Yang ShanghaiTech University The 2012 Workshop on Innovations in ICT Education, Oct. 2012, Beijing, China.

 Frank Huband: “Society needs engineers who not only solve engineering problems, but who can participate in bringing ideas and products to market.”  Peter F. Drucker: "Innovation is the specific tool of entrepreneurs, the means by which they exploit change as an opportunity for a different business or a different service.”  Thomas Edison: "I never perfected an invention that I did not think about in terms of the service it might give others... I find out what the world needs, then I proceed to invent.”  Bill Gates: "We were young, but we had good advice and good ideas and lots of enthusiasm.” Entrepreneurship: why and what 2

 China’s Reluctant Young Entrepreneurs, The Wall Street Journal, 19 June 2012 Entrepreneur: 1% four-year college graduates and 2.2% vocational-college graduates in 2011 Innovation: “Some start-up programs by Chinese students are simply copycats.” angel capital investor Business: mostly restaurants, pig farms, e-commerce, transportation and storage in less developed areas Funding: 80%+ from parents and relatives Chinese Student Entrepreneurs 3 Source: “2012 Graduate Employment Report”, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and MyCOS Research Institute, June 2012.

 Annual Report on the Development of China’s Study Abroad, Center for China and Globalization, Social Sciences Academic Press, September Chinese Students in the US Source: Council of Graduate Schools In 2011, 22%+ overseas students in the US are from China, totally 157.6K. More young-age high-school students are choosing undergraduate programs in the US.  Chinese Applicants Flood U.S. Graduate Schools, Wall Street Journal, 3 April China contributes about 50% international graduate applicants to the US in is the 7 th consecutive year of double- digit gains from China.

 City King, Funton, launched 2 May 2012 By two 25 y/o Chinese student entrepreneurs, Wu and Lan, graduates of USC and CMU. It transforms local hot spots into battlefields by creating game maps around the city based on players’ actual geographic locations (using iPhone's GPS). Most popular location based games on iPhone. Life is a game: a success story in the US 5 Why be the mayor of your city when you can be the king!

 Economy: according to the IMF and the World Bank, GDP per capita of the US and China are USD 48.4K and USD 5.4K, respectively, in Most Chinese graduates need quickly find a stable job for making money and resolving their daily needs.  Policy: local governments and taxes still favor foreign investments and international companies. New enterprises face huge competitive disadvantages.  Culture: rooted in the Confucianism, Chinese society values stability, harmony and conformity. The spirit of cautious and modest is a traditional value. Our Challenges in China – 1 6

 Society and Family: a hierarchy with regulators and parents usually making the final decisions. People still need time to gain knowledge and experience of capitalism, entrepreneurship and wealth creation.  Education and Student: rote learning, but lack of Knowledge in finance, management, market, business Ability of independent, creative and critical thinking Skills in communications, interpersonal/public relations, leadership, solving problems and learning quickly Funding from angel investors and public resources Characters of curiosity, ambition, passion, courage of taking risks and overcoming failures, spirit of adventure Our Challenges in China – 2 7

Questions How should we address these challenges in future ICT curriculum design? How should we provide better ICT education for students, industry and society? 8

 Private liberal arts college, Tianjin, 2013 (by Fujia Yang)  ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 2012  New York University Shanghai, Shanghai, 2012  South University of Science and Technology of China, Shenzhen, 2010  University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute, Shanghai,  Xi’an Jiao Tong – Liverpool University, Suzhou, 2005  The University of Nottingham Ningbo, Ningbo, 2004 With Eye to Innovation, China Revamps its Universities, Science, 10 August 2012 Daring Experiment in Higher Education Opens its Doors, Science, 8 April 2011 Responses of China’s Higher Education 9

 With people-centered development as the core value of the university, ShanghaiTech will create a dynamic hub where research, education, and innovation meet to provide a multi-disciplinary approach for learning and solving challenging problems facing the society. The university is designed to be small, focused on pursuing excellence and promoting open collaborations with those share the same vision.  Founding Members: the Shanghai Municipal Government and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, endorsed by the Ministry of Education in April ShanghaiTech: Vision 10

 12 state key laboratories at local research institutes of CAS  State-of-the-art scientific equipments and platforms  Engineering centers and commercialization bases ShanghaiTech: R&D Facilities 11 Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility ShenGuang-II Laser Facility National Protein Science Facility-Shanghai 65m Radio Telescope National Center for Drug Screening Chinese National Compound Library Shanghai Chenshan Plant Science Research Center Shanghai Engineering Center for Microsatellites

 Architect: Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners  Award: 2012 Merit Award for Urban Design, American Institute of Architects, California Council  Keywords: open, interdisciplinary, interaction, exchange, communications, local engagement, global collaborations ShanghaiTech: Campus Master Plan 12

 To promote economic growth and social progress Research: Science Masters  New Knowledge Innovation: Creative Engineers  New Technology Entrepreneurship: Business Leaders  New Economy ShanghaiTech: Goal of ICT Education 13 Guglielmo Marconi, Inventor of Radio Entrepreneur of Wireless Telegraphy James Clerk Maxwell, Electromagnetic Theory, The 1 st permanent color photograph

 Objective: to transform our graduates from engineers to innovators and entrepreneurs  Approaches: Time: students could suspend and resume their study Knowledge: business-focused college courses on entrepreneurship, finance, management and market Ability and Skills: problem-based learning, group project, business competition, seminar, workshop, study exchange Funding: university, and close partnerships with venture capital, local government and high-tech companies Culture and Environment: Shanghai Pudong Science and Technology Park of CAS, Zhangjiang high-tech industrial development zone, Yangtze river delta economy district ShanghaiTech: ICT Curriculum Design 14

 Full-time Professors: we are recruiting active researchers with exceptional track records or strong potentials  Adjunct Professors: 50+ leading researchers from different research institutes of Chinese Academy of Sciences  Visiting Professors: leading researchers from world-class universities and research institutions  Keywords: interdisciplinary, international, innovative, experience, entrepreneurship, leadership ShanghaiTech: ICT Faculty Members 15 龚惠兴 陈桂林 方家熊 何 力 封松林 张钊锋 宋应文 王跃林 曹俊诚 钱 骅

Let the bullets fly 上海就是浦东，浦东就是上海 Shanghai is Pudong, Pudong is Shanghai ShanghaiTech: New Thinking, New Design, New Opportunities …  For students, us, industry, economy and society. 16

Dr. Yang Yang