ODU Delegation Makes Connections at Prestigious German Trade Show
2016年5月19日
The Old Dominion 建模, Simulation and Visualization Engineering booth at 汉诺威展
Representatives of 最靠谱的网赌软件's distance education operation,, ODU在线 and the Frank Batten College of Engineering and 技术's modeling, simulation and visualization engineering (MSVE) programs, 参加了一个U。.S. delegation to the world's leading trade fair for industrial technology in April.
这是美国有史以来规模最大的一次.S. delegation, led by President Barack Obama and the U.S. Department of Commerce, participated in 汉诺威展 2016. The fair brought exhibitors from around the world who demonstrated innovative technologies to more than 190,000 visitors over five days. The theme was "Integrated Industry - Discover Solutions."
40u以上.S. states were represented in the Department of Commerce delegation. Old Dominion was featured alongside the Massachusetts Institute of 技术, Clemson University and Carnegie Mellon University.
ODU was located in the RESEARCH and Innovation Pavilion, 那里的商人, students and government agency representatives learned about the university's more than 100 online programs and saw modeling and simulation demonstrations put on by Old Dominion MSVE faculty and students.
里克·麦肯齐, professor and chair of MSVE, said Old Dominion's delegation met with 1,500 to 2,000 high school students and hundreds of college students, who are targets for the University's online master's program in M&S.
“当然, this also significantly raised the profile of our MSVE department internationally and nationally, especially with the lengthy visit of Gov. Terry McAuliffe to our booth," McKenzie said.
The MSVE program is the world's only full undergraduate degree program in modeling, simulation and visualization Engineering. When ODU added the undergraduate program, it became the only institution in the United States to offer a complete advanced education, 通过Ph值.D.在这门学科中.
The University's multi-disciplinary modeling and simulation research also provides valuable industry expertise in areas such as health care, transportation and advanced manufacturing.
ODU在线 最近推出了“ODU”在线 国际," which is designed to expand enrollment opportunities to international students, 包括海外U.S. 军事人员. It was showcased at 汉诺威展, providing a prime opportunity to promote academic programs that already attract students from around the world.
"Not everyone in Hampton Roads is familiar with the kinds of powerhouse Old Dominion is in online education,安迪·卡西洛说, associate vice president for distance learning at ODU. "The opportunity to feature our new international online capabilities to such a large and important audience was an incredible opportunity."
最靠谱的网赌软件's online education program dates to the start of its distance education program in the 1980s, which provided access to a wide range of degree programs via a satellite televised distance learning program known as TELETECHNET.
Its partnership with the Virginia Community College System and Virginia's military bases made Old Dominion one of the first institutions in the country to expand its academic footprint through satellite technology.
Today, those programs are offered online, opening 最靠谱的网赌软件 to the world. Enrollment in distance education at ODU has nearly doubled in that time frame, with 40 percent of ODU students taking courses at least partly through online education.
Organizers of 汉诺威展 created a video, which features the Old Dominion booth. 请看视频 在这里.