Abstract
We describe the design of a US-Brazil cognitive systems engineering exchange program. Rather than students “swapping” places from one institution to another, the student teams (made up of senior level undergraduate students from both countries) spend the first six months in Brazil defining their projects and collecting data and the last six months in the United States analyzing the data and proposing solutions. Together, the students take courses, conduct weekly site visits to their industrial partner and help each other to socialize and learn the language and culture of the respective country while helping to recruit and prepare the following year's group of students.
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