Past Outcomes

A workshop series was designed and hosted by Lehigh University to address the crucial and much needed role of industry-university partnerships in doctoral education. It brought together high-level stakeholders in technological advancement from across industry, government, and academia. The group addressed key limitations in the current pipeline from graduate degree programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) into professional research environments. They formulated, at a high level, how these may be improved through a novel paradigm for STEM graduate education.  Using Lehigh University’s recently launched P3 program as an example, the group formulated the key features for a graduate education process to promote innovation in industry-university partnerships around a student -centered doctoral education model. This includes industry residencies for graduate students and provides training in identified core competencies outside the technical training.

See below for the key outcomes from this National Workshop Series on the Role of Industry-University Partnership in Doctoral Education.  

Outcome of Phase I: Evaluation and identification of deficiencies within the current STEM doctoral training programs
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Outcome of Phase II and III: Scoping of deficiencies and potential solutions
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Summary & Outcome: Recommendations of the Workshop
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