Enhancing engineering education in Iberian-American countries

The contemporary paradigm of education preaches among others requirements the international experience as one of the important skills in the formation of the new engineer. These discussions have been enriched by ASIBEI that is the Iberian American Association of Engineering Education Institutions bringing proposals for a more cooperation between the Iberia Peninsula countries engineering education institutions and the ones of Latin America. The internationalization of engineering education has become one of the main goals for next decade. Mercosul as the result of the expansion of world capitalism over Latin America and the globalization has an important role helping to promote a narrowing of relations between both sides of Atlantic countries. The meetings and discussions of ASIBEI have generated what has been named the "Rio Declaration", which consists in some guidelines for future conversations about collaborative programs and similar education system for the acquisition of international diplomas.