Cambridge–MIT Institute

Cambridge–MIT Institute

The Cambridge–MIT Institute, or CMI, is a partnership between the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

It was proposed by former British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown in the summer of 1998, who wanted to bring the entrepreneurial spirit of MIT to British universities. Cambridge University was chosen as MIT's partner because of its strong record in science/engineering and the abundance of high-technology firms located in the Cambridge area (Silicon Fen).

Funded both by government and industry partners, including BP and British Telecom, CMI is experimenting with new ways of bringing universities, industries and government together to ensure that research findings are quickly exploited for the benefit of society and the economy of the United Kingdom. This includes funding new ideas in research and education, and the study and assessment of knowledge exchange experiments.

Aiming ultimately to enhance competitiveness, productivity and entrepreneurship in the UK, CMI is also working with a network of partners across the UK, holding a range of events to share lessons learnt, to develop effective models for national uptake, and to facilitate the debate on issues ranging from the role of universities in stimulating innovation, to ways of teaching the new skills required by emerging technologies.

One of the major initiatives arising from the collaboration of MIT and Cambridge has been the development of silent aircraft technologies.

External links

* [http://www.cambridge-mit.org/ The Cambridge-MIT Institute]
* [http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/worldwide/story/0,9959,940666,00.html "In search of results": an article from The Guardian newspaper]
* [http://danlockton.co.uk/cambridge-mit/ Directory of 2005 Cambridge-MIT Institute master's programme graduates]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Cambridge University — Université de Cambridge Université de Cambridge Devise Hinc lucem et pocula sacra Nom original University of Cambridge …   Wikipédia en Français

  • MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory — Established July 1, 2003 July 1, 1963 (as Project MAC) Field of Research Computer science …   Wikipedia

  • Cambridge, Massachusetts — Not to be confused with Cambridge, United Kingdom. Cambridge, Massachusetts   City   Cambridge City Hall …   Wikipedia

  • Cambridge Sculpture Trails — Glaskunst (1992): Eric Sorenson (Architekt) Die Cambridge Sculpture Trails (dt.: Skulpturenwege in Cambridge) bilden die Kombination von drei Skulpturenwegen in der Universitätsstadt Cambridge von Großbritannien auf denen etwa 60 Skulpturen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Motto Mens et Manus Motto in English Mind and Hand[1] …   Wikipedia

  • Cambridge (USA) — Cambridge Das Rathaus in Cambridge Lage in Massachusetts …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • University of Cambridge — Latin: Academia Cantabrigiensis Motto Hinc lucem et pocula sacra (Latin) Motto in English …   Wikipedia

  • Cambridge, Massachusetts — Cambridge (Massachusetts) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Cambridge (homonymie). Cambridge …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Cambridge (Massachusetts) — Cambridge Das Rathaus in Cambridge Lage in Massachusetts …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • MIT Museum — MIT Museum, founded in 1971, is the museum of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It hosts collections of holography, artificial intelligence, robotics, maritime history, and the history of MIT. Its… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”