The Smile Project. A Case Study of an International Engineering Education Project for Development

摘要: SMILE project is an international education project for engineering students, and implies volunteering activities including aid and support for the local communities in developing countries. SMILE project is built on the basis of engineering member’s creative ideas beyond the preconceived and typical engineering education. The purpose of SMILE project is to let local people smile based on the technical support on site. Participants with an engineering major consider the local issues and discuss the possible solutions. This program is managed by the Consortium of Innovation Center for Engineering Education in Pusan National University of Korea (PNU), which comprises 14 universities in the south-eastern region of Korea. PNU is focusing on engineering service learning which educates globally responsible students who can offer sustainable and appropriate solutions to the endemic problems faced by local …