Engineering Students from the U.S. had a chance to work with other engineering students from Japan in a cross-cultural classroom setting. The students meet to learn about innovation in the field of glass science. The International Materials Institute (IMI) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored the pioneering program. Experts in the field from the U.S., Japan, Brazil and France taught the classes U.S. and Japanese students participated in. The students meet for two weeks in Kyoto, Japan.

Students looking to go abroad to do research in Asian countries also have the opportunity participate in another the NSF funded program. The East Asian and Pacific Summer Institute (EAPSI) program, funds students to do research in Asian and Pacific countries abroad. Although students don’t work in such a global classroom setting, they do stay with host families and have an opportunity to learn about another culture and gain access to the different resources and perspectives on their research project that the global environment provides.

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