ a year tuition reduction without costing tuition waivers • Eligibility • any citizen of Latin America or Caribbean (except Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands) • Graduate or Undergraduate, Any major. Currently the following colleges are offering: • Engineering and Computer Science • Science • Business • Design and Inquiry • Requires small $250 per semester scholarship from the department or college from E&G funds • Promoted through LACCEI and its conference

  28. Conclusions (1 of 2) • Latin America and the Caribbean have understood the importance of engineering and technology as a driving force for economic growth. • This is a region thirsty for knowledge, and development; it is also a region with opportunities and valuable human resources. • It is important that the academia, industry and government join and align efforts for educating world-class engineers • This is a multidisciplinary effort • LACCEI provides high benefit and opportunities to FAU at little or no cost

  29. Gracias, Merci, Obrigado, Thank You LACCEI Board of Directors 160+ Universities www.LACCEI.orginfo@LACCEI.orgSkype: LACCEI

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