Journey to Global Citizenship Through Engineering Education
This presentation narrates the personal journey of an engineering and technology educator towards global citizenship, reflecting on experiences as a wandering migrant and the transformation into a global citizen. It explores the challenges, skills, and mindset required to navigate different cultures, languages, and regions. Through introspection and examples of renowned global citizens, the narrative emphasizes the significance of transcending boundaries and fostering a better world through shared experiences and empathy.
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A Wandering Migrant or a Global Citizen? Continuing Journey of an Engineering and Technology Educator IUPUI Senior Academy 2013 Last Lecture Presentation H. ner Yurtseven March 22, 2013
2 Summary and Outline This presentation is NOT a scholarly work on internationalization or a review of internationalization efforts in US higher education, or a study on how to internationalize IUPUI. This presentation is my personal journey towards global citizenship, and how IUPUI facilitated and enriched this journey.
3 Wandering Migrant One that moves from one region to another by chance, instinct, or plan.
4 Does a Wandering Migrant live in more than one region or country; learn a new language or a dialect; experience some form of culture shock after every move; work hard to survive and advance; have skills to be flexible, quick thinker, and risk taker, and have eternal optimism?
5 Are These Wandering Migrants? Migrant workers in developed and developing countries, Asylum seekers and refugees, Artists, writers, and entrepreneurs, and Internet addicts.
6 A Global Citizen thinks, feels, and cares beyond geographical and other boundaries; shares the joys and sorrows of all with others; makes everyone part of us; and acts in every possible way in changing ourselves and others so that we have a better world.
7 Does a Global Citizen travel to all continents and countries, speak many languages, live and/or work in different countries, and know, read, and write about many cultures?
8 Are These Global Citizens? St. Francis Assisi (communicated with all creatures) Evliya Celebi (travelled Ottoman Empire for 40 years) Marko Polo (travelled Europe, Central Asia and China as a merchant) Genghis Han (his Mongol empire conquered most of Eurasia) Hillary Clinton (travelled 112 countries and over a million airline miles in four years) Bill and Melinda Gates (helped heal millions in many countries) Multinational companies Google New Yorkers
9 Levels of Global Citizenship in a University Setting Personal Program/department School/college University Linkages to Alumni and families Business and industry Community
10 Personal Level: Pre-college Years Started as one of six children of a second generation of immigrants from Bosnia (Yugoslavia) to K tahya (Turkey) who fled to Turkey just before the first Balkan war of 1912- 13. Learned working knowledge of two cultures and two languages. Fascinated by the German engineers where father worked. Received excellent high school education as a springboard to study at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara.
11 Undergraduate University Experience First time living and surviving in a big city (having extended family and relatives helps). US style campus set up in Ankara, Turkey. Instruction in English. Preparatory year to study English from American, British, and Turkish teachers. Meeting international faculty (US and England) and students (Iran and Pakistan). Summer internships in a small German town and a trip to East/West Berlin.
12 Group Level: Graduate Student Days Summer of 1968 at Michigan State University. Living high in a dorm and observe US political process. Fulbright scholarship, orientation, host families. Meeting and working with other international engineering students. First exposure to international student services at University of Minnesota and The Johns Hopkins University. First meaningful exposure to US culture: television shows, international potluck dinners, and dating. Working full-time in USA.
13 Department Level: Faculty Life at METU Elite and liberal environment (Middle East Technical University) in a developing country. English as medium of instruction Research funding and opportunities Excitement of building a new institution Student riots and highly unstable political period. Having a foreign spouse in a complex family setting.
14 Department Level: Faculty Life at IUPUI Arrival at IUPUI, a very different university in a very different state and city. Academic Bermuda triangle: BL-INDY-WL. Heavier and more hands-on teaching. Set up small research groups with international graduate students. Teaming up with international engineering and technology faculty to start joint research projects, produce grants and publications.
15 School Level: School of E&T, IUPUI Early move to administration. Building teams of international/domestic graduate students and researchers by reaching out to other schools (Science, Medicine, and Dentistry) and to Purdue, WL. Marketing US engineering and technology education to other countries. Recruit international students to campus with focus on few countries (South East Asia, East Asia, and Middle East) Create exchange and internship programs to send domestic students abroad
16 Campus Level Initiatives International hubs Student centers Research and project labs for international visitors Exchange programs Students (study abroad, internships, service learning) Faculty (research, teaching, and service) Staff (student recruitment and lifelong support) Institutional partnerships International coalitions to serve communities Conflict resolutions and peaceful co-existence
17 Success Stories Institute of International Education US based, founded in 1919, facilitates exchange programs between US and 175 countries Erasmus Program EU based, founded in 1987, facilitates free student exchange among EU and selected additional countries United Nations and UNESCO Number of US universities Name recognition (the old and tired ones!) US and World News ranking Family loyalty to universities Universities with international focus and strategic planning
18 Is IUPUI a Global University? IUPUI already Offers internationally recognized IU and Purdue degrees Is a comprehensive university with over 300 programs Has welcoming and nurturing campus environment Made significant progress to become global Has well functioning strategic partnerships (Moi, Sun Yat Sen, and Hidalgo) Is located in Indianapolis (safe, business and industry hub) IUPUI could do more for City and campus public transportation Campus housing Engagement with Hidalgo and other universities in Mexico Expand dual degree programs with foreign languages
19 As the Turkish Airline commercials featuring the US basketball star Kobe Bryant and Argentinean soccer star Lionel Messi concludes, Globally yours and thank you.
