Stevens signs pact with Air Force Institute of Technology
Agreement to collaborate on systems engineering education, research, executive training
HOBOKEN,
N.J. — Dr. George P. Korfiatis, Dean of the Schaefer
School of Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology,
has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Air
Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) to establish a collaborative
relationship in the areas of education, research and
executive training. The signing took place on August
4, 2004, at AFIT, located at the Wright-Patterson Air
Force Base (WPAFB) in Dayton, Ohio.
Signing for AFIT was Dr. Robert Calico, Dean of the AFIT School of Engineering. He was joined at the signing ceremony by Mr. Mark Wilson, Director of the Air Force’s Center for Systems Engineering. Representing Stevens with Korfiatis was Dr. Dinesh Verma, Associate Dean for Outreach at the Schaefer School and Director of the Systems Design and Operational Effectiveness graduate program.
The two parties pledge in the memorandum to “leverage strengths of both organizations towards the betterment of Systems Engineering application and implementation through research, education, and executive training.”
Both parties to the agreement intend to further develop that cooperative relationship to the benefit of both parties in achieving the following goals:
- Development of graduate level courses in systems engineering and integration,
- Development of systems engineering implementation case studies,
- Development and deployment of distance learning techniques for systems engineering education,
- Collaborative development of research ideas, themes, and topics of mutual interest,
- Development of focused courses on topics of immediate and future relevance for senior executives within the domain of systems engineering, acquisition, and integration.
“Stevens is a nationally recognized leader in Systems Engineering and Integration research and education, offering graduate certificates, a master’s degree and a doctoral degree,” said Korfiatis. “As this is a true systems engineering, discipline-centric program with high relevance to Air Force and DoD projects and programs, there exists the potential to form a mutually beneficial cooperative relationship with the Air Force’s leading organization for systems engineering education and training, the Center for Systems Engineering (CSE).”
The Air Force Center for Systems Engineering at AFIT is a Department of Defense (DoD) Center of Excellence for education, training, and application of Systems Engineering. Through the Graduate School of Engineering and Management, AFIT offers masters and doctoral degrees, and a graduate certificate program in Systems Engineering tailored to the needs of the DoD. The CSE provides short courses and continuing education in Systems Engineering as well. Part of the mission of the CSE is to collaborate with civilian universities in order to encourage and recognize DoD focused education programs, and to make them available to a wide cross section of the DoD and the industrial base that supports it.
Representatives for both parties said they look forward to fleshing out the details of the memorandum and to constructing a range of initial collaborative efforts.
About Stevens Institute of Technology
Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.
Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,150 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students, with about 250 full-time faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.
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