EMBRACING A GLOBAL VIEW
Lawrence Technological University is working to build relationships with universities around the world in an effort to better prepare students to meet the challenges of the global economy. Lawrence Tech graduates will be expected to work across cultures. They will be required to possess what some business leaders have called a "global mindset."
The University is working to provide students - both here and those from abroad - more opportunities to study in a different country and gain exposure to other cultures. Savvy "citizens of the world," conversant and comfortable in many cultures, will be better prepared to prosper and succeed in the rapidly changing global economic environment.
Lawrence Tech has signed more than 20 academic agreements with international universities. Students from several of these universities have come to Lawrence Tech to study for bachelor's and master's degrees, and conversely, Lawrence Tech students have journeyed to several of those universities to study and, in some cases, intern at the foreign offices of international firms. Some of the agreements also include joint research projects and the exchange of faculty.
LAWRENCE TECH'S INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH
as of June 2009
Kingdom of Bahrain
Jordan
Canada
Kuwait
China
Mexico
Denmark
South Korea
Egypt
Taiwan
Germany
United Arab Emirates
India
Thailand
Kingdom of Bahrain
Agreement to exchange faculty and students and participate in joint research and teaching projects.
contact: provost@ltu.edu or call (248) 204-2400
Canada
With the approval of the Higher Education Ministry of British Columbia, Lawrence Tech offers an independent Master of Business Administration program to the Chinese population in Vancouver.
contact: provost@ltu.edu or call (248) 204-2400
Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai
Lawrence Tech professors teach eight undergraduate courses per year (four in each of the fall and spring semesters, with classes on each level of study, from freshman to senior) in the Bachelor of Automotive Technology, Bachelor of Automotive Marketing, and Bachelor of Electrical Engineering programs. Students graduate with a Shanghai University undergraduate degree and then come to Lawrence Tech to earn their master's degrees in engineering, management, computer science, or education.
Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Chengdu
Agreements to offer 1+2+1 and 1+3 programs. In the 1+2+1 program, students attend their home university their first year, attend Lawrence Tech for their sophomore and junior years, and return to their home university for their final year. Students then receive degrees from both Lawrence Tech and their home university.
Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing
Agreement to exchange students and faculty in the areas of architecture and engineering, collaborations in applied research, joint organization of conferences and joint delivery of 2+2+1 and 2+2+1+1 programs in architecture and engineering.
contact: provost@ltu.edu or call (248) 204-2400
Denmark
Copenhagen University College of Engineering, Copenhagen
Students from the Engineering College of Copenhagen come to Lawrence Tech for the fall semester. In some cases the students will stay for an additional semester to participate in an internship with a firm in the Detroit area. Lawrence Tech students attend the Engineering College of Copenhagen for a semester, followed by an internship at a nearby company.
contact: provost@ltu.edu or call (248) 204-2400
University of Cairo, Cairo
Agreements to exchange faculty and students and participate in joint research projects.
contact: provost@ltu.edu or call (248) 204-2400
Hochschule Esslingen, Esslingen
Students from these German schools come to Lawrence Tech for the fall semester. In some cases the students will stay for an additional semester to participate in an internship with a German firm in the Detroit area. Lawrence Tech students attend one of these schools for a semester, followed by an internship at a nearby company.
contact: provost@ltu.edu or call (248) 204-2400
International Institute of Information Technology, Pune
Master of Science in Automotive Engineering students take five courses at the International Institute of Information Technology and seven courses at Lawrence Tech. The students can choose to complete their capstone senior project in either the United States or in India. They receive a joint degree form Lawrence Tech and the International Institute of Information Technology.
Negotiations underway for Lawrence Tech to offer the Master of Industrial Management online in a joint program with the University of Mysore's Bahadur Institute of Management Sciences.
National Institute of Technology, Warangal
Agreement to exchange faculty and students. Negotiations underway for Lawrence Tech to offer a joint Master of Science in Mechatronics and Master of Science in Manufacturing. Students in the program will take courses at the National Institute of Technology and then come to Lawrence Tech for their core courses.
PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
Agreement to exchange faculty and students. Negotiations underway for Lawrence Tech to offer a joint Master of Science in Mechatronics Systems and Master of Science in Manufacturing Engineering. Students in the program will take courses at the PSG College of Technology and then come to Lawrence Tech for their core courses. Also under consideration is a 2+2 Bachelor of Engineering Technology program in which students attend their first two years at the PSG College of Technology and their last two years at Lawrence Tech.
Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore
Agreement to exchange faculty and students is not active yet. The Vellore Institute of Technology is officially designated by the Indian government as a school specializing in automotive engineering.
Vidya Pratishthan College of Engineering, Baramati
Lawrence Tech provides professional development to faculty from the Vidya Pratishthan College of Engineering. One of the college's faculty members are currently attending Lawrence Tech to pursue Doctor of Engineering in Manufacturing Systems degrees.
contact: provost@ltu.edu or call (248) 204-2400
Jordan
American Middle East Graduate University, Amman
Negotiations are underway for Lawrence Tech to offer the International Doctor of Business Administration.
contact: provost@ltu.edu or call (248) 204-2400
University of Kuwait
Admitanve of students at both universities for graduate programs, exchange of faculty, joint organization of seminars and conferences, summer student programs.
contact: provost@ltu.edu or call (248) 204-2400
Mexico
Monterrey Institute of Technology, Monterrey
Agreement to exchange faculty and students. Monterrey Tech students study at Lawrence Tech as part of a summer exchange program and some have completed master's degrees at Lawrence Tech.
contact: provost@ltu.edu or call (248) 204-2400
South Korea
Chungju National University, Chungju
Agreement to exchange architecture faculty and students.
Hanyang University, (Seoul and Ansan Campus)
Agreement to exchange students and faculty, work jointly on research projects, and offer joint degrees partially offered at Hanyan University and at Lawrence Tech. Agreement to represent LTU's Robofest competition programs in Asia.
contact: provost@ltu.edu or call (248) 204-2400
Sino-American Education Service Center, Taipei
Teachers in a cohort come to Lawrence Tech each summer for four years to complete the Master of Educational Technology degree. Negotiations are underway to add the Master of Computer Science to this program.
contact: provost@ltu.edu or call (248) 204-2400
American University of Sharjah, Sharjah
Agreement to exchange faculty and students and start a summer program at Lawrence Tech for American University of Sharjah students.
contact: provost@ltu.edu or call (248) 204-2400
King Mongkut's University for Technology - North Bangkok
Agreement to exchange students and faculty in the area of engineering, joint research, joint delivery of masters' programs in the area of engineering
For more information about enrolling or supporting Lawrence Tech's international programs, or to discuss new academic partnerships or internship opportunities, contact: provost@ltu.edu or call (248) 204-2400