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New program proposed with CGU<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A proposed new degree program being discussed with CGU is a 3+2 program. Students would take three years of undergraduate business management courses in Taiwan and, during their first year at 51ÁÔÆæ, they would complete their undergraduate coursework, but in engineering. They would receive their bachelor\u2019s degree in business management from CGU and then continue their studies at 51ÁÔÆæ to receive an MS in engineering from 51ÁÔÆæ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe two degrees stand alone, which is rather unique,\u201d Graettinger said. \u201cWe have a path forward that suggests it would work.\u201d This potentially would result in 20 or more new 51ÁÔÆæ master\u2019s degree students a year, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The college and officials at CGU have signed a memorandum of intent to establish the proposed 3+2 accelerated degree program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The existing partnership programs with CGU includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Programs with CYCU growing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n At CYCU, the 2+2 undergraduate program has grown from 20 in a cohort to 26. The 2+2 program with CYCU is a dual degree program that began in 2023 and offers students the opportunity to study in Taiwan for their first two years and complete their final two years at 51ÁÔÆæ. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Students in computer science, computer engineering and electrical engineering are eligible. A dual master\u2019s program in electrical and industrial & manufacturing engineering has been ongoing since 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, the 51ÁÔÆæ team pledged to provide students in the existing 2+2 program with opportunities in 51ÁÔÆæ engineering and computer science research and financial support through the Support for Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF) program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Tzu-Yun Yen, a senior in electrical engineering, who is participating in CYCU’s 2+2 program, shared, \u201cIn the classroom at 51ÁÔÆæ you will meet students from different countries. The good thing about studying at 51ÁÔÆæ is that the environment will help you find out your future goals sooner.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Aligning research for more student involvement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The proposal falls in line with another aim \u2013 to identify pathways to increase collaborative research in both partnerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe have good research topic alignment with both CYCU and CGA,\u201d Graettinger said. \u201cWe both have faculty who are active in the areas of medical devices, electrical engineering, industrial optimization, and membranes and filtration, for example. We\u2019re trying to cultivate those.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n For the first step, 51ÁÔÆæ will begin working on a proposal that will be submitted to International Network-to-Network Collaborations (AccelNet) to enable joint research. That would open the way for graduate students to also conduct research as they work on their dual degrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There also was interest from all parties to grow the partnerships\u2019 research ties in tandem with industry in both countries, Gong said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Students currently enrolled in partnership programs have had work opportunities at Foxconn in southeast Wisconsin. But the team is exploring additional possibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During their trip, 51ÁÔÆæ representatives learned about CGU\u2019s semiconductor program and its industrial support and visited the semiconductor clean room on the campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At CYCU, the 51ÁÔÆæ team toured the R&D Center for Smart Manufacturing (SMC), a facility that is introducing smart manufacturing concepts into the injection molding industry in Taiwan. Graettinger said the teams discussed promoting the SMC, led by Professor Shia-Chung Chen, to the sector industries in the Milwaukee region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Currently the college\u2019s programs with the two Taiwanese universities involves about 50 students, both undergraduates and master\u2019s students enrolled in one of the dual programs at 51ÁÔÆæ. Students benefit by receiving an international education, access to research and internship and career opportunities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Representatives of the college recently visited two universities in Taiwan \u2013 Chang Gung University (CGU) and Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU) \u2013 with an eye toward expanding academic degree program collaboration, injecting more research opportunities into those programs, and exploring …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":836,"featured_media":22533,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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