CLUSTER

CLUSTER (Consortium Linking Universities of Science and Technology for Education and Research) is a network of twelve European universities committed to enhancing the quality of science and engineering education and research. The networks ambition is to educate a new generation of engineers with leadership and entrepreneurial skills that can tackle the big societal issues of our time.


 

The mission of CLUSTER is to: ­

• Enhance cooperation among members to promote exchange, cooperation and interaction between students, faculty and administrative staff
• Provide a strategic platform for joint programs within education, research and innovation for its members
• Develop interaction, cooperation and joint programs with associate members
• Promote exchange of ideas to support best practice in all aspects of university management and leadership
• Provide a forum for strategic policy discussions among the leadership of CLUSTER universities
• Benefit from EU programs within education, research and innovation
• Become a strategic partner with the European Commission
• Take a lead in pedagogical development to strengthen the education at the MSc and PhD level for CLUSTER members
• Build partnerships with major European enterprises
• Become the first choice for MSc engineering students in and outside Europe

KIT Representatives in the network:

Steering Committee: Vice President Prof. Thomas Hirth, Vice President Prof. Alexander Wanner
Sino-European Engineering Education Platform (SEEEP): Prof. Jürgen Becker, Institut für Technik der Informationsverarbeitung (ITIV)
Contact Project INGDIVS: Julia Misiewicz, Studium und Lehre Business Unit (SLE)
Contact Project REDEEM: Susanne Kaliwe (INTL)
Working Group Communication: Dr. Klaus Rümmele (INTL)