Présentation par: Dr. Vanita Misquita Ph.D. Director of Overseas Programs europe@iit.edu Illinois Institute of Technology
Bienvenidos! Illinois Institute of Technology
3 rd largest city in the U.S. 35 miles of lakefront, 15 miles of bathing beaches 552 parks, 46 museums, 7000 restaurants # 1 in the U.S. in manufacturing # 1 in the U.S. in nanotechnology Illinois Institute of Technology
ABOUT Illinois Institute of Technology
http://www.ensea.fr/en/page/fame-program Illinois Tech “A vibrant campus in a global city” Illinois Institute of Technology
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Our Location I I T: I llinois I nstitute of Technology Location: Chicago, I llinois Illinois Institute of Technology
8 Colleges/Centers/Institutes à I.I.T. • Armour College of Engineering and Science • College of Architecture • Lewis College of Human Sciences • Stuart School of Business • Chicago-Kent College of Law • Institute of Design • School of Applied Technology • College of Science Illinois Institute of Technology
What is a U.S. credit hour? 1 U.S. credit hour equals 1 contact hour of lecture A graduate level course at IIT is usually 3 credit hours 3-credit hour course at IIT means that the course is offered three times per week or once a week for (3 c.h. x 1 hour) 3 hours 1 U.S. Credit = ~ 2 ECTS credits Illinois Institute of Technology
Why Study at I I T • National Hub for the « Perfect Grid » & I nternational hub for hybrid- electric vehicles • Location in Chicago – 3rd largest city in the U.S. – job opportunities Cutting-edge research with 2 world famous labs – Argonne National Lab & • Fermi Lab in the Chicagoland area Possibility to complete a Master’s degree in 1 year ( 12 months) without • adding an extra year to your studies No quotas at the Master’s degree level – 12 ch scholarship ($18,900 ref. • August 2019-May 2020 tuition) offered to those who qualify for admission to I I T – no quota F1 visa allows students to work for 12 months in the U.S. in their field of • study after the degree from I I T, and extend the work possibility to another 24 months if the field is under the STEM category Illinois Institute of Technology
I llinois I nstitute of Technology Member of the Association of I ndependent Technological Universities www.theaitu.org ( 22 members) I .I .T. Carnegie-Mellon CalTech M.I .T. Case Western Reserve … MI SSI ON OF THE AI TU: Recruiting the best and the brightest to member schools by promoting the liberating experiences and rewarding careers that a technology-oriented education offers; and Fostering and advancing excellence in engineering, science and professional education from K-12 onward. Sharing ideas and best practices to advance and inspire creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship within the membership Illinois Institute of Technology
SOME STATS Illinois Institute of Technology
Undergraduates about 3,000 Graduate and Law Students about 5,000 Student to Faculty Ratio 12:1 States Represented 50 Countries Represented 130+ Pell Scholarship recipients 30.6% Illinois Institute of Technology
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INVENTIONS & DISCOVERIES Illinois Institute of Technology
MAJOR I I T I NVENTI ONS BY I LLI NOI S TECH’S ALUMNAE MAGNETIC TAPE IIT Alumnus Marvin Camras Magnetic tape data storage CELL PHONE IIT alumnus Marty Cooper BAR CODE PRINTER IIT alumnus Ed Kaplan Illinois Institute of Technology
Martin Cooper • Graduated Illinois Tech with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in electrical engineering • Inventor of the cell phone 1972-73 • Formulated the Law of Spectral “The fundamentals I learned Efficiency, also known as Cooper's at Illinois Tech have been my guiding light in everything I Law. have done.” • Awarded the prestigious Charles Stark – Martin Cooper (B.S. EE 1950; M.S. EE 1957) Draper Prize in 2013 amongst many others Illinois Institute of Technology
Rohit Prasad • Graduated Illinois Tech with a master’s degree in electrical engineering • Head Scientist behind Amazon’s Alexa • Currently Vice President and Head Scientist, Alexa Artificial Intelligence “The way I think about Alexa is the way AI is (AI) revolutionizing daily convenience.” • Ranked No. 9 in Fast Company’s 100 – Rohit Prasad most creative people in business, (M.S. EE 1999) 2017 • 15 on Recode’s list of 100 people in tech, business and media ,2017 Illinois Institute of Technology
Marvin Camras (Alumnus of I I T) I I T B.S. EE 1940; M.S. EE 1942 I nventor - Magnetic Tape Born in Chicago in 1916, Camras was known to his family as an "inventor" by the age of five I n the late 1930s, Camras was studying electrical engineering at the Armour I nstitute of Technology (now the I llinois I nstitute of Technology). Camras spent a fifty-year career at • I llinois I nstitute of Technology, where he taught until 1994. By the time of his death in 1995, he • had earned over 500 US and international patents for his work. He was inducted into the National I nventors Hall of Fame in 1985, and in 1990 he won the National Medal of Technology. Illinois Institute of Technology •
Ed Kaplan (Alumnus of I I T) (B.S. ME 1965) I nventor of the Bar Code printer • CEO and Chairman, Zebra Technologies • Ed Kaplan, one of Chicago's most successful technology entrepreneurs, studied at I I T, where he graduated with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering • At 26 years old, Kaplan he co-invented the Bar Code printer called the « Zebra » and also created the first thermal transfer printer to print barcodes directly on products Illinois Institute of Technology
OTHER ILLINOIS TECH ALUMNI Susan Soloman (Chem 1977) Rajeev Chandrashekhar Victor Tsao (M.S. CS 1980) Ed Kaplan (ME 1965) (M.S. CS 1988) Discovered Manmade Co–founder of Linksys Pioneer in Member of the Team that Chloroflurocarbons were Barcode Technology Developed the Pentium Chip Destroying the Earth Anita Burke (ME 1990) Gloria Ray Karlmark(Chem. Math 1965) Andrea Berry (CS 1984) Vehicle Chief Engineer for the GMC Part of The Little Rock Nine who Stood Emmy Award-winning Canyon and Chevrolet Colorado Up Against Segregation in Arkansas Broadcast Media Illinois Institute of Technology Schools Consultant
I MPORTANT LI NKS Amazon's Alexa-youtube link below : https:/ / www.youtube.com/ watch?v= ZLF rw83f2NI I llinois Tech’s President – Dr. Alan Cramb interview with ABC news https:/ / www.facebook.com/ illinoistech/ v ideos/ 1125962580945967/ ) • Illinois Institute of Technology
I I T Research collaborations With: Argonne National Laboratory Fermi Lab U.S. Department of Energy Illinois Institute of Technology
SPORTS Illinois Institute of Technology
I I T SPORTS Mascot: SCARLET HAWKS Illinois Institute of Technology
Athletics: Scarlet Hawks Men’s Women’s Baseball Basketball Basketball Cross Country Cross Country Lacrosse Lacrosse Soccer Soccer Swimming and Diving Swimming and Diving Tennis Tennis Track and Field Track and Field Volleyball Volleyball Illinois Institute of Technology
ILLINOIS TECH PARTNERS IN SPAIN Illinois Institute of Technology
Partners SPAIN: ° Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (UPM – ETSI T, ETSI I , ETSI AAB, ETSI AE, ETSI CCP, ETSI I nf, ETSAM) ° Universidad Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC – ETSETB, ETSEI B, ETSAB, ETSCCPB, ESEEI AT, FME) ° Universidad Politecnica de Valencia (UPV – ETSA, ETSI I , ETSI T, ETSI CCP & ETSI AMN) ° Universidad de Seville ° I CAI -Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid ° EHU Bilbao –Universidad del Pais Vasco (UPV) Illinois Institute of Technology
ACADEMIC CALENDAR Illinois Institute of Technology
Academic Calendar Fall Semester Mid-August to mid-December ( Recommended Fall application deadline – April 15) * * * * * Spring Semester Mid-January to mid-May (Recommended Spring application deadline – October 15 of the previous year https://web.iit.edu/registrar/academic-calendar Illinois Institute of Technology
INTERDISCIPLINARY 1-YEAR MASTER DEGREES Illinois Institute of Technology
Interdisciplinary Majors– Graduate Level – 30 crédits • Master of Energy Systems https://engineering.iit.edu/programs/graduate/master-engineering-energy-systems • Urban Systems Engineering https://engineering.iit.edu/programs/graduate/master-engineering-urban-systems -engineering • Engineering Management https://engineering.iit.edu/programs/graduate/master-engineering-management) Master of Engineering in Advance Manufacturing • https://engineering.iit.edu/programs/graduate/master-engineering-advanced -manufacturing • Master of Computational Engineering https://engineering.iit.edu/programs/graduate/master-computational-engineering • Master of Pharmaceutical Engineering • https://engineering.iit.edu/programs/graduate/master-pharmaceutical-engineering Illinois Institute of Technology
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