The 2017 Polytechnic Summit, an international gathering of fellow academic and industry professionals, will be held June 5-7, 2017, at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. The summit will showcase innovative 21st-century polytechnic approaches to applied learning environments and student-centered active learning.
The event is being hosted by the Purdue Polytechnic Institute, one of the 10 academic colleges at Purdue University, in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Stout and Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences.
Keynote addresses from leaders in higher education will include Mitch Daniels, president of Purdue University; Timothy D. Sands, president of Virginia Tech; Brian Norton, president of Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT); Vincent Manno, provost of Olin College of Engineering; and Carlos Heeren, executive director of UTEC (Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología) and Tecsup (Instituto Superior de Tecnologia).
Attendees will network with innovators from around the world, participate in panel discussions, and view presentations on topics including community/industry engagement, competency-based programs and assessment, innovative instructional methods, globalization, applied research, and senior projects/capstones.
Academic professionals who align themselves with innovative educational models that embrace student-centered, experiential, learn-by-doing methodology and applied or user-inspired research are encouraged to attend.
Community and industry leaders who understand the need for industry-academic collaboration, value student internships, want to influence the capabilities of their future hires, and welcome the use of student teams to help solve their current corporate problems through real-world projects in the classroom will also value the summit.
Summit sessions will be in Stewart Center and the Purdue Memorial Union.
For additional information about the 2017 Polytechnic Summit, including the agenda and hotel accommodations, please see polytechnic.purdue.edu/summit.