Title :
Global engineering education initiative through student organization
Author :
Sagstetter, Ann M. ; Vitzthum, Lucas K. ; Meyer, Jonathan R. ; Nimunkar, Amit J. ; Webster, John G.
Author_Institution :
Biomed. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
Abstract :
Engineering is becoming a more globally aware discipline that is revolutionizing the way individuals interact internationally. Engineering World Health (EWH) - Madison Chapter is a student-initiated organization that has developed opportunities to facilitate both local and global engineering education. Through EWH - Madison Chapter student-initiated activities, this organization has developed an interface between Traditional, Technical, and Translational education mediums. This study attests to the development of global engineering programs in the context of biomedical applications.
Keywords :
biomedical engineering; engineering education; Engineering World Health- Madison Chapter; global engineering education initiative; student-initiated organization; technical education medium; traditional education medium; translational education medium; Biomedical Engineering; Curriculum; Education, Medical, Graduate; Education, Medical, Undergraduate; Health Education; Humans; Learning; Students; Teaching; Universities; User-Computer Interface; Wisconsin; World Health;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2009. EMBC 2009. Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3296-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5334420
