Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería Julio Garavito, Bogotá, Colombia
Strategic Partners: Boston University, Massachusetts, United States
Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina, Bogotá, Colombia
Bilateral U.S.-Colombia Network for Research and Educational Exchange: Affordable Assistive Technology for Rural and Peace Development
The Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería Julio Garavito, in partnership with Boston University and Fundacion Universitaria del Área Andina, will implement a bilateral exchange program to increase student mobility between the U.S. and Colombia. Undergraduate students, graduate students, and professors from each of the partner institutions will collaboratively develop and create low-cost robotic technology to serve urban and rural communities, first in Colombia and the U.S., and eventually throughout the world.