Abstract
The engineering programme in Arctic Technology from the Technical University of Denmark enrols students from Greenland and Denmark. Since the Greenlandic students underperformed and had a high drop-out rate, several initiatives have been initiated to help the weak Greenlandic students. The results are analysed, and it is clear that even though the initiatives have proved popular, they have not fundamentally solved the problems in giving a higher education to young people from a society with a weak tradition for education.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 12th Active Learning in Engineering Education Workshop |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Publication date | 2014 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| Event | 12th Active Learning in Engineering Education workshop - Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil Duration: 20 Jan 2014 → 22 Jan 2014 Conference number: 12 http://vbaco01.ucs.br/aleEvento/ |
Conference
| Conference | 12th Active Learning in Engineering Education workshop |
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| Number | 12 |
| Country/Territory | Brazil |
| City | Caxias do Sul, RS |
| Period | 20/01/2014 → 22/01/2014 |
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Keywords
- Cultural differences
- Basic sciences
- Retention
- Adapted teaching