The EAST Project - Gaza-Glasgow Tele-collaboration

Glasgow - Gaza

Engineering Tele-col laboration

by

Dr Nazmi Al-Masri (Islamic University of Gaza)

Bill Guariento (University of Glasgow)

Anna Rolinska (University of Glasgow)

Glasgow - Gaza Engineering Tele-collaboration

We outline a pilot EAP collaboration between students at the University of Glasgow and at the Islamic University of Gaza.

Maintaining contact via Facebook, students in Glasgow researched a range of engineering-related challenges facing Gaza.

The project ended successfully, with a subject-specific essay, and video-conferenced presentations.

We hope that future collaborations will offer more to our Palestinian partners.

I t was a great event in my

studying l i fe I ever seen; a lot of

exerc ises g iv ing me the

knowledge how to be pat ient and

ins ist ing on researching , how to

help the others .

( I U G s t u d e nt )

I fe e l p r o u d to b e p a r t o f E A S T p r o j e c t . N o t o n l y

d o e s my w o r k , a s a c o o r d i n a to r fo r t h i s p r o j e c t ,

e n h a n c e my ex p e r i e n c e , b u t a l s o i t t i g hte n s s t r o n g

r e l a t i o n s h i p s e i t h e r w i t h s t u d e nt s o r w i t h l e a d e r s .

T h e m a i n g o a l o f t h e p r o j e c t i s s t r e n g t h e n i n g

E n g l i s h c o m m u n i c a t i o n s k i l l s fo r s t u d e nt s a n d

te a c h i n g t h e m h o w to w r i te g o o d fe e d b a c k . T h e r e

i s a n o t h e r s p e c i f i c g o a l w h i c h i s g e t t i n g o t h e r s to

b e i nv o l v e d i n G a za s t r i p a n d i t s m a i n p r o b l e m s .

( I U G P r o j e c t c o - o r d i n a to r )

The best th ing about the project has been

work with a team from di f ferent countr ies

and the abi l i ty to f ind a so lut ions re lated to

the subjects and a rea l s i tuat ion.

(UoG student)

In a nutshel l , we are very gratefu l to thank

you again , we apprec iate your works and

wish f rom th is project to be a f i rst seed in

the success path.

( IUG student)

F ra n k l y, wo r d s a r e s p e e c h l e s s fo r w h a t d o e s i t

m e a n s fo r u s t h e w h o l e p r o j e c t , i s n ' t i t ?

( I U G S t u d e nt )

I fo u n d t h e E A S T p r o j e c t to b e i n fo r m a t i v e ,

e n j o ya b l e , e d u c a t i o n a l . M o r e o v e r, I h av e ga i n e d

g r e a t ex p e r i e n c e , w h i c h i s h o w to g i v e c o n s t r u c t i v e

fe e d b a c k .


Exchange of cu l ture e

knowledge is one of the

most exc i t ing and

important th ings for me

and I th ink i t i s important

for others as wel l .

(UoG student )

In th is project , you can learn Engl ish and

develop your profess ional knowledge at the

same t ime!

I wi l l absolute ly recommend i t to my f r iends!

(UoG student)

T h e r e a r e n o t m a ny ex p r e s s i o n s to d e s c r i b e t h e

p r o j e c t b u t i t i s t h e b e s t p r o j e c t w i t h s u p e r v i s o r s

a n d i t s p a r t i c i p a nt s I U G a n d U O G s t u d e nt s a n d I

h o p e to p a r t i c i p a te i n f u t u r e p r o j e c t s w i d e r a l s o .

We exc h a n g e d k n o w l e d g e , ex p e r i e n c e s ,

i n fo r m a t i o n a n d c o m m u n i c a te w i t h s t u d e nt s f r o m

d i f fe r e nt p l a c e s . I ' m r e a l l y h a p p y fo r y o u h av e

h e a r d t h e v o i c e o f G a za .

( I U G S t u d e nt )

I ’d r e c o m m e n d t h i s

p r o j e c t to my f r i e n d s

b e c a u s e i t h e l p s y o u

t h i n k " o u t o f t h e

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to s o l v e a r e a l

p r o b l e m , n o t a

p r o b l e m w r i t te n d o w n

o n a b o o k .

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r e a l l y b e l i e v e d i n a n d w h i l e o u r w o r k i n g

to g e t h e r w h e n t h e y a s ke d a b o u t I r e a d a b o u t i t

a n d s t u d i e d i t , t h i s i s s o g o o d fo r m e to n e w

i n fo r m a t i o n t h a t I w o u l d n ' t t h i n k a b o u t r e a d i n g

a b o u t b e fo r e , e s p e c i a l l y t h a t I a m a n

I n fo r m a t i o n Te c h n o l o g y g ra d u a te d a n d o u r

p r o j e c t wa s a b o u t t h e wa te r p o l l u t i o n p r o b l e m .


Pa r t i c i p a t i n g i n s u c h a p r o j e c t i s h i g h l y

r e c o m m e n d e d b e c a u s e i t ’s a u n i q u e o p p o r t u n i t y

to b e i n to u c h w i t h p e o p l e a l l a r o u n d t h e w o r l d

a s w e l l a s to w o r k i n a r e a l e n g i n e e r i n g r e l a te d

p r o b l e m .


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t h i s p r o j e c t l i ke " h o w to p r o v i d e a

c o n s t r u c t i v e fe e d b a c k " a n d " h o w to b e

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c o n f i r m t h a t t h i s ex p e r i e n c e w a s v e r y

i nte r e s t i n g a n d u n i q u e !


Ye s , I ’d d e f i n i te l y s u g g e s t p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n t h i s

p r o j e c t a s i t i s a g r e a t o p p o r t u n i t y to w o r k i n a r e a l

s i t u a t i o n w h i l e d e v e l o p i n g p r o b l e m s o l v i n g s k i l l s ,

a c a d e m i c w r i t i n g s k i l l s a n d te a m w o r k i n g .


I ’d r e c o m m e n d t h e p r o j e c t to my f r i e n d s - I t ' s a v e r y

s p e c i a l ex p e r i e n c e fo r m e a n d I ' v e l e a r nt a l o t o f

k n o w l e d g e t h a t I c a n n o t l e a r n f r o m tex t b o o k s .


Wo r d s a r e o f te n i n a d e q u a te to ex p r e s s my j o y fo r

y o u r p r o j e c t . . . . . . . . . . M e e t i n g y o u h a s b e e n a m o s t

r e wa r d i n g m o m e nt o f my l i fe . F o r y o u r p a t i e n c e ,

a d v i c e a n d d e v o t i o n , y o u r i nva l u a b l e h e l p , s u p p o r t

a n d p a t i e n c e , t h a n k y o u v e r y m u c h .

(IUG student)

W h a t w a s t h e b e s t t h i n g a b o u t t h e p r o j e c t h a s b e e n

to fe e l t h e p o w e r t h a t E n g l i s h h a s to a l l o w t h e

i n fo r m a t i o n exc h a n g e b e t w e e n d i f fe r e nt p e o p l e f r o m

d i f fe r e nt c u l t u r e a n d l a n g u a g e .


W h a t I e n j o y e d

m o s t h a s b e e n to

wo r k i n r e a l

e n g i n e e r i n g

r e l a te d p r o b l e m

o f a c o u nt r y t h a t

n e e d h e l p to

a d d r e s s i t .


I t wa s a g r e a t ex p e r i e n c e a n d a r e a l l y n i c e o n e . I t

h e l p s m e to i m p r o v e my g r o u p w o r k i n g s k i l l s a n d

o t h e r t h i n g s . I t w a s r e a l l y c o o l to w o r k w i t h

p e o p l e w h o a r e fa r a way f r o m y o u . A l s o , I l i ke d

t h a t e v e r y t h i n g w a s o n l i n e !


U s i n g t h e k n o w l e d g e o f

te c h n o l o g y to s o l v e a

p ra c t i c a l p r o b l e m i s

t h e g r e a te s t t h i n g , I

l i ke i t !

(UoG student)

I fo u n d I c o u l d c o l l a b o ra te

s t u d e nt f r o m o t h e r

c o u nt r i e s f r e e l y a n d a b s o r b

t h e i r i d e a s i n o r d e r to

ex te n d my t h o u g ht s .


A b s o l u te l y y e s , i t i s

a n exc e l l e nt p r o j e c t

fo r l a n g u a g e

l e a r n e r s to

i m p r o v i n g

c o m m u n i c a t i o n

s k i l l s a n d p ra c t i c a l

a b i l i t i e s .


T h e E A S T p r o j e c t w a s h e l p f u l fo r my c a r e e r a s

i t a l s o d e v e l o p e d my i nte rc u l t u ra l a w a r e n e s s

a n d t ra n s fe ra b l e s k i l l s , gav e m e a c h a n c e to

p ra c t i c e E n g l i s h l a n g u a g e , e s p e c i a l l y w r i t i n g

s k i l l s , a n d i t m a d e m e fe e l m o r e a n d m o r e

r e s p o n s i b l e .


D u r i n g t h e p r o j e c t s t u d e nt s c a n o b ta i n a

l o t g r o u p w o r k s k i l l s i n c l u d i n g e f f i c i e nt

c o m m u n i c a t i o n a n d p r o b l e m s o l v i n g .


I ' m r e a l l y g ra te f u l a n d v e r y h a p p y fo r my

p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n t h i s p r o j e c t . I t w a s a n o p p o r t u n i t y

fo r m e a s a n ex p e r i e n c e a n d l e a r n m o r e a n d

exc h a n g e i n fo r m a t i o n w i t h G l a s g o w U n i v e r s i t y

s t u d e nt s , b u t I a l s o w o u l d l i ke u s to b e m o r e

e n c o u nte r s a n d p a r t i c i p a te i n p r e s e nta t i o n s .


T h a n k s fo r g i v i n g I U G s t u d e nt s t h e c h a n c e to

p a r t i c i p a te i n s u c h p r o j e c t . T h e m o s t g r e a t

b e n e f i t o f t h i s p r o j e c t i s m e e t i n g y o u a s y o u a r e

f r o m a d i f fe r e nt c u l t u r e . A l l t h o s e p r o j e c t s l e a d

u s to r e a l o p e n - m i n d e d n e s s a n d h e l p u s to m a ke

o u r w o r l d a b e tte r p l a c e to l i v e i n .


I c a n n o t s ay e n o u g h we l l a b o u t

t h e c o u r s e , T h e f i r s t t h i n g I

w o u l d r e c o m m e n d to a ny b o d y

ta k i n g t h i s c o u r s e i s to ke e p u p

w i t h t h e g r o u p , I e n j o y e d t h i s

c o u r s e b e c a u s e I n o t o n l y

l e a r n e d h o w to p ra c t i c e E n g l i s h

l a n g u a g e . I a l s o l e a r n h o w to

m a ke g o o d fe e d b a c k i n e v e r y

d ay l i fe .


G r e a t m o m e nt s s t u c k o n t h e m e m o r y fo r e v e r.

I nt r o d u c i n g my c o u nt r y Pa l e s t i n e

I nt r o d u c i n g my p l a c e o f l i fe G a za

o v e r s e a s f r o m U o G s t u d e nt s p r e s e nta t i o n

m a d e m e p r o u d o f p a r t i c i p a t i n g o n E A S T p r o j e c t

To d ay i s n o t t h e l a s t d ay

To d ay i s t h e b e g i n n i n g

fo r a n e w e ra b e t w e e n a l l o f u s


At t h e e n d , Ea s t P r o j e c t i n my v i e w w h a t

w a s r e a l l y t h e b e s t t h i n g i n t h i s p r o j e c t . . . i t

wa s a b r i d g e to m a ny p e o p l e to L e t t h e m

f i n d o u t a t l e a s t w h a t G a za i s . . .w h a t i s

r e a l l y h a p p e n i n g h e r e i n G a za . . . to m e t h a t

w a s j u s t a m a z i n g a n d I d e e p l y t r u l y t h a n k

y o u fo r t h a t .


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