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Siemens Gives $630 Million to USC College of Engineering

Dr. Hossein Haj-Hariri, Dean of the College of Engineering and Computing at the University of South Carolina.
USC College of Engineering and Computing

Technology Giant Siemens Corporation announced recently a technology grant worth nearly $630 million to the University of South Carolina College of Engineering and Computing. Officials say the grant provides computers, robotics, and software licensing as well as hardware to develop a “digital factory innovation lab” where students will model and test systems they may work on in the future. USC President Harris Pastides says students will graduate prepared for the high-tech jobs in the worldwide economy. A spokesman for the German-based company says the announcement is part of the company’s efforts to develop the workforce of the future.

South Carolina Public Radio’s Vince Kolb-Lugo talked with Dr. Hossein Haj-Hariri, dean of the College of Engineering and Computing at the University of South Carolina, about what the public-private partnership means for students and the university.

Vince Kolb-Lugo received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Spanish from Florida State University, where he worked at WVFS, Tallahassee. He has traveled to Europe, Africa, South America, and stepped foot in Asia. Vince lived, worked, and traveled throughout Spain for a couple of years before moving back to the states.