UNITECH International

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

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.

Partner universities

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

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]

References
  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. "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.
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