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Georgia Tech announces new educational collaboration with Shenzhen and Tianjin University

Georgia Institute of Technology
2016-12-03 01:00 3044

ATLANTA, Dec. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- A new educational collaboration among Georgia Tech, the city of Shenzhen and Tianjin University in China will expand global opportunities in science, technology and engineering education. Georgia Tech's President G. P. "Bud" Peterson signed the agreement in a ceremony in Shenzhen on Dec. 2.

The Georgia Tech Tianjin University Shenzhen Institute will offer majors in electrical and computer engineering, computer science, industrial design, environmental engineering and analytics. Georgia Tech will coordinate the graduate programs at the specialized institute, and Tianjin University, China's oldest university, will coordinate the undergraduate programs.

The Shenzhen government provided land, startup funding and operational subsidies. The vision is that the specialized institute will enroll 800 undergraduate and graduate students from throughout the world by 2020, and 3,000 students by 2030. It will present new opportunities for U.S.-based students, including study abroad programs and internships, and will expand Georgia Tech's China Summer Program.

"This historical agreement is in alignment with Georgia Tech's focus on internationalization, as outlined in our 25-year Strategic Plan, called Designing the Future," said Peterson. "It will serve as a great vehicle to engage our strong alumni base in China and increase Georgia Tech's global reputation as a leading technological research institution." 

Georgia Tech students study or intern in 70 countries, with 54 percent of undergraduates participating in an international work or study experience before they graduate. Georgia Tech faculty members are engaged in research collaborations in more than 100 countries. The Institute also has global centers in China, Costa Rica, Panama and Singapore. For 25 years, Georgia Tech has had a campus in Lorraine, France.

The Shenzhen campus is designed to be self-sustaining, similar to Georgia Tech-Lorraine.

Shenzhen is China's high-tech capital and is often referred to as the "Silicon Valley of China." Georgia Tech is a global leader in engineering and related fields, including leadership, interdisciplinary education, innovation and entrepreneurial education.

Ten years ago, Georgia Tech launched the Georgia Tech-Shanghai Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering (MS ECE) program in Shanghai. In 2013, Georgia Tech became a member of Shenzhen Virtual University Park -- the first U.S. university to do so. The MS ECE program moved to Shenzhen in 2014, with support from the Coulter Foundation. It became the first degree program offered in Shenzhen by an American university.

Learn more at http://www.news.gatech.edu/2016/12/02/georgia-tech-announces-new-educational-collaboration-shenzhen-and-tianjin-university.

Source: Georgia Institute of Technology
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