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Continental AG in conjunction with eight internationally renowned universities launched the Global Engineering Excellence initiative. This unique collaboration will study the influence and importance of technological expertise and education on the competitiveness of nations, people, and companies. At the heart of this initiative is a comprehensive study designed to reflect a broad spectrum of topics dealing with all aspects of engineering and natural sciences. The study will cover the following research areas: - Competitiveness and technology.
- Career paths of graduates in scientific and engineering disciplines.
- How first-rate engineering and science education are designed and implemented.
- The development of future trends in these fields.
- How a successful interchange of knowledge can be promoted between universities and companies.
TU Darmstadt vice president Prof. Dr.-Ing. Reiner Anderl pointed out the core questions of the study: "We want to identify, for example, success factors for the development of engineers based on an international comparison. Do they differ? Is there such a thing as the engineer? How are graduates of technical sciences looked upon? Is there a “critical mass” of technical scientists needed for competitive economies? How many patents are there, and what is the patent focus in different countries? How and where does cooperation between science, industry and business take place, and what are the formulas for its success? We also want to examine product development cycles to look for trends within the various engineering disciplines, and identify which are taking the lead." The first global engineering study was published by the initiative for Global Engineering Excellence in autumn 2006. Idea and goals
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