Global Education Awareness and Research Undergraduate Program

霍华德大学（HU）的项目名为：全球教育，意识和研究本科生计划（GEAR UP），致力于建立和维持学生和教师在世界各地的学术参与。这一代工程专业学生的全球教育对于应对工程挑战并使世界成为一个技术更先进，连接和可持续的生活场所至关重要。国际教育研究所估计，只有4.7%的工程专业毕业生有过出国留学的经历。对于非裔美国工程专业毕业生来说，这个数字甚至更小。这个项目解决了非裔美国工程专业学生为全球参与和领导做好准备的挑战。HU将建立可持续的国际研究合作伙伴关系，为本科生提供海外研究机会，并让学生在国际环境中接触工程研究。该项目的两个总体目标是：1）建立可持续的国际研究伙伴关系，为本科生提供海外研究机会，并让学生在国际环境中接触工程研究，以提高工程专业学生在毕业后成为全球参与领导者的准备; 2）通过学术出版物，为使代表性不足的少数群体做好全球参与的战略性准备的知识体系做出贡献。HU工程毕业生将成为全球参与的领导者，并将成为其他机构的典范。

Howard University's (HU) project entitled: Global Education, Awareness and Research Undergraduate Program (GEAR UP), is committed to establishing and sustaining student and faculty scholarly engagement throughout the world. The global education of this generation of engineering students is essential to meet the engineering challenges and make the world a more technologically advanced, connected and sustainable place to live. The Institute for International Education estimates that only 4.7% of engineering graduates have had a study abroad experience. For African American engineering graduates that number is even smaller.This project addresses the challenge of preparing African American engineering students for global engagement and leadership. HU will create sustainable international research partnerships that will provide undergraduate research opportunities abroad and student exposure to engineering research in an international setting. The two overarching goals for this project are to 1) create sustainable international research partnerships that will provide undergraduate research opportunities abroad and student exposure to engineering research in an international setting to enhance the preparedness of engineering students to be globally engaged leaders upon graduation and 2) to contribute to the body of knowledge on strategically preparing underrepresented minorities for global engagement through scholarly publications.This project will enhance the preparation of HU engineering graduates to be globally engaged leaders and will serve as a model for other institutions.