Academic Partners

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute was established in 1824 as the first technological university in the English-speaking world. The Institute was organized around a concept considered quite radical for the time: that students should actively engage with their studies by performing experiments and exploring other participatory forms of learning, rather than sitting passively in lectures.

Rensselaer offers degrees from five schools: Engineering; Science; Architecture; Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences; and the Lally School of Management & Technology; as well as an interdisciplinary degree in Information Technology. Rensselaer offers more than 145 programs at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels. Students are encouraged to work in interdisciplinary programs that allow them to combine scholarly work from several departments or schools.

The Institute is especially well-known for its success in the transfer of technology from the laboratory to the marketplace so that new discoveries and inventions benefit human life, protect the environment, and strengthen economic development.

Boston University

Founded in 1839, Boston University is an internationally recognized institution of higher education and research. With more than 30,000 students, it is the fourth largest independent university in the United States. BU consists of 17 colleges and schools along with a number of multi-disciplinary centers and institutes which are central to the school's research and teaching mission.

The BU College of Engineering offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in the departments of Biomedical, Mechanical, and Electrical and Computer Engineering. It also has two interdisciplinary divisions focused on research and graduate education: the Division of Systems Engineering; and the Division of Materials Science & Engineering.

The University of New Mexico

Founded in 1889, The University of New Mexico occupies 600 acres along old Route 66 in the heart of Albuquerque , and serves over 30,000 students. The distinctive campus environment features a Pueblo Revival architectural theme, which echoes the buildings of nearby Pueblo Indian villages. The nationally recognized Campus Arboretum is an outstanding botanical experience in the midst of one of New Mexico's great public open spaces.

The University of New Mexico offers a wide variety of academic programs through twelve Colleges and Schools. These academic options include more than 215 degree and certificate programs, including 94 baccalaureate, 71 masters and 37 doctoral degrees. The University also offers an Evening and Weekend Degree Program (EWDP) in which nearly 40 complete degree programs are available,

The Smart Lighting Engineering Research Center at UNM currently involves students and faculty from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, within the School of Engineering, and from The Center for High Technology Materials.

Howard University

Howard University is "a univerisity for the education of youth in the liberal arts and sciences" located in Washington DC. The university is named for General Oliver O. Howard, a Civil War hero who was both a founder of the University and commissioner of the Freedman's Bureau in 1866. Today, Howard University is one of only 48 U.S. private, Doctoral / Research-Extensive universities, comprising 12 schools and colleges with 10,500 students enjoying academic pursuits in more than 120 areas of study leading to undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees. The University continues to attract the nation's top students and produces more on-campus African-American Ph.D.s than any other university in the world.

Morgan State University

Morgan State University, a coeducational institution, is located in a residential section of Baltimore, Maryland. The campus covers an area of more than 143 acres. The University offers a comprehensive range of academic programs through the doctorate. Morgan is also a founding member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Rose-Hulman Insititute of Technology is a four-year, private, non-sectarian college of engineering, science, and mathematics, located in Terre haute, IN. It is founded in 1874 as Rose Polytechnic Insititute and renamed as Rose-Hulman Insititute of Technology in 1971.

Wadsworth Center, NY State Department of Health

Wadsworth Center is the most comprehensive state health laboratory in the country, It is dedicated to science in the pursuit of health. It fulfills its mission of protecting and promoting the health of New Yorkers through analysis, research and education. As a public health laboratory, Wadsworth conducts programs in comprehensive clinical and environmental laboratory evaluation and accreditation.

Scientists at Wadsworth Center study public health issues, from drug resistance to emerging infections and environmental toxicants. They also investigate basic biological processes that contribute to human health and disease. A complementary graduate program trains the next generation of researchers, and science education initiatives for undergraduates, pre-college students and the lay public.

Vilnius University

Vilnius University is the oldest and largest Lithuanian higher education institution. Since its establishment in the 16th century, Vilnius University has embodied the concept of a classical university and the unity of studies and research.

Vilnius University is an active participant in international scientific and academic activities and boasts many prominent scientists, professors and graduates. Scientific development and the expanding relations with global research centres have contributed to the variety of research and studies at Vilnius University.

With the support of social partners, the university educates globally–minded specialists who successfully integrate in the modern European community.