Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
(STEM) Landscape: Trends and Models
February 5, 2013
THE PARTHENON GROUP
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Key STEM Institutions: Mission and Vision
Global Research Institutions (Page 1 of 4)
Mission
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California
Institute of
Technology
(US)
Massachusetts
Institute of
Technology
(US)
Stanford
University
(US)
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The mission of the California Institute of Technology is to expand
human knowledge and benefit society through research integrated
with education. We investigate the most challenging, fundamental
problems in science and technology in a singularly collegial,
interdisciplinary atmosphere, while educating outstanding students
to become creative members of society
Vision
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Caltech was founded on the premise of learning
through discovery, and cultivates an environment
where scientists and engineers can pursue
solutions to the world’s greatest challenges
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The Institute is committed to generating,
disseminating, and preserving knowledge, and to
working with others to bring this knowledge to bear
on the world's great challenges. MIT is dedicated to
providing its students with an education that
combines rigorous academic study and the
excitement of discovery with the support and
intellectual stimulation of a diverse campus
community. We seek to develop in each member of
the MIT community the ability and passion to work
wisely, creatively, and effectively for the betterment
of humankind
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(Continued) Its object, to qualify its students for
personal success, and direct usefulness in life;
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And its purposes, to promote the public welfare by
exercising an influence in behalf of humanity and
civilization, teaching the blessings of liberty
regulated by law, and inculcating love and
reverence for the great principles of government as
derived from the inalienable rights of man to life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge and educate students
in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best
serve the nation and the world in the 21st century
The Stanford University Founding Grant , dated November 11, 1885,
outlines the founding principles of the University. The Founding Grant
describes the "Nature, Object, and Purposes of the Institution" founded
by Leland Stanford and Jane Lathrop Stanford in these terms:
• Its nature, that of a university with such seminaries of learning as
shall make it of the highest grade, including mechanical institutes,
museums, galleries of art, laboratories, and conservatories, together
with all things necessary for the study of agriculture in all its
branches, and for mechanical training, and the studies and
exercises directed to the cultivation and enlargement of the mind;
Source: University Websites
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Key STEM Institutions: Mission and Vision
Global Research Institutions (Page 2 of 4)
Mission
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Georgia
Institute of
Technology
(US)
Pohang
University of
Science and
Technology
(S. Korea)
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Technological change is fundamental to the
advancement of the human condition. The
Georgia Tech community—students, staff,
faculty, and alumni—will realize our motto
of "Progress and Service" through
effectiveness and innovation in teaching
and learning, our research advances, and
entrepreneurship in all sectors of society.
We will be leaders in improving the human
condition in Georgia, the United States, and
around the globe.
POSTECH was established with three basic
tenets:
• To provide the best education,
• To perform cutting-edge research, and
• To serve the nation and contribute to the
world scientific community
Source: University Websites
Vision
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Georgia Tech will define the technological research university of the twentyfirst century. As a result, we will be leaders in influencing major technological,
social, and policy decisions that address critical global challenges. "What
does Georgia Tech think?" will be a common question in research, business,
the media, and government.
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POSTECH's three precepts of Integrity, Creativity, and Aspiration were decreed by our
founding president, Professor Hogil Kim. He believed that Integrity should be the
foundation upon which today's youth must build in their pursuit for truth and
knowledge. "Any accomplishment undertaken without Integrity is a futile and wasteful
expenditure of time and energy," he said. President Kim believed the pursuit of truth to
be the natural inclination of a person full of genuine ambitions and aspirations. He
believed originality, innovation, and ingenuity to be the forces that drive the intellect in
its quest for knowledge and the pursuit of the unknown. "A scientist is a person who,
by the simple nature of character and disposition, is on a never-ending search for new
knowledge and truths," he said. He espoused these traits as defining qualities of those
individuals whom the world often refers to as persons of genius.
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"The enterprising spirit is the basic trait of a true leader, one that plays an active role
in motivating others to greater accomplishments." Professor Kim believed instilling this
aspect of true leadership in its students to be one of POSTECH's fundamental goals.
He stated that progress was never achieved by being satisfied and content; rather, it is
through those people who are keenly motivated, tenacious, ever ready to take up the
challenge, and striving towards a better future in the hope that society and the world
will become a better place for all humankind.
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Key STEM Institutions: Mission and Vision
Global Research Institutions (Page 3 of 4)
Mission
Vision
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University
of
Michigan –
Ann Arbor
(US)
The mission of the University
of Michigan is to serve the
people of Michigan and the
world through preeminence in
creating, communicating,
preserving and applying
knowledge, art, and academic
values, and in developing
leaders and citizens who will
challenge the present and
enrich the future.
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Source: University Websites
As the University of Michigan prepares to embark on its third century, we fully embrace the legacy bestowed upon us
by President James B. Angell in our first century. We are proud to offer “an uncommon education for the common
man.”
We are a community of learners. We serve our multiple constituents by providing access to and participation in
scholarly and creative endeavors on a vast scale. Our academic research enterprise affects the world. The University
is defined by a culture of interdisciplinary teaching and research, coupled with academic rigor. We encourage our
students, faculty and staff to transcend disciplinary boundaries by tackling complex and vexing challenges facing
modern societies at local, national and global levels.
We endorse and promote creativity in its many facets. We recognize the arts as a human essential and a foundation
that helps to define our future. We create new knowledge and share the joy of discovery, and we see information
technology as a powerful means for broadening access to knowledge and exchanging ideas.
We draw from study and experience to prepare our students for leadership in a wide range of social endeavors,
including government, law, education, medicine and business, reflecting the University’s many roles in contributing to
good design and decision making within major domestic and international institutions.
We celebrate and promote diversity in all its forms, seeking the understanding and perspective that distinct life
experiences bring. We proclaim ourselves a scholarly community in which ideas may be freely expressed and
challenged, and all people are welcomed, respected and nurtured in their academic and social development.
We are committed to providing for our students and faculty international learning and teaching experiences that will
prepare them for a rapidly changing global community. The University encourages intellectual and cultural exchange in
other countries, and programs that deeply engage scholars from disparate areas of the globe. We support and
promote student, faculty and staff immersion in local and national communities via service, learning and leadership
endeavors. We nurture lifelong relationships with alumni who span the globe.
We advance health care through discovery and practice. We deliver clinical services to people within our state and the
world, educate future generations of health care professionals, conduct basic research in fundamental processes of
life, and vigorously advance research on the mechanisms, detection and treatment of a spectrum of human diseases.
The University champions fitness, disease prevention, and policy research to advance health, quality of life, and
longevity of our own community, the nation and the globe.
We stimulate economic growth and development in Michigan and beyond. The University engages in productive
partnerships among academe, industry and government to sustain and grow a vigorous and dynamic economy.
University students, faculty and staff embody and advance innovative attitudes and entrepreneurial spirit.
We strive to be an exemplary employer and a positive influence in our community. We provide an environment where
all employees have opportunities to develop their potential, and where there is a shared passion for excellence and a
commitment to respect for one another.
We dedicate ourselves to ethical and responsible stewardship of financial, physical and environmental resources. We
look for tools and strategies to create and enhance sustainable practices in all facets of operations and seek to lead in
the global quest for a sustainable future.
We gladly accept the challenges and opportunities confronting us and understand that the University of Michigan must
change, adapt and grow to meet the needs of a rapidly evolving society. We will always focus on the horizon.
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Key STEM Institutions: Mission and Vision
Global Research Institutions (Page 4 of 4)
Mission
ETH Zürich –
Swiss Federal
Institute of
Technology
Zürich
École
Polytechnique
Fédérale de
Lausanne
(France)
Korea
Advanced
Institute of
Science and
Technology
(Korea)
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To educate engineers and scientists, serve as a
national center of excellence in science and
technology and provide a hub for interaction between
the scientific community and industry
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EPFL is one of the two Federal Institutes of
Technology in Switzerland. Like its sister institution,
ETHZ, it has three missions: education, research and
technology transfer at the highest international level
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Education and training of highly qualified scientists and
engineers equipped with theoretical and practical
expertise
Participation in mid- to long-term government research
projects and basic and applied research for the
accumulation of Korea’s competitiveness in science
and technology
Provision of research platforms to other research
institutes and enterprises
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Vision
The goal is for KAIST to rank within the top10 universities of the world
by 2011. To achieve this goal will require KAIST to:
• Employ excellent staff, reform personnel management and
education systems, and update infrastructure
• Promote basic and technically innovative research and provide
intensive support to researchers in core fields
• Establish a department-centered management system and secure
financial stability
• Create an atmosphere of close internal cooperation and enhance
external collaboration.
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Cranfield
University
(UK)
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Cranfield’s aim is to transform all its knowledge to
practical application. This is mainly achieved through
the work of its students and through its work for
sponsoring clients
Source: University Websites
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Cranfield has two basic criteria for performance which are
interdependent – academic excellence and financial viability.
Financial health is essential to support the academic work of the
University.
The prime financial objective is the generation of cash sufficient to
sustain present operations and provide ongoing investment for the
future.
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Key STEM Institutions: Mission and Vision
Elite Undergraduate Institutions (Page 1 of 2)
Mission
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Harvey Mudd College seeks to educate engineers,
scientists, and mathematicians well versed in all of
these areas and in the humanities and the social
sciences so that they may assume leadership in their
fields with a clear understanding of the impact of their
work on society
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To create and disseminate knowledge and art through
research and creative inquiry, teaching, and learning,
and to transfer our intellectual and artistic product to
enhance society in meaningful and sustainable ways.
To serve our students by teaching them problem
solving, leadership and teamwork skills, and the value
of a commitment to quality, ethical behavior, and
respect for others.
To achieve these ends by pursuing the advantages of
a diverse and relatively small university community,
open to the exchange of ideas, where discovery,
creativity, and personal and professional development
can flourish
Harvey-Mudd
(US)
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Carnegie
Mellon
University
(US)
Rensselaer
Polytechnic
Institute
(US)
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To apply science to the common purposes of life
Source: University Websites
Vision
The Harvey-Mudd Vision Revolves Around Six Themes:
1. Innovation, Leadership, and Impact, Especially in Engineering,
Science and Mathematics
2. Focus on Experiential and Interdisciplinary Learning
3. Unsurpassed Excellence and Diversity at All Levels
4. Nurturing and Developing the Whole Person
5. Global Engagement and Informed Contributions to Society
6. Improvement of Infrastructure and Resources to Support HMC's
Commitment to Excellence and Building Community
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“Carnegie Mellon will meet the changing needs of society by
building on its traditions of innovation, problem solving, and
interdisciplinarity”
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President currently has enacted “The Rensselaer Plan.” The plan’s
mission is “To achieve greater prominence in the 21st century as a
top-tier world-class technological research university with global
reach and global impact”
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Key STEM Institutions: Mission and Vision
Elite Undergraduate Institutions (Page 2 of 2)
Mission
Vision
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Olin
College
(US)
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Olin College prepares students to become
exemplary engineering innovators who
recognize needs, design solutions, and
engage in creative enterprises for the good of
the world
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Olin College seeks to redefine engineering
as a profession of innovation encompassing
1) the consideration of human and societal
needs; 2) the creative design of engineering
systems; and 3) the creation of value through
entrepreneurial effort and philanthropy. The
College is dedicated to the discovery and
development of the most effective
educational approaches and aspires to serve
as a model for others.
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Indian
Institute of
Technology
(India)
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To be higher technical institutions and
research in some branches of Engineering
along the lines of the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology
To provide for instruction and research in
some branches of Engineering and
Technology, Science and Arts for the
advancement of learning and dissemination
of knowledge in specific branches
Source: University Websites
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INVENTION 2000 is a blueprint for developing all academic and operational
aspects of the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering from a clean slate. The
plan outlines an intense two-year project intended to produce innovative
educational processes for preparing the next generation of leaders in a
technological society and institutional policies which will establish a
commitment to continuous improvement and innovation. Intense efforts will be
focused on (1) a comprehensive re-examination of engineering curricula and
educational processes, (2) student life and social development, (3) institutional
culture of innovation and continuous improvement, (4) college operating
procedures, (5) college marketing, external relations and development, and (6)
college governance.
As an entirely new institution, the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering has a
unique opportunity to innovate. Beginning with a clean slate implies that there
are no legacy systems, traditions, or "bad habits" to change. As implied in
INVENTION 2000, it will require considerable time and effort to take full
advantage of this opportunity to rethink basic processes and to thoroughly
investigate "best practices." To rush this process would ensure that the search
for innovative alternatives is cut short and require off-the-shelf familiar
processes or curricula to be employed simply to meet the schedule.
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The advancement of knowledge through education and research, in both Pure
and Applied Science, in Engineering, Social science and Humanities
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Service to the community and nation (which are referred to as Extension
activity) through the use if their resources both intellectual and material,
particularly through Continuing Education for professionals working in Industry
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Key STEM Institutions: Mission and Vision
Industry-Engaged Institutions (Page 1 of 2)
Mission
U.S. Naval
Academy
(US)
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To develop Midshipmen morally, mentally and physically and to imbue them with
the highest ideals of duty, honor and loyalty in order to graduate leaders who are
dedicated to a career of naval service and have potential for future development
in mind and character to assume the highest responsibilities of command,
citizenship and government
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The Colorado School of Mines shall be a specialized baccalaureate and graduate
research institution with high admission standards. The Colorado School of Mines
shall have a unique mission in energy, mineral, and materials science and
engineering and associated engineering and science fields. The school shall be
the primary institution of higher education offering energy, mineral and materials
science and mineral engineering degrees at both the graduate and undergraduate
levels. (Colorado Revised Statutes, Section 23-41-105)
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UMBC is a dynamic public research university integrating teaching, research and
service to benefit the citizens of Maryland. As an Honors University, the campus
offers academically talented students a strong undergraduate liberal arts
foundation that prepares them for graduate and professional study, entry into the
workforce, and community service and leadership. UMBC emphasizes science,
engineering, information technology, human services and public policy at the
graduate level. UMBC contributes to the economic development of the State and
the region through entrepreneurial initiatives, workforce training, K-16
partnerships, and technology commercialization in collaboration with public
agencies and the corporate community. UMBC is dedicated to cultural and ethnic
diversity, social responsibility and lifelong learning
Colorado
School of
Mines
(US)
University of
Maryland –
Baltimore
County
(US)
Aston
University
(UK)
B.C Institute
of Technology
(Canada)
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Our mission is to be the UK’s leading University for business, enterprise and the
professions, where original research has a positive impact on the world around us
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Serve the success of learners and employers through direct connection to
workforce demands. Providing high quality technical and professional education
and training that supports our graduates as practitioners and as citizens
Source: University Websites
Vision
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To be the premier educational institution for
developing future naval officers from across the
nation to serve and lead in an increasingly
interdependent and volatile world
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Vision is for CSM to be Is a world-class institution,
enhancing its leadership in knowledge creation,
education, services, and solutions to serve its varied
constituencies—individual and corporate, public and
private-comprehensively and internationally, and
especially in its areas of expertise in engineering and
applied science related to Earth, Energy, Materials,
and Environment
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An Honors University in Maryland seeks to become
the best public research university of our size by
combining the traditions of the liberal arts academy,
the creative intensity of the research university, and
the social responsibility of the public university. We
will be known for integrating research, teaching and
learning, and civic engagement so that each
advances the others for the benefit of society
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Our vision is that in 2020 Aston will be a top research
led international University renowned for developing
future leaders of business and the professions
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Key STEM Institutions: Mission and Vision
Industry-Engaged Institutions (Page 2 of 2)
Mission
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The discovery and dissemination of new
knowledge are central to Virginia Tech’s
mission. Through its focus on teaching and
learning, research and discovery, and outreach
and engagement, the university creates,
conveys, and applies knowledge to expand
personal growth and opportunity, advance social
and community development, foster economic
competitiveness, and improve the quality of life
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To establish ASU as the model for a New
American University, measured not by who we
exclude, but rather by who we include and
how they succeed; pursuing research and
discovery that benefits the public good;
assuming major responsibility for the
economic, social, and cultural vitality and
health and well-being of the community.
Virginia Tech
(US)
Arizona State
University
(US)
Toyota
Technological
Institute
(Japan)
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Vision
Virginia Tech in the next decade will:
1. Double its research expenditures to exceed $540 million per year
2. Continue to strengthen the quality of its programs as indicated by the achievements
of its students (for example, through nationally competitive scholarships), recognition
of the faculty (for example, by memberships in national academies), and other
indicators
3. Sustain an entrepreneurial culture characterized by public/private strategic
partnerships to diversify sources of income for the university and increase
organizational responsiveness to a changing environment
4. Expand its national and international presence through alliances that create
opportunities for advanced research and study for faculty and students.
5. Foster an organizational culture that nurtures the next generation of leadership,
enhances diversity, and sustains a positive momentum geared to a successful future
6. Continue to enjoy strong and enthusiastic support from alumni and the various public
constituencies that the university represents
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To establish ASU as the model for a New American University, measured not by who
we exclude, but rather by who we include and how they succeed; pursuing research
and discovery that benefits the public good; assuming major responsibility for the
economic, social, and cultural vitality and health and well-being of the community.
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ASU-Polytechnic Vision: To create a unique niche institution that provides a
differentiated learning experience for students by involving them in applied,
project-based instruction, and serves the needs of local employers by engaging
them in curriculum design, project sponsorship, and customized instruction for their
existing workforce
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“Meet the demand of the global ecosystem, develop human resources with a
willingness and ability to take advantage of development, equipment, systems and
materials […] with particular importance within practical skills’, ‘internship in
companies’ and ‘experimental practice’ on campus”
Respect the spirit of research and creativity, and
always strive to stay ahead of times
-- University President, Toyota Technological Institute
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DHBW
(Germany)
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Source: University Websites
Offer an attractive study model, which is based on the actual conditions and
requirements of the labour market and businesses: This success story for the last 40
years is based on the close connection between theory and practice, between
scientific studies at the university and professional experience in the partner company
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