Multinational Undergraduate Team Work: Collaborative learning in international teams

Abstract

Modern economy is highly dependent on technology requiring engineers to excel in collaborative and communication skills at an international setting. However these competences are not addressed in the generality of engineering curricula. We believe that a set of tools and curricular activities involving students from different countries, collaborating to complete projects that generate relevant outputs to the community, might improve both students' enthusiasm and their teamwork and communication skills. That is the mission of the Multinational Undergraduate Team Work project, with which we intend to prove the benefits of such an experience on improving students' personal, academic and professional skills as required by modern society.