14 - Education and Training
PREPARING AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATES FOR WORKING IN GLOBAL TEAMS
J. Abulawi, HAW Hamburg, Germany; P. Raj, Virginia Tech, United States
The strategic partnership between Virginia Tech and HAW Hamburg has facilitated various forms of international student participation in undergraduate design team projects, some of which were successful while others were not. This paper examines challenges experienced in these international team projects, identifying success factors, root causes for potential problems and possible countermeasures.