ACT played a significant role as a source of technological know-how for the course on Global Design and Manufacturing launched in the Fall 2000. This joint endeavor of engineering departments from 3 universities:

• University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI, US
• Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands
• Seoul National University in Seoul, South Korea

relied heavily on high-quality, multipoint videoconferencing enhanced with real-time data transfer and online collaboration. ACT provided ongoing technical guidance to the international team of faculty and assistants in the preparation phase, as well as during the course itself.

See the 12-minute video clip (QuickTime) that shows the interactions in this unusual classroom.