2023年1月4日
A long journey for 韦德体育app官网’s 生物工程系 has resulted in prestigious, formal 认证 from ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) — the global accreditor of college and university programs in applied and natural science, 计算, 工程与工程技术.
Administered worldwide and a voluntary process in the U.S., ABET 认证 is seen as the gold standard for any technical program in higher education. Earning it confirms that a program is equipped to produce specialists in critical technical fields leading the way in innovation and emerging technologies. ABET’s strict peer-reviewed 认证 takes years of preparation, followed by an intensive site inspection to assure quality, 精度, 和安全.
“The ABET 认证 further elevates the bioengineering program and validates the rigorous curriculum that fosters innovation and critical problem-solving skills in our students,韦德体育app官网校长Dr. 奥拉·赫希·佩斯科维茨.
“We are proud of the collaboration between academic units that has created an outstanding hybrid program that provides our bioengineering graduates with a broad and in-depth education and prepares them to face technical, 道德和环境挑战, while also protecting the welfare 和安全 needs of the public,”她说。.
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| Dr. 杰拉德Madlambayan博士. Sara Blumer-Schuette，中科院院长 伊莱恩·凯里 Bioengineering Chair Shailesh 拉尔, SECS Dean Louay Chamra,博士. 李佳博士. 布莱恩·迪安. |
OU’s first interdisciplinary unit to receive this endorsement, the 生物工程系 stemmed from an engineering biology program created in 2015 as a collaboration between 教师 in College of 艺术与科学 (CAS) and the School of 工程与计算机科学 (SECS). It officially became a department in 2019 under shared and equal governance between the two schools.
“The Bioengineering Program clearly demonstrates the best of OU innovation and determination. It has truly paved the way for other collaborative programs, representing an exciting juncture in OU’s history. I want to offer my profound thanks to the 教师 and the vision and ongoing support of SECS Dean Louay Chamra, 前中科院院长凯文·科科伦, 现任中科院院长伊莱恩·凯里, who tirelessly worked to bring this vision to fruition,”医生说。. Britt Rios-Ellis, OU’s Executive Vice President of 学术 Affairs and Provost.
The 认证 action extends retroactively from October 1, 2019 through 2027 to all graduates and substantially enhances their employment opportunities at a global level.
“I am very proud of our bioengineering 教师 led by Dr. Shailesh 拉尔, professor and the department chair, and Dr. 杰拉德Madlambayan, associate professor of biological sciences, who spearheaded the committee through a laborious multi-year successful preparation and review to accomplish ABET 认证,院长Louay Chamra说.
ABET认证评审, conducted by the team of highly skilled professionals from industry and academia, 评估项目课程, 教师, 设施, 以及机构支持.
The program’s laboratory experiences providing students with opportunities to extract and evaluate medical devices received especially highly positive feedback.
“The review pointed to the quality of our 教师 and laboratory 设施, which provide our undergraduate bioengineering students with the resources and hands-on experiences that prepare them for employment and continued studies,博士分享道。. Madlambayan. “Receiving ABET 认证 was a monumental effort that could not have been accomplished without joint efforts from 教师 in CAS and SECS, 包括博士. 萨拉·布鲁默-舒特博士. 布莱恩·迪安和Dr. Jia Li who served on the 认证 committee.”
认证后, a number of independent college rankings placed OU’s bioengineering program among the top 10 in the nation. 根据2023年的排名 大学的事实, for example, OU's bachelor’s degree in Bioengineering was named #10.
“Some of the metrics influencing the rankings included curriculum, 主要关注和需求, 毕业率, 毕业生平均工资, 认证, 教育资源与成本. Accreditation was high on the list in the “Best Bioengineering Degrees Programs of 2022” article that placed our program #9 nationwide utilizing the data from the U.S. 教育部. I was also pleased to learn that out bioengineering graduates earn the 美国最高的薪水.S.” 博士解释说. 拉尔.
ABET accredits colleges and universities internationally. 关于ABET的其他信息, 其成员协会, and the 认证 criteria used to evaluate programs can be found at www.教唆.org.