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Enhancement of the Global Perspective for Engineering Students by Providing an International Experience
April 6-11, 2003 - Tomar, Portugal
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Carl McHargue, University of Tennessee, USA
Eleanor Baum, Cooper Union, USA |
The articles for these proceedings are not peer-reviewed.
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Providing Central and East European Engineering Students with International Experience
Radu Chisleag, “Politehnica” University Bucharest
ABSTRACT:
Historically, the academic life in Romania as well as in the other Central and
East European countries had strong connections with Western Europe and some
connections with the rest of the world.
These connections were almost entirely forbidden by the communist soviet type
political power imposed to these countries, following the Second World War.
The 1989 anticommunist revolution in Central and East Europe opened the way
for re-establishing contacts with the western World, offering Romanians and
particularly to the students of the "POLITEHNICA" University in Bucharest,
opportunities to get International Experience.
Due, mainly, to the activity of some promoters, without significant local financial
aid, it has been possible to offer 3-12 months stages abroad, to 1% of the students of
University "POLITEHNICA" in Bucharest and 2-week stages to other 1%, each year.
There are mentioned the barriers to these exchanges, because, mainly, of the
heritage of the communist ruling in the country and some practical hints how to
improve the providing students with a world perspective.
Two Quantum Mechanics models to explain some aspects of the situation are
presented in the Annexes.
Radu Chisleag, "Providing Central and East European Engineering Students with International Experience" in "Enhancement of the Global Perspective for Engineering Students by Providing an International Experience", Carl McHargue and Eleanor Baum Eds, ECI
Symposium Series, Volume P3 (2003). http://services.bepress.com/eci/enhancement/19
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