Title
The Impact Of Globalization On Student Preparation In Germany And The United States
Abstract
A Student Exchange Program began with four students from Germany visiting Siemens-Westinghouse and the University of Central Florida in Summer, 1999, as an initiative from Siemens training officials in Muelheim, Germany. In Summer 2000, a program with four German apprentices coming to the U.S. and four U.S. interns working and studying in Germany was very successful. The initial UCF students continued part-time work at Siemens during their senior year and were offered full-time employment upon graduation. Not only did the German students complete their work, but some of them returned for employment in the U.S. Siemens, as a multinational enterprise, is preparing technologists and engineers to understand product design and manufacturing for integrated systems in international markets. Students will benefit from an understanding of the systems, standards, and cultures involved. The internship model being developed uses the best from the German and U.S. systems and merits further study and implementation.
Publication Date
12-1-2002
Publication Title
ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings
Number of Pages
1783-1794
Document Type
Article; Proceedings Paper
Personal Identifier
scopus
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
8744298465 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/8744298465
STARS Citation
Walbaum, Ferdinand and Rogers, Hugh K., "The Impact Of Globalization On Student Preparation In Germany And The United States" (2002). Scopus Export 2000s. 2251.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2000/2251