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Atlanta, GA | Posted: March 7, 2012
Georgia Tech and Intel‘s corporate university, the Fab/Sort Manufacturing College of Engineering, have joined forces to bring Georgia Tech’s distance learning master’s degree program in electrical and computer engineering to Intel employees.
Georgia Tech’s electrical and computer engineering classes are taught and video-recorded at Georgia Tech’s state-of-the-art distance learning facilities, giving the Intel students the flexibility to review lectures at their convenience and as often as they wish.
The elective curriculum for the program includes three Intel College of Engineering developed courses taught by Intel faculty, which makes the curriculum tailored for the company’s needs.
Intel and Georgia Tech’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering have a long history of collaboration in research and education.
“We're excited about this new partnership with Intel, and the opportunity to grow the already significant number of Georgia Tech alumni at Intel,” said Douglas B. Williams, interim chair of Georgia Tech’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. “The opportunity to work with Fab/Sort Manufacturing employees as Georgia Tech students is expected to lead to greater technical interaction and cross-fertilization.”
After a rigorous review process, select Intel College of Engineering faculty members were approved by Georgia Tech as adjunct faculty. The College of Engineering faculty brings Intel technical expertise to courses while enriching and broadening the academic knowledge students’ gain through Georgia Tech’s master’s in electrical and computer engineering program.
“With a global workforce, the distance learning aspect of this three-year program is immensely attractive to all Intel employees by providing the flexibility to take courses while managing their work and life needs,” said Josh Walden, vice president and general manager of Fab/Sort Manufacturing. Intel’s COE program currently offers its courses in a distance learning format for the benefit of FSM employees.
