A Curriculum for Cross-Cultural Mobility & Community Engagement

The purpose of the Curriculum is to develop and coordinate a program for 75 students from nine institutions in North America in a three-fold project plan: first, to enhance the potential for future professional mobility in architectural practice under NAFTA; second, to strategically re-deploy studio pedagogy to address emerging cross-border professional practice competencies in digital media, sustainable development and cultural community contexts; and third, to define an innovative approach to language development, cultural literacy and diversity in professional practice education and continuing education in a specially designed professional practice course. This simulation of the realities of cross-cultural professional practice assists in establishing performance criteria for both continuing professional education needs and architectural program accreditation and reciprocity related to cross-border practice under NAFTA.

Partner schools include:
Auburn University, Alabama
Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma
University of Calgary, Canada
University of Manitoba, Canada
University of Waterloo, Canada
Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, Mexico
Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Azcapotzalco, Mexico

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The Program is funded and administrated collectively by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education (FIPSE); Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC); and in Mexico by the Secretariat of Public Education (Dirección de Desarollo Universitario, Secretaría de Educación Pública - SEP).