The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge,Massachusetts. Established in 1861,MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of modern technology and science.
The University of Massachusetts Lowell is a public research university in Lowell,Massachusetts,with a satellite campus in Haverhill,Massachusetts. It is the northernmost member of the University of Massachusetts public university system and has been accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) since 1975. With 1,110 faculty members and over 18,000 students,it is the largest university in the Merrimack Valley and the second-largest public institution in the state. It is classified among "R2:Doctoral Universities –High research activity".
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is a public research university in Newark,New Jersey,with a graduate-degree-granting satellite campus in Jersey City. Founded in 1881 with the support of local industrialists and inventors especially Edward Weston,NJIT opened as Newark Technical School (NTS) in 1885 with 88 students. As of fall 2022 the university enrolls 12,332 students from 92 countries,about 2,500 of whom live on its main campus in Newark's University Heights district.
Stevens Institute of Technology is a private research university in Hoboken,New Jersey. Founded in 1870,it is one of the oldest technological universities in the United States and was the first college in America solely dedicated to mechanical engineering. The 55-acre campus encompasses Castle Point,the highest point in Hoboken,a campus green and 43 academic,student and administrative buildings.
Frederick Emmons Terman was an American professor and academic administrator. He was the dean of the school of engineering from 1944 to 1958 and provost from 1955 to 1965 at Stanford University. He is widely credited as being the father of Silicon Valley.
Capitol Technology University is a private university in South Laurel,Maryland,near Washington,DC. The university was founded in 1927 as the Capitol Radio Engineering Institute by a former US Navy Radioman. CREI changed its name to Capitol Institute of Technology in 1964,changed its name again to Capitol College in 1987,and assumed its present name in 2014. Capitol offers undergraduate and graduate programs specializing in engineering,computer science,information technology,and business. It is classified among "Special Focus Institutions—Schools of Engineering" and is a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education.
Capella University is a private for-profit,online university headquartered in Minneapolis,Minnesota. The school is owned by the publicly traded Strategic Education,Inc. and delivers most of its education online.
Lawrence T. Babbio Jr., generally called Larry,is a former vice chairman and president of Verizon,with responsibility for the Verizon Telecom and Verizon Business units. He was also a member of the board of directors of Verizon Wireless. Since 2007,Babbio has been a senior adviser to Warburg Pincus,a private equity firm. He currently serves as the CEO of Afiniti.
The Association of American Universities (AAU) is an organization of American research universities devoted to maintaining a strong system of academic research and education. Founded in 1900,it consists of 71 public and private universities in the United States as well as two universities in Canada. AAU membership is by invitation only and requires an affirmative vote of three-quarters of current members.
The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology,abbreviated as NTUST or TaiwanTech,is a public vocational university located in Taipei,Taiwan. TaiwanTech was established in 1974 as the National Taiwan Institute of Technology,as the first and the leading higher education institution of its kind within Taiwan's technical and vocational education system. NTUST is affiliated with National Taiwan Normal University and National Taiwan University as part of the National Taiwan University System.
Richard H. Herman is a mathematician,currently Professor Emeritus of Mathematics,who had served as the Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 2005-2009. He previously served there as Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs since 1998. As provost he garnered support for,and administered,a “faculty excellence”program designed to bring established faculty to the institution. Throughout his administrative tenure,sponsored research at the university increased by more than 50%.
Daniel Berg is a educator,scientist and was the fifteenth president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Harold Joseph Raveché was the sixth President of Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken,New Jersey. He is the founder and president of Innovation Strategies International,a global education-innovation consulting firm.
Jerry MacArthur Hultin was the United States Under Secretary of the Navy from 1997 to 2000. He was the president of the Polytechnic Institute of New York University from 2005 until 2012. He is currently the Chairman of the Global Futures Group,which advises cities,states and countries on best practices in smart city development.
Professor Janaka Ruwanpura is a Professor of Project Management at the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary. He successfully completed his term as the Vice Provost and Associate Vice-President Research (International) of the University of Calgary,Canada from Sept. 1,2020 until March 29,2024. He was the Vice-Provost International since 2013 until 2020. In 2022,Janaka was a winner of the Top25 Canadian Immigrant Awards selected by Canadian Immigrant Magazine.
Jess Harrison Davis was the 4th President of Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken,New Jersey.
Irma Becerra-Fernandez is an American electrical engineer and the seventh president of Marymount University. She has held this role since July 1,2018. Prior to her current post,she was the provost and chief academic officer at St. Thomas University (Florida).
Niaz Ahmad Akhtar is a Pakistani academic who is currently serving as the vice-chancellor of Quaid-i-Azam University,in office since 14 March 2023. He is also the vice-chairman of the Pakistan Engineering Council from Punjab.
Muhammadou M.O. Kah,is a Gambian academic and diplomat. He has been serving as the Ambassador of the Gambia to Switzerland and permanent representative of the Gambia to the United Nations Organisations at Geneva (UNOG),WTO and other International Organizations in Switzerland since 2020. Prior to his appointment,he was vice president at American University of Nigeria responsible for academic affairs,based in Nigeria since September 2017. Between 2009 and 2015,Kah was vice chancellor of University of the Gambia,as the first Gambian born to provide leadership for the University. Addition to this,since 2008,he served as founding chairman at Zenith Bank Gambia Limited,a subsidiary of Zenith Bank in The Gambia,until 2020.
