Preparing swedish mechatronics engineering students for a global industry

ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Grimheden, Martin ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING EDUCATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MECHATRONICS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

GLOBAL INDUSTRY; GLOBAL MARKET; SYNERGISTIC;

STUDENTS;

EID: 85029079641     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21535965     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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