• This session brings together industry and education, highlighting one of over 20 industry partnerships that form the foundation of MSOE University’s Doing Business with China Graduate Immersion Program. Industry leaders/partners advise on trends that set the ever changing curriculum (which mirrors the dynamic business environment of China). Partners also provide topic‐based thematic case studies and guest lectures, as well as host social and educational sessions domestically and in China. Since 2009, the program has evolved to a two‐way “transformational” educational relationship in which students not only learn from industry partners, but also teach in partnered companies while in China. The evolution of the program has also created opportunities for Alumni to become advisors and drive new partnerships. • Highlighting these points, Ross Buckley, MSOE Alum and Miller Electric Global Account Manager, along with C. Kelly Ottman, MSOE Professor, will share strategies, benefits and challenges of global industry and academic partnerships. Industry Partnerships to Meet Global Needs
2015 Colloquium on International Engineering Education
November 5, 2015
Ross Buckley, Global Account Manager, Miller Electric Manufacturing Co. (ITW company)
C. Kelly Ottman, Associate Professor, MSOE
Agenda
• MSOE Doing Business with China Overview
• Role of Industry Partners
• Evolution of Program and Partnerships
• Benefits, Challenges and Tips
Goals
• Prepare working professionals for doing business with China
• Create networks between business and industry
• Expose to multiple facets of culture, politics, economics • Develop leaders
• Instill an attitude of servant leadership
Program Components
• 11 Week Domestic Course
• Guest speakers represent over a dozen corporations, focused on thematic issues • Case based learning
• 12 Day Graduate International Immersion
• East ‐ Shanghai, Suzhou, Beijing
• West – Xian, Chengdu, Gobi Desert, and Inner Mongolia
• Interacted with over 60 partners, representing over 20 corporations/organizations
• Experiencial learning
• Undergraduate Internships
• Seminars/Consulations
Learning
about
Business
Servant
Leadership
Immersion Highlights
Partnerships
Make a Difference
•Guiding program
development
•Guest speaking
•Tours and dinners
•Experiencal learning
•Internships
•Guanxi
MSOE Corporate Partners
Evolution of the Program
CHINA
 Business in China
 Business with China
 Business for China
 China and the world
Partnerships
 Changes in corporate partners
 Divested from China ‐ Brady
 Sold – Williams Control
 Change in Leadership
 Motorola – Microsoft ‐ Foton
 Motorola –Xiaomi
 Ways we learn
 Activities and dinners
 Ways they engage
 DemandForce Intuit  Ways we secure
 Alumni
 Miller Electric
 Current students
 Gaberit
Evolution of the Program
Student Role and Responsibilities Transfer of leadership
 Lead group Learners to teachers
 Teach at companies and school
Transformational learning
 Disruptive learning
Ross Buckley
• Background
• Graduate student in the MSEM
• Experience in Global Sales and Management • Doing Business with China Program •
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Student
Guest lecturer Corporate tours in US and China
Partner and host in China
• Corporate tours
• Culture
• Business dinner meetings
Benefits of Partnership
Academic
Corporate
• Advise on current and changing dynamics
• Case‐based learning on a topic
• Learn from experienced leaders
• Relationships Guanxi
• Cultural exchange
• Relationships extend beyond program
• Exposure to US Grad students
• Development of current employees
• Practice English
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Team building
Teach others
Recruitment of students
Pride
Other Benefits
• Connect new corporations to the University
• Williams Controls
• Demand Force
• Extend Guanxi • Oshkosh ‐ AmCham
• Extend relationships with the University
• Consultative – Miller Electric • Seminars ‐ Rockwell Automation
• International drives domestic
• Kimberly Clark
• Recognition of Partnership
• Friends of Rockwell Automation Asia Pacific Employee Resource Group
Challenges and Tips • Changes in the corporations
• Ownership and Leadership
• Focus on China
• Funding
• Too many corporations
• Influence of Government
• Monitoring • Block MSOE websites • FBI
• Project shut down
• Leverage students to involve partners
• Miller
• Geberit
• Rockwell • Continue to develop and evolve program
Contact Information
C. Kelly Lawrence Ottman, Associate Professor
Milwaukee School of Engineering University 1235 N. Milwaukee Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202 USA
Cell – 414‐303‐9339
Ottman@MSOE.Edu
Ross Buckley, Global Account Manager
Miller Electric Manufacturing Co. (ITW company)
1635 W. Spencer St.
P.O. Box 1079
Appleton, WI 54912‐1079 USA
Phone: 920‐734‐9821
Ross.Buckley@ITWWelding.com