UNITECH International is a leadership development program for talented STEM students ran by a society of distinguished technical universities and multinational companies across Europe.[1]

UNITECH International Society
Formation1999
Founded atZurich, Switzerland
TypeEducational
Legal statusActive
HeadquartersZurich, Switzerland
Location
  • Zurich, Switzerland
President
Torbjorn Lundh
Websitewww.unitech-international.org

History

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UNITECH was founded in 1999 by ETH Zürich's former rector Konrad Osterwalder and Hilti's former CEO Pius Baschera.[2]

After 23 years, the UNITECH network has more than 1'500 alumni from 12 different universities, and 64 multinational corporate firms have been a part of this network.[2] As of 2023, the network comprises 8 European universities and 15 corporate partners across Europe.[citation needed]

Partner universities

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The universities are to guarantee academic excellence and have committed themselves to build a network with UNITECH International, which goes beyond traditional programs.

Corporate partners

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The participating companies are not only seen as sponsors but as active partners who take on a role in the training and further development of the students. According to UNITECH International, the partners should fulfill a demanding profile in terms of international presence and market position.[11][12]

Former industrial partners include bioMérieux,[13] Caterpillar,[14] Covestro,[15] Lonza,[16] Nokia[17] or ZF Friedrichshafen.[18]

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References

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  1. ^ Baschera, Pius; Rickert, Nils (2001), Weichert, D.; Rauhut, B.; Schmidt, R. (eds.), "Developing Leaders for Technology Intensive Companies: The UNITECH International Story", Educating the Engineer for the 21st Century, Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, pp. 45–52, doi:10.1007/0-306-48394-7_6, ISBN 978-1-4020-0096-6
  2. ^ a b "20 Years of UNITECH". unitech-international.org. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  3. ^ "UNITECH International". www.chalmers.se. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  4. ^ "UNITECH International". ethz.ch. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Politecnico di Milano: Unitech". Politecnico di Milano. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. ^ "UNITECH International". RWTH Aachen University. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  7. ^ "UNITECH | Erasmus+ and International Exchange Programmes". Loughborough University. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  8. ^ "UNITECH - School of Engineering - Trinity College Dublin".
  9. ^ "What is UNITECH?".
  10. ^ "Unitech". 3 October 2014.
  11. ^ "Corporate Partners". UNITECH International. 22 June 2022.
  12. ^ "The Board". 22 June 2022.
  13. ^ "bioMerieux joins UNITECH as new Corporate Partner". 22 June 2022.
  14. ^ "UNITECH student visit Caterpillar facility in Desford". 22 June 2022.
  15. ^ "Covestro joins UNITECH as new Corporate Partner". 22 June 2022.
  16. ^ "Lonza joins UNITECH as new Corporate Partner". 22 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Nokia joins UNITECH as new Corporate Partner". 22 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Arvind Ravishankar - Out of the Comfort Zone". 22 June 2022.