#1 – NY metro area: 47,754 openings
#2 – Washington, DC: 39,368
#3 – San Jose, CA: 30, 731
# 4 – San Francisco, CA: 26, 965
In the not so far future, every industry will become its own mini tech industry.
“IT personnel and engineer positions are extending beyond traditional industries and we are seeing them crop up in new places like hospitality, music, and healthcare.”
Coursera announced it is seeking a series of deals with state universities to create and offer MOOCs for credit. This move will change the higher education accessibility and financial models for sure…
http://chronicle.com/article/In-Deals-With-10-Public/139533/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Sarah Sterman (Senior in CS, Stanford) looks into why relatively few girls get interested in her field and finds that the stories we tell about tech are a big part of the problem.
“News and media play up certain stories about computer science — the guy coding alone in a college dorm room, all-nighters fueled by pizza and caffeine. The missing link is for girls to see themselves as part of the story, to see computer science as an option for people like them.”
And I would add, people (especially women), need to see the “why, what, how and whom”. In other words, in my experience, understand the answers to questions among these: Why should I consider CS as a career? What opportunities do I have to make a difference? How can I help? Who needs my contribution?
Read more at
http://www.women2.com/why-are-there-so-few-girls-in-tech-blame-the-narrative/#KkKMKSzrH0SjXWkq.99
Read more at
http://www.women2.com/why-are-there-so-few-girls-in-tech-blame-the-narrative/#KkKMKSzrH0SjXWkq.99
Webinar
Thursday, April 25, 2013 – 1:00 pm EDT
Hear about MIT’s forthcoming report looking at how innovation flows from ideas through production into the economy. Read more…
Free webinar but advanced registration required.
Renewed their mutual cooperation and signed a five-year, inter-academy agreement to use their expertise in science, engineering, and medicine to jointly address their countries’ most pressing challenges.
problem-based learning, or project-based learning, or, hands-on learning…
More and more universities are promoting hands-on, multi-disciplinary learning experiences that balance knowledge with skills development to better prepare students for jobs. My colleagues and I have been promoting this kind of learning since the late ’90s… I am so glad that finally it looks that universities are transforming their curricula and learning experiences to bridge the gap between how we teach and how engineering is practiced.
Take a look at our workshops descriptions here.
From US News. http://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/articles/2013/03/14/revamped-engineering-programs-emphasize-real-world-problem-solving
THE’s top 10 (last year in brackets)
1 (1) Harvard University, US
2 (2) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US
3 (3) University of Cambridge, UK
4 (6) University of Oxford, UK
5 (5) University of California, Berkeley, US
6 (4) Stanford University, US
7 (7) Princeton University, US
8 (9) University of California, Los Angeles, US
9 (8) University of Tokyo, Japan
10 (10)Yale University, US
Institutions in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea all rose in the THE top 100. Universities in Russia, Turkey and Brazil are also represented.
http://www.economist.com/whichmba/reputation-matters?fsrc=nlw|mgt|3-6-2013|5208664|38085276|NA
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/
Top 50 in engineering:
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2012-13/subject-ranking/subject/engineering-and-IT
THE’s top 10 (last year in brackets)
