Methodology for creation of multidisciplinary, transatlantic engineering program in information technology

The European Commission and the US Department of Education FIPSE Program have funded ATLANTIS initiative to promote collaboration in the higher education between European and American universities. The goal of the project was to create a new collaborative multinational model for interdisciplinary education in real-time software engineering. The project had not only created a framework for introducing new components to engineering programs but also had proposed a methodology for development of multinational, multidisciplinary engineering program. The purpose of this paper is to summarize the experience gained with this international project.