On June 4, the official launch of the School of Unity-SUES was held successfully on Songjiang Campus at Shanghai University of Engineering Science. David Helgason, CEO and founder of the Unity, Fu Guoxing, China-region Director, Teng Jianyong, Party Secretary of SUES and Shi Jianyong, Vice President of SUES were present at the launch.
The School of Unity-SUES is the first college of Unity’s industry, which is considered a benchmark for university-industry cooperation projects. The establishment of the school will become an industry standard for the education system to combine teaching and production. The compilation of course books and the training of teachers will start with this brand new project. The interactive platform set up by the school is expected to accelerate the cultivation of practical technological talents. The School of Unity-SUES will be composed of two sub-schools, namely School of Education and School of Research. It will be based on Songjiang Campus, SUES. Students will be trained specifically by Unity accredited trainers and their will attain certification issued by Unity.
The launch has be a major event at SUES as well as Unity. Staff members at Unity, including those who come from Japan, Korean and other Asia region were invited to inspect SUES. SUES is equipped with original sized simulation laboratories in fields of rail transport and aviation. The training and teaching will become an integration of theory with the practice on virtual hardware and software. Meanwhile, Unity will help SUES in the way of promoting advanced technology and bring the latest immersive 3D experience into classroom teaching.