- Building Pillar
The ESC Building Pillar is responsible for delivering a state-of-the-art building that inspires learning, research, and innovation, while providing a sustainable, inclusive, and future-ready environment for the University's engineering and science community.
Pillar Objectives
- Design and construct a building that adheres to the specified timelines while maintaining budgetary constraints and timelines.
- Offer a state-of-the-art facility equipped with advanced technologies.
- Ensure the building is green and environmentally sustainable.
- Create an inclusive space that is accommodative to persons with disabilities.
- Research Pillar
The ESC research Pillar is the cornerstone for building a dynamic ecosystem that supports research activities and effective knowledge sharing.
Pillar Objectives
- Foster new collaborations while enhancing and expanding current research partnerships.
- Facilitate mobility programs for PhD students and faculty supervisors to France to enhance research capacity building.
- Design and prioritize the implementation of Communities of Excellence (CoEs) to be hosted within the complex.
- Implement the TPA grants - collaborative research initiatives with French partners and industry stakeholders.
- Organize annual scientific and engineering and science seminar in collaboration with TPA partners.
- Curriculum Pillar
This pillar focuses on updating and reforming the curriculum to align with current and future needs in engineering and science fields. It aims to create a more integrated and relevant learning experience for students.
Pillar Objectives
- Curriculum Project Planning Framework: Establish a structured framework for curriculum design, implementation, and continuous improvement, incorporating industry input and best practices.
- Development of Curricula: Design comprehensive curricula for all ESC courses (BSc, MSc, PhD, and short courses) that are project-based, practical, and research-driven.
- Teaching and Learning Framework: Develop an innovative delivery framework supporting joint/double degrees, twinning programs, and online project spaces for collaboration and knowledge sharing.
- Institutionalization of Curricula: Formalize and embed the newly developed curricula across departments to ensure interdisciplinary integration, sustainability, and inclusivity.
- Innovation Pillar
This pillar focuses on building a vibrant innovation ecosystem that supports cutting-edge research, entrepreneurship, and technology development.
Pillar Objectives
- Development of a collaborative model that fosters real-time cooperation and supports commercialization.
- Establishment of an Innovation Center of Excellence (CoE).
- Implementation of research and innovation activities in partnership with key stakeholders.
- Organization of innovation workshops and expos with both local and international participation.
- Internationalization Pillar
The internationalization pillar will promote international collaborations and partnerships to facilitate knowledge exchange and enhance the global visibility of UoN's engineering and science programs.
Pillar Objectives
- Enhancement of student and staff mobility.
- Design and implementation of an internationalization strategy.
- Participation in international conferences, exhibitions, and symposiums.
- Attract and nurture local and global talents to build up capacity for excellence.
- Industry-Academia Pillar
This pillar emphasizes strengthening collaborations between the University and industries to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and practical applications.
Pillar Objectives
- Implement and scale up the Industry–Academia Linkage Program.
- Strengthen research, innovation, and commercialization through strategic partnerships with industry to co-create solutions to societal and market-driven challenges.
- Act as a central driver for mobilizing industry support and collaboration across all ESC pillars, enhancing impact and relevance.
