New questions have arisen in light of today’s demands for innovation in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), increasingly global jobs markets, worldwide competition, and imbalanced opportunities for study abroad. One such question: Should the selection of study abroad location be tied to local resources and assets? Using two STEM-focused study abroad programs in Europe as examples, we’ll discuss this question, and bring together innovators in STEM education to identify major challenges and best practices, and develop new roadmaps for creating successful STEM programs.

1. INCREASING STEM MOBILITY THROUGH
STUDY ABROAD IN EUROPE:
GLOBAL
ARCHITECTURE
AND
DESIGN
STUDY ABROAD
Maria Aiolova, Academic Director

2. CIEE STEM
STUDENTS
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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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7. GLOBAL STEM
PROGRAM
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8. TERREFORM ONE

9. TERREFORM ONE

10. TERREFORM ONE

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12. TERREFORM ONE

15. 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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16. 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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17. BERLIN
BARCELONA
PRAGUE
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18. 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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28. 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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29. 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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30. 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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31. 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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32. 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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33. 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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34. 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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35. GLOBAL
SUSTAINABILITY
AND
ENVIRONMENT
STUDY ABROAD
Maria Aiolova, Academic Director

36. BERLIN
CAPE TOWN
SHANGHAI
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37. THANK
YOU!
THANK
YOU!
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38. ciee.org
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skills, competencies, and experiences that elevate their ability to contribute
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207-553-4000
© Copyright CIEE 2014. All Rights Reserved.ciee.org
Founded in 1947, CIEE is the world leader in international education and
exchange, delivering the highest quality programs that increase global
understanding and intercultural knowledge. We provide participants with
skills, competencies, and experiences that elevate their ability to contribute
positively to our global community.
Council on International
Educational Exchange
300 Fore Street
Portland, ME 04101
207-553-4000
© Copyright CIEE 2014. All Rights Reserved.