Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Nanotechnology education

Nanotechnology education is being offered by more and more universities around the world.[1] The first program involving nanotechnology was offered by the University of Toronto's Engineering Science program, where nanotechnology could be taken as an option. Generally, nanotechnology education involves a multidisciplinary natural science education with courses in nanotechnology, physics, chemistry, math and molecular biology.

Here is a list of universities offering nanotechnology education, and the degrees offered in nanotechnology, Bachelor of Science in Nanotechnology, Master of Science in Nanotechnology, and PhD in Nanotechnology. This list is not complete.

Latin America

Brazil

Mexico

  • Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica, Optica y Electronica (INAOE) - Masters and PhD[6]
  • Universidad de las Américas - Bachelor (Licenciatura en Nanotecnología e Ingeniería Molecular)

Europe

A list of the Masters programs in Europe is kept by the UK based Institute of Nanotechnology in their Nanotechnology Masters Courses Directory.[7]

Joint Programmes

Belgium

Czech Republic

Denmark

France

Germany

Greece

Israel

Italy

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Spain

  • DFA.ua.es, Master en Nanociencia y Nanotecnologia Molecular - Masters

Sweden

Switzerland

United Kingdom

Turkey

United States

Australia

New South Wales

Queensland

South Australia

Victoria

Western Australia

New Zealand

Canada

Asia

India

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Hong Kong

Singapore

Thailand

Malaysia

Japan

Nanotechnology in Schools

In addition to several tertiary programs, nanotechnology is being taught as part of science studies at high schools. The Journal of Nanoeducation provides articles on K-12 initiatives.

in2nano is a high school outreach program in Egypt aiming to increase scientific literacy and prepare students for the sweeping changes of nanotechnology.
Latrobe.edu.au, "in2nanotech", a high school outreach program from La Trobe University where students go on a roadshow to increase awareness of nanotechnology to students.

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