Partners
Mission Statement
Eight international prestigious universities, chaired by TU Darmstadt, are participating in an initiative to conduct the first worldwide scientific study on “Global Engineering” starting in October 2005. Technology and learning are our passion, which is why Continental is supporting the “Global Engineering Study”.
As a leading international automotive supplier in the high-tech sector, Continental has actively promoted engineering education, reforms in academic systems, and the development of young engineers for many years. This commitment has now been integrated into a comprehensive Engineering Excellence initiative in close cooperation with eight international universities on three continents.
Continental strongly believes in partnerships with universities and is promoting this initiative as a responsible enterprise in a non-selfish way.
Technische Universität Darmstadt
The Technische Universität Darmstadt (TUD) not only belongs to the greatest universities nationwide in terms of research and teachings. The TUD is as autonomous and self-dependent as no other German university with a public assignment.
ETH Zürich
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zürich) was opened in 1855, and from the start was one of the most renowned universities of technical and natural sciences in Europe.
Georgia Institute of Technology
The Georgia Institute of Technology is one of the nation’s top research universities, distinguished by its commitment to improving the human condition through advanced science and technology.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is independent, coeducational, and privately endowed. The mission of the 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.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), founded in 1896, is one of the oldest universities in China. It has 2,800 faculty members; among them are 22 academics from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Tsinghua University
Since its foundation in 1911, Tsinghua University rapidly established itself as one of China’s most renowned comprehensive research institutions, with a strong commitment to basic research, applied research, and scientific innovation.
Universidade de São Paulo
The Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo (EPUSP) is one of the oldest and more prestigious engineering schools in Brazil. Since its foundation it has been among the top engineering schools nationwide.
University of Tokyo
The University of Tokyo was established in 1877 as the first national university in Japan. It is known for the excellence of its faculty and students; many of its graduates are, and have always been, leaders in the government, in business, and in the academic world.
Continental AG
The Continental Corporation is one of the world’s leading suppliers to the automotive industry with extensive know-how in tire and brake technology, vehicle dynamics control, as well as electronic and sensor systems.
