Workshop: Best Practices in International Research Experiences for Graduate Students

在STEM领域的高级学位持有者的全球能力的发展是创新，竞争力和经济发展在日益国际化的科学和工程市场的关键。 该研讨会汇集了来自不同类型组织（大学，非营利实体，资助机构，私营部门）的专家，他们参与，参与或在STEM研究生教育/培训计划中发挥重要作用，以制定一系列关于如何最好地构建为研究生提供国际经验的计划的建议。 目标是确定最有效的方法来支持研究生发展全球能力，而不会增加学位时间或减损他们的技术贡献。 研讨会还探讨了相关主题，如如何为来自代表性不足群体和经济弱势群体的学生提供国际研究经验。该活动解决了所有STEM学科研究生国际研究经验的共同问题。 与会者包括来自自然科学、生物科学、物理科学、工程学和社会科学的代表;教育心理学、项目评估和国际关系方面的专家增加了对话的广度。研讨会的主要目标是解决以下专题研究问题;--什么是学生的教师研究顾问（研究导师）在识别，定义，允许和评估被研究者的国际研究活动的适当作用？--在STEM博士生的教育/培训期间，介绍性，后续和后续国际研究经验的适当时机和持续时间是什么？ 一个STEM硕士的学生怎么样？评估国际研究活动经验、确定适当的评估工具、收集和存档数据以及对国际研究经验进行纵向研究的适当实体/指标是什么？演讲者/与会者由组委会挑选，以反映尽可能广泛的观点，包括那些呼吁对国际研究活动的结构和资助方式进行重大改革的人。 研讨会的成果将是一份公开的报告，其中包括对高等教育，工业，非营利组织，该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查进行评估，被认为值得支持的搜索.

The development of global competencies in advanced degreed holders in STEM fields is critical to innovation, competitiveness, and economic development in the increasingly international marketplace of science and engineering. This workshop brings together experts from different types of organizations (universities, non-profit entities, funding agencies, private sector) that participate, engage in, or have significant roles in STEM graduate education/training programs to formulate a series of recommendations on how best to structure programs that provide international experiences for graduate students. The goal would be to identify the most efficient ways to support graduate students in their development of global competencies that will not increase time-to-degree or detract from their technical contributions. The workshop also explores related topics such as how to provide international research experiences to students from under-represented groups and those who are economically disadvantaged. This event addresses concerns common to international research experiences for graduate students across all STEM disciplines. Attendees/participants include representatives from the natural sciences, biological sciences, physical sciences, engineering, and social sciences; experts in educational psychology, program evaluation, and international relations add to the breadth of the conversation.The main goals of the workshop are to address the following topical research questions;-- What is the appropriate role of the student's faculty research advisor (research mentor) in identifying, defining, permitting, and evaluating the advisee's international research activity?-- What are the appropriate timing and duration for introductory, follow-on, and subsequent international research experiences during a STEM PhD student's education/training? What about a STEM master's student?-- What are the appropriate entities/metrics for assessing the international research activity experiences, defining the appropriate assessment tools, collecting and archiving data, and conducting longitudinal studies on international research experiences?Presenters/attendees are selected by the organizing committee to reflect as broad a view as possible, including those calling for major changes in how international research activities are structured and funded. The outcomes of the workshop will be a publicly-accessible report with recommendations to the higher education, industry, non-profit, and governmental agency communities on how to improve global skills development in STEM advanced degree holders through effective international research activities.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.