You are a student interested in Global Engineering, an educator, administrator, or practitioner new to the world of Global Engineering, a seasoned global engineer, or you simply want to know more about Global Engineering, you will  ... more

You are a student interested in Global Engineering, an educator, administrator, or practitioner new to the world of Global Engineering, a seasoned global engineer, or you simply want to know more about Global Engineering, you will find here answers to most of your questions. You can also contribute to these answers through our open-edit policy as pioneered by Wikipedia.   less

Video lecture on "Definition of Entrepreneurship" by "Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO of the Global Fund for Women, defines entrepreneurship by looking to the roots of the French language. She found two words: "entre" and "prendr  ... more

Video lecture on "Definition of Entrepreneurship" by "Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO of the Global Fund for Women, defines entrepreneurship by looking to the roots of the French language. She found two words: "entre" and "prendre" that suggest the act of immersion into something that also takes hold of you." The site also has links to other lectures and resources on social entrepreneurship.   less

One of the largest growing engineering student organizations. Our Vision ESW’s vision is a world in which all people enjoy the basic resources to pursue healthy, productive lives, in harmony with each other, and with our ear  ... more

One of the largest growing engineering student organizations. Our Vision ESW’s vision is a world in which all people enjoy the basic resources to pursue healthy, productive lives, in harmony with each other, and with our earth. Our Mission In pursuit of this vision, ESW mobilizes engineers through education, training, and practical action - building collaborative partnerships to meet the needs of current and future generations. Our Goals In support of our mission, ESW's primary goals are to: Stimulate and foster an increased and more diverse community of engineers; and Infuse sustainability into the practice and studies of every engineer. Our Values People Our members, communities, and partners are the ultimate driving forces of ESW. Diversity ESW values diversity of cultures, perspectives, professions, and life experiences. Integrity Honesty, openness, accountability, and responsibility form the core foundation of our personal and professional relationships. Partnerships We believe that effective engagement of partners is critical to the success and sustainability of our efforts. Practical Action We seek to have lasting positive impact, through action that achieves measurable results. Humility and Respect We recognize that we have as much to learn as we have to share in addressing the world’s critical challenges, and respect different ideas and approaches.   less

Funding for grants in breakthrough technologies for people living in poverty. Sustainable Vision grants Breakthrough technologies for people living in poverty Deadline for applications: October 17, 2008 * Grants rang  ... more

Funding for grants in breakthrough technologies for people living in poverty. Sustainable Vision grants Breakthrough technologies for people living in poverty Deadline for applications: October 17, 2008 * Grants range from $10,000 to $50,000. * United States-based universities and colleges are eligible to apply. Through our Sustainable Vision grants program, the NCIIA funds transformational education programs where breakthrough technologies are created and commercialized for the benefit of people living in poverty in the US and abroad. The NCIIA places a high value on grant proposals that demonstrate concern for the earth and the health and welfare of humans. We encourage our members to find creative approaches to addressing such issues as poverty, disease, and environmental degradation through affordable design, technologies that solve critical problems and meet basic human needs (such as food, water, shelter, health, safety, and education), and pedagogical approaches that encourage awareness of and interest in these global issues. Course and program grant proposals may focus on introducing these issues to students with a design course, adding socially-focused E-Teams to an existing entrepreneurship course, or developing an entirely original program to engage students in problem-solving endeavors. Advanced E-Team grant proposals may focus on products that are affordable to people earning $1-2/day, on technologies that improve human health and the environment, or on businesses with a social vision.   less

Int. J. Engng Ed. Vol. 24, No. 2, 2008, 2, p. 212. Special issue on Design and Engineering Education in a Flat World. Guest Editorial: "The papers in this special issue of the International Journal of Engineering Education represe  ... more

Int. J. Engng Ed. Vol. 24, No. 2, 2008, 2, p. 212. Special issue on Design and Engineering Education in a Flat World. Guest Editorial: "The papers in this special issue of the International Journal of Engineering Education represent much of the proceedings of Mudd Design Workshop VI, ``Design and Engineering Education in a Flat World,' which was held on the campus of Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California, during 23-25 May 2007. Supported by Harvey Mudd College's Department of Engineering and Center for Design Education, this workshop brought together engineers and designers - both educators and practitioners - over three very busy days to talk about how globalization issues are affecting engineering design education. A broad variety of engineering education issues was discussed. The first formal session was a panel discussion on the two recent reports, The Engineer of 2020 (NAE) and The Gathering Storm (NRC). Presided over by Professor John W. Prados, the panel discussion featured a brief introduction by Professor Dym and extended presentations of an industry perspective by Mr. Carl Carrera (HMC `75/76) of Boeing and an academic perspective by Berkeley's Professor Alice M. Agogino. All of these presentations are on the CD. It is also worth noting that panelist Carrera was filling in for a longtime supporter and organizer of the MDW series, Dr. John McMasters. (Dr. McMasters could not be at MDW VI, but he was sorely missed and his presence was felt during the ensuing panel discussion and the rest of the workshop. The next six sessions were devoted to: assessing flat world skills; flat world teaching and design tools; cross-cultural considerations; multinational curricula; communication and teamwork; and social entrepreneurship and sustainable design. The eighth (and last) session focused on identifying themes that had emerged and actions that might be taken both individually and institutionally.   less

Int. J. Engng Ed. Vol. 24, No. 2, 2008, pp. 420±433. Special issue on Design and Engineering Education in a Flat World. Abstract: "This paper characterizes a New Product Development (NPD) class designed to enable "flat world"  ... more

Int. J. Engng Ed. Vol. 24, No. 2, 2008, pp. 420±433. Special issue on Design and Engineering Education in a Flat World. Abstract: "This paper characterizes a New Product Development (NPD) class designed to enable "flat world" skills – multidisciplinary teamwork, rapid prototyping, creativity, business, entrepreneurship and human-centered design. This course aims to develop the skills necessary for successful product development in today’s competitive global marketplace. To accomplish a truly multidisciplinary dimension, the graduate course draws students from UC Berkeley’s Engineering, Business, and Information Systems departments, as well as from the Industrial Design program at the California College of the Arts. Students from all of these programs and colleges join forces on four to five person product development teams to step through the new product development process in detail, learning about the available tools and techniques to execute each process step along the way. Each student brings his/her own disciplinary perspective to the team effort, and must learn to synthesize that perspective with those of the other students in the group to develop a sound, marketable product or service. Students depart the semester understanding new product development processes as well as useful tools, techniques and organizational structures that support new product development practice. In recent years, we have added material on social entrepreneurship and have encouraged socially-conscious design projects. This paper presents quantitative and qualitative data gathered to evaluate teams and project-based learning outcomes along with case studies of three socially responsible ventures from our class that took the next step in regards to further developing their product or service after the end of the semester. Third party structured interviews and post mortem analyses of these teams provide a window into what enabled them to move their products to the next stage beyond the semester course. The three cases covered are: AgLinx Solutions, Revolution Foods and Seguro. All of these successful teams had a core group of dedicated student leaders who worked with teams having a diverse mix of skills."   less

"Kiva's mission is to connect people through lending for the sake of alleviating poverty. Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs around  ... more

"Kiva's mission is to connect people through lending for the sake of alleviating poverty. Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs around the globe. The people you see on Kiva's site are real individuals in need of funding - not marketing material. When you browse entrepreneurs' profiles on the site, choose someone to lend to, and then make a loan, you are helping a real person make great strides towards economic independence and improve life for themselves, their family, and their community. Throughout the course of the loan (usually 6-12 months), you can receive email journal updates and track repayments. Then, when you get your loan money back, you can relend to someone else in need. Kiva partners with existing expert microfinance institutions. In doing so, we gain access to outstanding entrepreneurs from impoverished communities world-wide. Our partners are experts in choosing qualified entrepreneurs. That said, they are usually short on funds. Through Kiva, our partners upload their entrepreneur profiles directly to the site so you can lend to them. When you do, not only do you get a unique experience connecting to a specific entrepreneur on the other side of the planet, but our microfinance partners can do more of what they do, more efficiently. Kiva provides a data-rich, transparent lending platform. We are constantly working to make the system more transparent to show how money flows throughout the entire cycle, and what effect it has on the people and institutions lending it, borrowing it, and managing it along the way. To do this, we are using the power of the internet to facilitate one-to-one connections that were previously prohibitively expensive. Child sponsorship has always been a high overhead business. Kiva creates a similar interpersonal connection at much lower costs due to the instant, inexpensive nature of internet delivery. The individuals featured on our website are real people who need a loan and are waiting for socially-minded individuals like you to lend them money."   less

Interview on YouTube. "Designing innovative and sustainable business models requires examining the various components of an organization's operations, customers, and value proposition. Alexander Osterwalder is the co-author of the  ... more

Interview on YouTube. "Designing innovative and sustainable business models requires examining the various components of an organization's operations, customers, and value proposition. Alexander Osterwalder is the co-author of the book "Business Model Generation", and in this interview with SLM's Mario Vellandi, discusses how he helps companies along this path, the similarities and differences between BMG and Blue Ocean Strategy, how social entrepreneurs are tackling difficult challenges as opposed to nonprofits, and the value of visualizing ideas in group discussions."   less

Special issue of IJEE, Vol. 24 (2), 2008. The papers are organized around the following major themes: Assessing Flat World Skills, Flat World Teaching and Design Tools, Cross Cultural considerations, International Curricula, Comm  ... more

Special issue of IJEE, Vol. 24 (2), 2008. The papers are organized around the following major themes: Assessing Flat World Skills, Flat World Teaching and Design Tools, Cross Cultural considerations, International Curricula, Communication and Teamwork, Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Design. Editorial: "In order to establish engineering education research an engineering education research community needs to be existent. Evidence for this community, which is an integral part of any established research discipline, is not yet discernible. The creation of engineering education departments, and the increased emphasis on interdisciplinary connections, studies and globalization of dissemination and cooperation activities is a sign that something is brewing in the direction of a community of engineering education which tries to find its feet. There are however, a number of perturbations to the growing together of an engineering education research community. First, and to my mind foremost - there is too little coherence between the varying constituents and stakeholders - there is no clear repository of accumulated research and there is no accepted definition of what engineering education research is really supposed to be about. Conferences on engineering education have mushroomed in recent years. Still, almost all of these are compartmentalised, and attended by a non-coherent group of academics. There is little cross fertilization between the various organisations sponsoring such conferences. The impression is that they are competing in different markets, The American Society for Engineering Education - the largest of these organisational sponsors is still, in spite of efforts to go global - very much a US affair, similarly the European Society of Engineering Education. Then there are other competing organisers such as ICEE (iNEER) as well as the various professional societies - where IEEE is in the forefront. Even with these organisations, there are competing elements within the organisations between the education branches and the subject specific branches for engineering education conferences and individual sessions. Unless we can establish a world community of engineering education research where the stakeholders are defined and well versed in each others work we cannot yet claim that engineering education research is an established discipline or multidisciplinary legitimate research area. It needs to be recognized by sponsoring and funding organizations that investment in engineering education research in order to optimize the education systems for engineers is a sound investment as good as any sound investment in university research."   less

Video of the Co-Founder and Director of Business Development, Kiva.org (USA). "Kiva's mission is to connect people through lending for the sake of alleviating poverty. Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending webs  ... more

Video of the Co-Founder and Director of Business Development, Kiva.org (USA). "Kiva's mission is to connect people through lending for the sake of alleviating poverty. Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs around the globe. The people you see on Kiva's site are real individuals in need of funding - not marketing material. When you browse entrepreneurs' profiles on the site, choose someone to lend to, and then make a loan, you are helping a real person make great strides towards economic independence and improve life for themselves, their family, and their community. Throughout the course of the loan (usually 6-12 months), you can receive email journal updates and track repayments. Then, when you get your loan money back, you can relend to someone else in need. Kiva partners with existing expert microfinance institutions. In doing so, we gain access to outstanding entrepreneurs from impoverished communities world-wide. Our partners are experts in choosing qualified entrepreneurs."   less