Globalization News Archive
New Partners in Asia: USC Viterbi and China University of Petroleum (CUP) November 01, 2011 USC Viterbi School Dean Yannis C. Yortsos and four USC petroleum engineering professors recently presented a workshop in Beijing in collaboration with faculty from the China University of Petroleum (CUP), the premier university in China for the study of petroleum engineering. Read more>   USC Signs MOU in TaiwanOctober 19, 2011 USC Viterbi School of Engineering dean Yannis C. Yortsos signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan on Oct. 17. Read more>   China Meets Taiwan in Viterbi’s “No Distance” ClassroomAugust 08, 2011 Imagine the best students with the best faculty — all connected around the world under the banner of USC Viterbi’s iPodia. Stephen Lu already has.Professor Stephen Lu calls it “No Distance Learning.” Read more>   USC Viterbi School and Tsinghua University Hold Fifth Faculty SummitJuly 29, 2011 The ongoing collaboration between the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and China’s elite Tsinghua University in Beijing recorded its fifth successful year, with a joint faculty summit on “Green and Smart for a Sustainable Future” held on the THU campus. Read more>   2010 Summer Interns Present their ResearchSeptember 1, 2010 Students from across the globe spent 5 to 8 weeks at USC working on research projects with VSoE faculty. There were 13 students from IIT Kharagpur, 18 from Tsinghua University, 7 from Unam University and 5 from Korea Aerospace University. Read more>   USC Viterbi Rises in Rankings August 30, 2010 The USC Viterbi School of Engineering is now ranked 10th in the world in engineering, technology and computer science programs in the 2010 Shanghai Jiao Tong University rankings. Read more>>   I-Podium Class Completed August 24, 2010 The first joint VSoE and PKU I-Podium class completed this summer. VSoE students went to eijing to work with PKU students on their projects. Read more>>   Seminar in Washington DC June 21, 2010 In a three-day seminar in Washington, D.C. USC Chinese graduate students discussed American foreign policy and towards China in particular. Read more>>   USC and Tsinghua University Engineering Faculty GatherMarch 30, 2010 Faculty from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and China’s leading technical institution gathered at the USC campus April 1-3, 2010 for their fourth annual workshop. The workshop series brought together experts from Viterbi and Tsinghua University's School of Information Science and Technology (SIST) for the three-day meeting. Read more>   i-Podium Classes Begin January 29, 2010 Viterbi students and their Chinese counterparts discuss global innovation from i-Podium classrooms 6,000 miles apart. Read More>>   USC and Tshingua Faculty Gather April 10, 2009 USC and Tshingua Faculty gather together on April 1st to talk about improving alternative energy use and making information technology more energy-efficient. Read more>>     USC Opened an Office in Shanghai December 5, 2009 USC opened an office in Shanghai in the Chong Hing Financial Center, with the ceremony at the JW Marriott in late October. Read More>>   USC Leads in Enrollment of International Students November 16, 2009 USC enrolled more international students than any other American institution of higher education. Read more>>     International Student Satellite Project in Japan September 15, 2009 A new National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored "International Student Satellite Project" under ASTE Prof. Joseph Wang will send 18 USC students to Japan to participate in the design, building, and operation of micro-satellites over the next three years. Read more>>   VOA Reports on USC Engineering Interns from India July 27, 2009 The University of Southern California invites a few students from IIT Kharagpur under the umbrella of a sumer program to work on  research projects with professors at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. VOA reports on USC engineering interns from India.     IIT Kharagpur Summer Research Internships, Year Four July 20, 2009 For the fourth year in a row, ten outstanding undergraduates from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur this summer conducted intensive individual research with top USC faculty.      Viterbi School and Tsinghua U. Deepen Relationship after Three Years of Workshops and Student Exchanges June 8, 2009 Great opportunities in the aftermath of the 3rd Tsinghua-USC Annual Workshop which took place May 21 - 24 in Beijing, China. NEW research center to study "green and smart" IT energy applications will be founded as part of the joint partnership between Viterbi School and Tsinghua University. Undergrad Summer Interns Present Their Research August 7, 2009 Thirty-eight students from the U.S., India and China wind up their Viterbi School projects - and some will retun to USC as grad students.