The new engineer looks more in-depth into cultural differences in order to satisfy customers in different markets. The new engineer communicates far beyond equations and drawings. The new engineer designs products within a multinational company for more than one market. For the global engineer, education is a continuum, not just a period of formal learning. As engineers mature personally and professionally, most find that they first require broader knowledge of other scientific and technical disciplines, then management skills, and ultimately the kind of wide-ranging humanistic knowledge that leads to greater personal development.
Global engineering is already a reality.
MSU is committed to helping expand students' knowledge and understanding of other cultures.