INCREASING STEM MOBILITY THROUGH

STUDY ABROAD IN EUROPE:

GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

STUDY ABROAD

Maria Aiolova, Academic Director

CIEE STEM STUDENTS

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The proportion of STEM students studying abroad with CIEE is also increasing

9% 10%

12% 13%

14% 15% 15%

17% 18%

2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014

CIEE Study Abroad Students Majoring in a STEM Field

Percent of Total CIEE Enrollments

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STEM Student Study Abroad Enrollments- 5 Year Trends, By Field of Study

% of Total STEM Students 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14

OD CIEE OD CIEE OD CIEE OD CIEE OD CIEE CIEE

Agriculture 6% 4% 7% 2% 10% 3% 6% 2% 6% 2% 3%

Engineering 18% 9% 21% 11% 18% 9% 18% 9% 18% 8% 9%

Health Professions 25% 18% 25% 20% 27% 22% 27% 21% 28% 20% 23%

Math or Computer Science 9% 13% 8% 12% 9% 11% 8% 13% 8% 15% 19%

Physical or Life Sciences 41% 56% 40% 55% 40% 53% 41% 54% 39% 55% 46%

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STEM vs. STEAM

• In most reports architecture programs are not considered STEM and thus not included.

• There were just under 10,000 architecture degrees awarded in 2010/2011.

• Top majors included: Architecture, general; City/Urban Planning; and Environmental Design/ Architecture.

• The majority of the professional architecture program emphasize on engineering and technology.

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STEM FACULTY SUMMIT AND MAJORS FINDINGS

• More academic theme-based programs;

• More support for undergraduate research;

• Support the higher needs of such majors;

• Including such items as robust laboratory space;

• More opportunities for international internships that support academic majors;

• ‘Big pipe’ IT support;

• Better community service options;

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GLOBAL STEM PROGRAM

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TERREFORM ONE

TERREFORM ONE

TERREFORM ONE

TERREFORM ONE

TERREFORM ONE

GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

The Global Architecture and Design Program combines design and

science in an instruction delivery model that is able to call upon

the latest thinkers and practitioners in architecture, design, and

engineering. This innovative, and flexible curriculum can leverage

a distributed global footprint of teaching locations to dramatically

enhance the student learning experience.

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GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

Using each city as a laboratory, the program rethinks what is

healthy about the city, in both its forms and its life. The

investigations are based on one illuminating hypothesis: in the

future, cities will grow to be self-sufficient in their critical

necessities through massive public works and infrastructural

support.

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BERLIN BARCELONA PRAGUE

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Program Details

• Core curriculum: Future Cities Design Studio, Future Cities Seminar, and Science, Engineering, and Technology Workshop

• Cutting-edge design projects and workshops using the latest technological tools for 3D modeling, environment and performance analysis, computational design, and additive manufacturing.

• Innovative teaching methodology and hands-on support from leading designers that allows the students to reach functional or expert skill levels in a short time

• Direct experimentation with technology to close the gap that exists between design, individual responsibility, and the current global environmental crisis

• Faculty of innovators in the fields of architecture, material science, urban design, landscape architecture, and civil and environmental engineering

• Interaction with elite architecture and design firms, institutes, and organizations during studio visits and guest lectures

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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Students are required to take three courses:

Future Cities Design Studio, Future cities Seminar, Science, Engineering and Technology Workshop.

Students can also choose to take an elective

course, including a language.

Credit

15 semester / 22.5 quarter hours

Future Cities Design Studio [6 semester credits]

Future cities Seminar [3 semester credits]

Science, Engineering and Technology Workshop

[3 semester credits]

CIEE Elective including Language [3 semester credits]

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ELIGIBILITY AND SUBJECT AREAS

Eligibility Requirements

Overall GPA 2.75

Students must be architecture majors or minors

and have completed 2-3 semesters of design

studio or a project based course in their major.

Students from the fields of Architecture,

Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, Civil and

Environmental Engineering Programs and Majors

are eligible to apply.

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FUTURE CITIES DESIGN STUDIO

This studio will examine this emergent urban condition by focusing on those sites that are seen to concentrate spatial, economic, social and cultural experiences to positive effect. It is interested in the new kinds of intensity of urban experience that are stimulated by the interactions of local sites and trans-local networks. It will pay particular attention to the catalytic circumstances or specific conditions of possibility that give rise to new, productive and sustainable forms of urban experience. In doing so, the studio will focus on two significant urban conditions: at the neighborhood scale it examines specific building typology in the urban fabric or, at the regional scale, will focus on large infrastructure such as the driver of a particular kind of urbanization in specific sites.

Contact hours: 90. Recommended credit: 6 semester/9.0 quarter hours.

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FUTURE CITIES SEMINAR

The main urban case study will be the host city and its surroundings, for it is here that a rich variety of trendsetting projects of sustainable design can be experienced firsthand. These building projects offer exciting solutions for the use of recycled energy, efficient lighting, natural materials, converted infrastructure, and ecological/political coordination, and we will visit several during scheduled field trips. The resulting insights into strategies for creating livable, socially responsible urban environments will be valuable both to students of architecture and those outside the discipline. For indeed, cities have always reflected the combined efforts of human civilization and will continue to require interdisciplinary teamwork to survive and flourish.

Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit:

3 semester/4.5 quarter hours.

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SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP

In a series of hands-on workshops, students learn about tools and technologies with the capacity for profound impact and systemic change, especially in an age of urbanization, rapid technological evolution, and climate crisis. The broad arena is synthesized in the position that future designers will need to create highly reactive and flexible environments. The course focuses on technologies that enable this: computational design, environmental simulation, advanced materiality, and rapid prototyping, and is organized in a survey to accommodate students with diverse interests and experience levels.

Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit:

3 semester/4.5 quarter hours.

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CIEE GLOBAL AD SUMMIT

The Global AD Summit brings together students

from all three cities for presentations and

dialogue around a core global challenge. It

features student and faculty presentations as

well as presentations by global architecture and

design experts. Each year we select one core

topic (i.e. Climate Change, Water, or Renewable

Energy) and select student and professional

speakers for the event.

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COLLABORATORS

Berlin:

Technical University of Berlin

LAVA Berlin

Barcelona:

IAAC (Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia)

Prague:

ARCHIP (Architectural Institute on Prague)

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GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT

STUDY ABROAD

Maria Aiolova, Academic Director

BERLIN CAPE TOWN SHANGHAI

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THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

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© Copyright CIEE 2014. All Rights Reserved.