Educating Engineers for the Public Good Through International Internships: Evidence from a Case Study at Universitat Politècnica de València.
At Universitat Politècnica de València, Meridies, an internship programme that places engineering students in countries of Latin America, is one of the few opportunities the students have to explore the implications of being a professional in society in a different cultural and social context. This...
| Published in: | Science & Engineering Ethics Vol. 25; no. 6; pp. 1799 - 1816 |
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