Grove School of Engineering joins 鈥楧octoral Degrees Without Borders鈥 program

Doctoral students at nine New York City area graduate engineering programs, including CCNY鈥檚 Grove School of Engineering, will soon be able to take courses at each other鈥檚 institutions without any additional tuition, as part of a new multi-school agreement.  

The (IUEDC), led by NYU Tandon School of Engineering, encourages PhD students to complement their primary program by taking courses of interest offered at different schools, providing access to specialty instruction and expertise that may not be available at their home universities. Students should be able to enroll in courses at other member institutions beginning in Fall 2024.

鈥淎s engineers, we have long known the importance of collaborating across departments and disciplines, in order to most effectively address the challenges facing our world,鈥 said Jelena Kova膷evi膰, NYU Tandon Dean. 鈥淭his consortium signals the collective dedication of the institutions to remove barriers to advanced learning and rigorous scholarship, helping unleash the full potential of all our students while enrolled and in their post-graduate pursuits.鈥

NYU Tandon began assembling the consortium earlier this year, taking cues from a between the NYU Graduate School of Arts & Science and eight other area universities. Peter Voltz, Vice Dean for Academics and Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NYU Tandon, serves as the inaugural Consortium Coordinator. 

鈥淒octoral students are exceptionally focused and have often chosen their field of study in order to work with a specific faculty member,鈥 said Voltz. 鈥淭he consortium allows them to have access to a broader swath of courses across multiple universities.鈥

Grove School Dean Alexander Couzis said: 鈥淎t the Grove School of Engineering at The City College, we value academic excellence, champion accessibility, and are committed to every student's success鈥 and this is precisely what this consortium offers.鈥

Along with 海角社区 and NYU Tandon, other IUEDC participants are: 

  • Columbia Engineering; 
  • Cornell Tech;
  • New York Institute of Technology College of Engineering and Computing Sciences; 
  • Princeton University School of Engineering and Applied Science;
  • Rutgers University School of Engineering;
  • Stevens Institute of Technology Charles V. Schaefer Jr. School of Engineering and Science; and
  • Stony Brook University College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. 

To participate, students must have completed at least one year at their primary institution, must be in good academic standing and must get written approval from home and host institutions. Students will be responsible to their host institutions for any lab fees.  

About the Grove School of Engineering 
Combining access and affordability with outstanding instruction and research, the Grove School of Engineering at 海角社区 plays a key role in developing a diverse workforce to meet the technological challenges facing today鈥檚 world. Originally established as the School of Technology in 1919, it evolved to the School of Engineering in 1962 and was renamed The Grove School of Engineering in 2005 in honor of alumnus Andrew S. Grove, whose $26 million gift to the institution that year is the largest in CCNY鈥檚 history. A distinguished member of CCNY鈥檚 Class of 1960, Grove was a founder and former chairman of Intel Corp, one of the world鈥檚 leading producers of semiconductor chips. Today, the Grove School remains the only public school of engineering in the heart of New York City.  

About 海角社区
Since 1847, 海角社区 has provided a high-quality and affordable education to generations of New Yorkers in a wide variety of disciplines. CCNY embraces its position at the forefront of social change. It is ranked #1 by the Harvard-based Opportunity Insights out of 369 selective public colleges in the United States on the overall mobility index. This measure reflects both access and outcomes, representing the likelihood that a student at CCNY can move up two or more income quintiles. Education research organization Degree Choices ranks CCNY #1 nationally among universities for economic return on investment. In addition, the Center for World University Rankings places CCNY in the top 1.8% of universities worldwide in terms of academic excellence. (now Lightcast) puts at $1.9 billion CCNY鈥檚 annual economic impact on the regional economy (5 boroughs and 5 adjacent counties) and quantifies the 鈥渇or dollar鈥 return on investment to students, taxpayers and society. At City College, more than 15,000 students pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees in eight schools and divisions, driven by significant funded research, creativity and scholarship. This year, CCNY launched its most expansive fundraising campaign, ever. The campaign, titled 鈥Doing Remarkable Things Together鈥 seeks to bring the College鈥檚 Foundation to more than $1 billion in total assets in support of the College mission. CCNY is as diverse, dynamic and visionary as New York City itself. View CCNY Media Kit.

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