Our Strategies for a Global Education

Carnegie Mellon's education, research and service, as well as our faculty, creative and collaborative approach, and state-of-the-art technology provide students with an education that equips and inspires them to think globally to address today's challenges for tomorrow's world.  A hallmark of the Carnegie Mellon education is working on real-world problems, and applying research and technology with cultural awareness and sensitivity.

This pragmatic philosophy has evolved an interdisciplinary ethos in research and education. Eight strategies and sensibilities derived from this environment guide our global education:

• Competence in Subject Areas
• Cultural Awareness
• Collaborative Thinking and Learning
• Continued Reflection and Assessment
• Community Partnerships
• Call to Action and Engaged Citizenship
• Capitalizing on Global Resources
• Connections through Technology

Carnegie Mellon connects campus-to-campus and student-to-student, learning together about global challenges and about one another. Each of our global courses integrate several of these strategies.