ECEP 405: Global Engineering
Hello retriver entrepreneurs!
Interested in working with a Peer from another country developing and solving global challenges with three other countries?? Employers are seeking individuals who understand and can work as global citizens. This important skill set is highlighted not only as a student outcome in ABET and highlighted in the World Economic forum, World Bank, UNESCO and more. This semester's project will be focusing on developing appropriate technology for global poverty.
This Spring 2025, the Engineering and Computing Education Program will be offering ECEP 405: Global Engineering. As an award winning class and proven/published research class, this opportunity provides students an authentic engaging experience to work with peers from three other countries, synchronously, developing solutions to our global world using their engineering background. Germany, Brazil and Portugal universities will be joining us this semester.
Highlight your resume with an important needed skill set with an authentic engineering class capstone like experience. Work with Brazil, Germany & Portugal!
Credit Earned:
Entrepreneurship Minor Elective- This past Fall semester we had a team earn 2nd place in the Idea Competition consisting of Engineering, HCC, computer science and IS majors!
Grand Challenges Scholars Program
Elective for Engineering Management, HCC, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, IS, andd BTA programs.
Dr. Gurganus will be holding 4 information sessions about the class. Please sign up here.
Thursday January 9th at 4pm- 4:30pm
Friday January 10th at 1-1:30pm
Friday January 17th 11-11:30am
Monday January 20th 3-3:30pm
Friday January 10th at 1-1:30pm
Friday January 17th 11-11:30am
Monday January 20th 3-3:30pm
If you are interested, please contact Dr. Jamie Gurganusjgurganus@umbc.edu. She will provide you the permission to enroll. The prerequisites have 90 credits or more, but special consideration will be given if you are a junior near the senior year.
Class is offered IN PERSON (hyflex with the countries), 8:30-9:45 Tuesday and Thursday mornings in a hyflex classroom.
Posted: January 28, 2025, 8:30 AM