RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article
T1 Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) in chemical engineering: Preparing students for multicultural and international work environments
A1 Vaquerizo Martín, Luis
A1 Gil Chaves, Iván Darío
A1 Tututi Avila, Salvador
A1 Mato Chaín, Rafael Bartolomé
K1 Collaborative education
K1 International education
K1 Intercultural awareness
K1 Chemical engineering education
K1 Process simulation
K1 2302 Bioquímica
AB In today’s interconnected society, chemical engineering students must be prepared to work in international andmulticultural environments. However, in our experience, current chemical engineering curricula often fail todevelop these competencies. This study aims to demonstrate the benefits of Collaborative Online InternationalLearning (COIL) in chemical engineering education. For the first time, the COIL approach has been implementedin a simulation course. In addition to preparing students for international and multicultural work environments,this experience enhances their problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. Unlike other COIL applications, thisproject allows for multiple valid solutions, though not all are necessarily optimal. After two successful COILprojects involving chemical engineering students from the Universidad de Valladolid (Spain), the UniversidadNacional de Colombia, and the Universidad Aut´onoma de Nuevo Le´on (Mexico), students reported feeling moreconfident in their knowledge and abilities, better prepared for multicultural and international work environ-ments, and more capable of performing well in their first job. In both project editions, survey responses to relatedquestions averaged above 4 out of 5. Key takeaways from this work are that, to accomplish the objectives of aCOIL, it is essential to define the project timeline in advance, ensure a similar level of knowledge among students,confirm software access, establish a unified communication platform, and conduct individual kickoff meetingsfor each team. Additionally, effective international collaboration is more likely when no more than 50 % of ateam’s members come from the same institution
PB Elsevier
SN 1749-7728
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/78453
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/78453
LA eng
NO Education for Chemical Engineers, 2025, vol. 53, p. 26-36
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 11-oct-2025