PROGETTO "SCIENZE E TECNOLOGIE DELL'INFORMAZIONE, DELLA COMUNICAZIONE E DELLA CONOSCENZA"

Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pa., has rapidly evolved into an internationally recognized institution with a distinctive mix of world-class educational and research programs in computer science, robotics, engineering, the sciences, business, public policy, fine arts and the humanities.

More than 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students at Carnegie Mellon receive an education characterized by its focus on creating and implementing solutions to solve real problems, interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. A small faculty-to-student ratio provides an opportunity for close interaction between students and professors.

Jared L. Cohon, the university's president since 1997, is leading implementation of a comprehensive strategic plan that aims to leverage the university's existing strengths to benefit society in the areas of biotechnology, information and security technology, environmental science and practices, the fine arts and humanities.The university is also committed to broadening and enhancing undergraduate education to allow students to explore various disciplines while maintaining a core focus in their primary area of study.

Realizing that today's graduates must understand international issues, Carnegie Mellon is committed to providing a global education for its students and is striving to expand its international offerings and to increase its presence on a global scale. Increasing diversity in all aspects and fostering the economic development of southwestern Pennsylvania are also top priorities.

In an effort to increase its international focus, Carnegie Mellon has established educational and research partnerships with institutions around the world, such as Brazil, China, France, Germany, Greece, India, Japan, Mexico, Singapore and the United Kingdom.

Carnegie Mellon's graduate business school and the Carnegie Bosch Group, one of Germany's largest international corporations, formed the Carnegie Bosch Institute of Applied Studies in International Management to focus on international management issues.

The university recently formed a partnership with the Athens Information Technology Institute in Greece to offer a master's degree in information technology, and Carnegie Mellon's arts management program has joined three institutions in Italy to help restore and manage historical cultural sites in the country's Piedmont Region.

Carnegie Mellon architecture, engineering and ethics students are collaborating with students in Mexico and The Netherlands in classes being taught through long-distance learning technologies.

Carnegie Technology Education, a university spin-off company, has developed a 10-course certificate program in software development that is being offered to non-traditional students around the globe.