Sichuan University - Pittsburgh Institute
Engineering Partnership
The University of Pittsburgh and Sichuan University formed a partnership in April 2013 for a joint engineering institute to be known as the Sichuan University - Pittsburgh Institute. The institute will educate undergraduate students and foster collaborative research.
Sichuan University will invest nearly $40 million to construct and equip the new 9,290.3-square-meter building on its Jiang'an campus in Chengdu. The Institute will open its doors in fall 2015 to 100 undergraduate engineering students. All classes will be taught in English by faculty recruited worldwide. The program combines research with education, professionalism with academics, and Eastern with Western approaches. Three undergraduate degree programs will be offered: Industrial Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.