MNC-Sponsored Multidisciplinary Industrial-Strength Capstone Design Projects in China

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Vincent Chang

Abstract

With a growing need to reform Chinese higher engineering education, University of Michigan—Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (JI) initiated multinational corporation-sponsored industrial-strength Capstone Design Projects (CDP) in 2011. Since 2011, JI has developed 96 corporate-sponsored C
DPs since its inception, which include multinational corporation sponsors such as Covidien, Dover, GE, HP, Intel, NI, Philips, and Siemens. Of these projects, healthcare accounts for 27%, energy 24%, internet technology (IT) 22%, electronics 16%, and other industries 11%. This portfolio reflects the trends and needs in the industry, which provides opportunities for engineering students to develop their careers. An accumulated 480 JI students have been teamed up based on their individual backgrounds, specifically electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, mechanical engineering, and biomedical engineering. The corporate-sponsored rate grew from 0% in 2010 to 86% in 2014.

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Vincent Chang, University of Michigan, China

Shanghai Jiao-Tong University Joint Institute

How to Cite

Chang, V. (2014). MNC-Sponsored Multidisciplinary Industrial-Strength Capstone Design Projects in China. International Journal for Innovation Education and Research, 2(10), 54-65. https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol2.iss10.247

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