1 EUMAX - Bridging Cultural and Technical Boundaries through High Performance E-Learning J. MacDougall, J. Desnos, G. Palmer, J. Salillas Internet2 Fall 2003 Member Meeting Indianapolis, Indiana 16 October 2003

2 European Union and US Mid- Atlantic eXchange (EUMAX) Primary goal to prepare EU and US students for an increasingly global business environment Primary goal to prepare EU and US students for an increasingly global business environment Curriculum Components Curriculum Components 1. Foreign language study and cultural exchange 2. International business and comp. science curriculum 3. Virtual and physical exchanges

3 Background/History: The KFC Experiment 2001 pilot between Université Pierre Mendès France and Univ. of Pennsylvania 2001 pilot between Université Pierre Mendès France and Univ. of Pennsylvania French/English Language and Business French/English Language and Business Internet2 and Renater2 for four H kbps videoconferences (1 Faculty, 3 Student) Internet2 and Renater2 for four H kbps videoconferences (1 Faculty, 3 Student) Synchronous and asynchronous e- learning tools Synchronous and asynchronous e- learning tools

4 EUMAX Consortium US Partners Temple University, Fox School of Business Rutgers University, CAIP Johns Hopkins University, SPSBE University of Pennsylvania, MAGPI GigaPoP

US Partners

6 EUMAX Consortium EC Partners Université Pierre Mendès France Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Carl von Ossietzky University EUNIS

7 EU Partners

8 Corporate Partners Prous Science Prous Science Leverage Internet2 Corporate Member Relationships Leverage Internet2 Corporate Member Relationships Possibly Sun Microsystems, others Possibly Sun Microsystems, others Record and target desirable skillsets in the global ready graduates Record and target desirable skillsets in the global ready graduates Allow real-world participation in R&D environments Allow real-world participation in R&D environments Virtual and physical internships Virtual and physical internships

9 Prous Science Provider of information and education services in the scientific, technical and medical domain, in print or electronic formats Provider of information and education services in the scientific, technical and medical domain, in print or electronic formats Research in 3 main areas: computer-aided drug design, advanced internet and video streaming, speech and video recognition Research in 3 main areas: computer-aided drug design, advanced internet and video streaming, speech and video recognition Offices in Spain, US, Japan, Argentina, Mexico Offices in Spain, US, Japan, Argentina, Mexico Multi-language products sold in 70 countries Multi-language products sold in 70 countries 35% of the workforce is foreign 35% of the workforce is foreign

10 Benefit to Corporate Partners Shortage of employees prepared for a global business environment: Shortage of employees prepared for a global business environment: –Foreign languages and business culture –Skills in business and computer science –At ease with advanced comm. tools Incorporate these tools into the company’s business culture Incorporate these tools into the company’s business culture Bring in-house open minds and global vision Bring in-house open minds and global vision Closer relationship with academia Closer relationship with academia

11 Project Goals Prepare culturally agile students Promote understanding between the peoples of the European Union and the United States of America Test range of curriculum-based pedagogical models for teaching foreign language and business culture Prepare faculty and schools to more effectively use high performance technology Expand use of advanced networking for multi- national language and business curriculum

12 Project Challenges Communication Communication –Across languages (French, Spanish, German, English) –Across technologists and faculty Integration Integration –Insertion of synchronous and asynchronous technologies –Of broad curricular goals And, of course, And, of course, –Competing priorities –Tight budgets

13 Role of High Performance E-Learning High performance affords minimal latency, jitter, delay Ideally suited for language and cultural training in global business environment Limited multi-national use today despite nearly 40 International R&E Networks Worldwide Combined with other high performance e-learning tools for distributed multinational environment

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15 Status / Next Steps Seek FIPSE/DG EAC Funding for 2004 Seek FIPSE/DG EAC Funding for 2004 Approach Additional Funding Sources from Ministries/Depts. of Education, Corporate, Private Agencies Approach Additional Funding Sources from Ministries/Depts. of Education, Corporate, Private Agencies Do “competitive analysis” – is anyone else doing this now? What’s working? What’s not? Do “competitive analysis” – is anyone else doing this now? What’s working? What’s not? Promote Significance of Project and Stimulate Awareness (e.g., Internet2 Fall Meeting) Promote Significance of Project and Stimulate Awareness (e.g., Internet2 Fall Meeting)

16 Innovation of EUMAX Multi-national – Spain, France, Germany, US Multi-national – Spain, France, Germany, US Multi-disciplinary – Foreign Language, Business, Computer Science and Technology Multi-disciplinary – Foreign Language, Business, Computer Science and Technology Multi-leveled – Professional Students, UGrad Students, Masters Students Multi-leveled – Professional Students, UGrad Students, Masters Students Combined process – People, Technology, Methodology Combined process – People, Technology, Methodology

17 Additional Info

18 Thank You - Q&A Jennifer MacDougall Apps Coordinator, MAGPI University of Pennsylvania Greg Palmer Director, MAGPI University of Pennsylvania Jean-Francois Desnos Head of Information Systems Dept. Centre Interuniversitaire de Calcul de Grenoble Jes ú s Salillas Director of R&D Prous Science