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A unique educational opportunity, Columbia University’s Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) offers programs to both undergraduate and graduate students who undertake a course of study leading to the bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree in engineering and applied science.

Combining the advantages of small programs with the extensive resources of a major research university, students at the School pursue their academic interests under the guidance of outstanding senior faculty members who teach both undergraduate and graduate level courses.

The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science occupies three laboratory and classroom buildings at the north end of the campus, including the Schapiro Center for Engineering and Physical Science Research. Because of the School’s close proximity to the other Morningside facilities and programs, Columbia engineering students have ready access to the whole of the University’s resources.

Comprising multiple programs of study, with facilities specifically designed and equipped to meet the laboratory and research needs of both undergraduate and graduate students, the School is the site of an almost overwhelming array of basic and advanced research installations, from the Columbia Center for Electron Transport in Molecular Nanostructures to the Columbia Genome Center.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems FOKUS in Berlin has been researching and developing communication and integration solutions for partners in industry, research and public administration in the fields of telecommunication, automotive engineering, eGovernment and software development.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems FOKUS researches and develops demand-orientated solutions in the fields of:

• communication technologies and services and their interoperability
• architectures and protocols of future communication networks and platforms
• interactive technologies for individual and community applications
• integration of processes and IT systems in eGovernment
• methods for automating and optimizing software and system development in the fields of telecommunication and automotive engineering
• measuring and testing of distributed telecommunication and software systems

Fraunhofer FOKUS supports innovative processes from the original concept to the (pre)product in companies and institutions – amongst others in the fields of telecommunication, automotive engineering, eGovernment and software development. Solutions developed by FOKUS and its partners are tried out, tested and demonstrated in laboratories.

With an expertise of more than 20 years, Fraunhofer FOKUS sees itself as a link between university research on the one hand and industry and public administration on the other.

Although experimentation dates as far back as 1973, transmitting voice calls over computer networks didn’t emerge as commercially viable until the year 2000, and since then it has expanded dramatically. Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, is a technology with huge potential, and IIT’s VoIP Lab at the Center for Professional Development is at the forefront of VoIP development. Through partnerships with many major industry players, the VoIP Lab has developed projects in every aspect of this new technology, such as VoIP security, impaired-hearing support and 911 emergency compliance.

VoIP is one of the fastest growing technologies in the telecommunications industry, and experience in the VoIP Lab at CPD gives graduates a tremendous career advantage. VoIP Lab students and alumni are currently developing next-generation technologies for companies such as Alcatel-Lucent, Motorola and Cisco.

From humble beginnings in 1876 as Texas’ first public institution of higher learning, to a bustling 5,000-acre campus with 46,000-plus students and a nationally recognized faculty, Texas A&M University is one of a select few universities with land-grant, sea-grant and space-grant designations. With an enrollment of about half men and half women, 25 percent of the freshman class are the first in their family to attend college and 8,500 are graduate students. Texas A&M has two branch campuses, one in Galveston, Texas, and one in the Middle Eastern country of Qatar.

This research-intensive flagship university with 10 colleges was recently ranked first in the nation by The Washington Monthly for “tangible contributions to the public interest.” U.S. News and World Report ranked Texas A&M third nationally as a “best value” among public universities. Many degree programs are ranked among the top 10 in the country.

Virginia Tech is the administrative home of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI). CCI is Virginia’s main access point for cybersecurity research, innovation, and workforce development. Virginia Tech is the host for the xG Lab, an Open RAN Open Test and Integration Center, which can issue Open RAN certification for network equipment providers. Virginia Tech and other CCI colleges and universities host literally all types of communications laboratories and perform research that includes fundamental LTE (4G), 5G, and leadership in 6G standards. Nodes have expertise in wireline networks, enterprise networks, operational technology, military networks, etc.