Although engineering doctoral students are at the forefront of discovery and innovation and have great potential for establishing partnerships to address engineering challenges crossing national borders, there are few studies of their intercultural competency. The purpose of this study is to identify factors that are associated with intercultural competency – the ability to work effectively in multicultural environments.,The intercultural competency levels of 390 engineering doctoral students were measured by using the Miville–Guzman Universality-Diversity Scale-Short Form (MGUDS-S). Data were analyzed using ordinary linear squares regression. Results are considered descriptive, rather than causal.,Results show that female engineering doctoral students are more likely to score higher on the MGUDS-S than male engineering doctoral students. Proficiency in multiple languages and previous work- or volunteer-related travel experiences are positively associated with doctoral students’ intercultural competency.,As internationalization of engineering research and innovation continues to expand, findings suggest that providing students with more opportunities and support for work- or volunteer-related travel and opportunities for learning new languages may help facilitate the development of intercultural competency and students’ willingness to engage in long-term international professional opportunities and research partnerships.

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工学博士生的跨文化能力

尽管工程博士学位的学生处于发现和创新的最前沿，并且具有建立合作伙伴关系以应对跨越国界的工程挑战的巨大潜力，但很少有关于其跨文化能力的研究。这项研究的目的是确定与跨文化能力相关的因素，即在多元文化环境中有效工作的能力。使用Miville-Guzman通用性-多样性量表-短式量表对390名工程学博士生的跨文化能力水平进行了测量（MGUDS-S）。使用普通线性平方回归分析数据。结果被认为是描述性的，而不是因果的。结果表明，女工学博士生在MGUDS-S上的得分比男工学博士生更高。