UNITECH International

UNITECH International is a network between distinguished technical universities and multinational companies across Europe. The programme aims to provide future engineers and professionals with skills, experience, and a professional network to solve problems in the industry and society.[2]

UNITECH International Society
Formation1999
Founded atZurich, Switzerland
TypeEducational
Legal statusActive
Location
  • Zurich, Switzerland
Websiteunitech-international.org
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History

UNITECH was founded in 1999 by ETH Zürich's former rector Konrad Osterwalder and Hilti's former CEO Pius Baschera.[3]

After 20 years, the UNITECH network has more than 1000 alumni from 12 different universities. 64 multinational corporate firms have been a part of this network.[3] As of 2021, the network comprises 8 European universities and 12 corporate partners across Europe.

Partner universities

The universities are to guarantee academic excellence and have committed themselves to build a network with UNITECH International, which goes beyond traditional programs.

Corporate partners

The participating companies are not only seen as sponsors but as active partners who take on a role in the training and further development of the students. According to UNITECH International, the partners should fulfill a demanding profile in terms of international presence and market position.[12] [13]

Former industrial partners include bioMérieux,[14] Caterpillar,[15] Covestro,[16] Lonza,[17] Nokia[18] or ZF Friedrichshafen.[19]

References
  1. "The Board". 22 June 2022.
  2. Baschera, Pius; Rickert, Nils (2001), Weichert, D.; Rauhut, B.; Schmidt, R. (eds.), "Developing Leaders for Technology Intensive Companies: The UNITECH International Story", Educating the Engineer for the 21st Century, Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, pp. 45–52, doi:10.1007/0-306-48394-7_6, ISBN 978-1-4020-0096-6
  3. "20 Years of UNITECH". unitech-international.org. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  4. "UNITECH International". www.chalmers.se. Retrieved 10 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "UNITECH International". ethz.ch. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. "Politecnico di Milano: Unitech". Politecnico di Milano. Retrieved 10 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "UNITECH International". RWTH Aachen University. Retrieved 10 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "UNITECH | Erasmus+ and International Exchange Programmes". Loughborough University. Retrieved 10 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "UNITECH - School of Engineering - Trinity College Dublin".
  10. "What is UNITECH?".
  11. "Unitech". 3 October 2014.
  12. "Corporate Partners". 22 June 2022.
  13. "The Board". 22 June 2022.
  14. "bioMerieux joins UNITECH as new Corporate Partner". 22 June 2022.
  15. "UNITECH student visit Caterpillar facility in Desford". 22 June 2022.
  16. "Covestro joins UNITECH as new Corporate Partner". 22 June 2022.
  17. "Lonza joins UNITECH as new Corporate Partner". 22 June 2022.
  18. "Nokia joins UNITECH as new Corporate Partner". 22 June 2022.
  19. "Arvind Ravishankar - Out of the Comfort Zone". 22 June 2022.
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