CDIO (Conceive – Design – Implement – Operate) jest to inicjatywa na rzecz kompleksowego kształcenia inżynierów, zmierzająca do kreowania produktów i systemów w oparciu o ciągły i harmonijny rozwój wielu umiejętności, które mają współgrać ze sobą i tworzyć wspólnie wartość dodaną.
Została ona zapoczątkowana przez Massachusetts Institute of Technology pod koniec lat 90 XX wieku. Niedługo potem przekształciła się w międzynarodową i międzyuczelnianą współpracę. Obecnie CDIO to konsorcjum, do którego należy ponad 50 instytucji z 25 krajów świata. W maju 2011 uczelnie członkowskie jednogłośnie przyjęły Politechnikę Gdańską do konsorcjum. W Polsce, poza Politechniką Gdańską, do konsorcjum CDIO należy również Politechnika Warszawska.
Zadaniem konsorcjum jest dążenie do zmniejszenia dysproporcji między tradycyjnym kształceniem inżynierów, a potrzebami rynku pracy. W CDIO ważne są trzy elementy: wiedza, umiejętności i postawa. Żeby wykształcić dobrego inżyniera, trzeba kłaść ogromny nacisk na projektowanie oraz na to, by student miał sposobność wytworzenia tego, co chce wykreować. Przedstawiciele konsorcjum spotykają się dwa razy w roku.
W dniach 22-23 września 2011 na Politechnice Gdańskiej odbyło się seminarium, którego gospodarzem była nasza uczelnia.
Członkowie CDIO:
Aalborg University Denmark (Nordic Region) - Aalborg, Denmark
AFEKA Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering - Tel Aviv, Israel
Arizona State University (North America Region) - Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Aston University (UK - Ireland Region) - Birmingham, United Kingdom
Beijing Jiaotong University (East Asia Region) - Beijing, China
California State University, Northridge (North America Region) - Northridge, California, United States
Chalmers University of Technology (Nordic Region) - Gothenburg, Sweden
Chengdu University of Information Technology (East Asia Region) - Chengdu, China
Chisholm Institute, Centre for Integrated Engineering & Science (Australia and New Zealand Region) - Dandenong, Australia
Daniel Webster College (North America Region) - Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering (Nordic Region) - Delft, Netherlands
Duke University (North America Region) - Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
École Polytechnique de Montréal (North America Region) - Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (North America Region) - Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
Engineering College of Aarhus (Nordic Region) - Aarhus, Denmark
Gdansk University of Technology (Nordic Region) - Gdansk, Poland
Group T - International University College Leuven (Nordic Region) - Leuven, Belgium
Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences (Nordic Region) - Helsinki/Espoo/Vantaa, Finland
Hochschule Wismar (Nordic Region) - Wismar, Germany
Hogeschool Gent (Nordic Region) - Gent, Belgium
Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (Southern Europe Region) - Porto, Portugal
Jönköping University (Nordic Region) - Jönköping, Sweden
Kanazawa Institute of Technology (East Asia Region) - Kosaka-machi, Kanazawa, Japan
Kanazawa Technical College (East Asia Region) - Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
Kemi-Tornio University of Applied Science (Nordic Region) - Kemi, Finland
KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Nordic Region) - Stockholm, Sweden
Lahti University of Applied Sciences (Nordic Region) - Lahti, Finland
Lancaster University (UK - Ireland Region) - Lancaster, United Kingdom
LASPAU: Academic and Professional Programs for the Americas (affiliated with Harvard University: North America Region) - Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Linköping University (Nordic Region) - Linköping, Sweden
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (North America Region) - Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Nanyang Polytechnic (Southeast Asia Region) - Singapore
Pennsylvania State University (North America Region) - University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
Polytecnico di Milano (Southern Europe Region) - Milan, Italy
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Latin America Region) - Bogota, Colombia
Qinggong College, Hebei United University (East Asia Region) - Tangshan, Hebei, China
Queen's University (Canada; North America Region) - Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Queen's University Belfast (UK - Ireland Regional Center, with U. Liverpool) - Belfast, United Kingdom
Queensland University of Technology (Australia and New Zealand Region) - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Reykjavik University - Reykjavik, Iceland
RWTH Aachen (Nordic Region) - Aachen, Germany
Savonia University of Applied Science (Nordic Region) - Kuopio, Finland
SCE Shamoon College of Engineering - Ashdod & Beer-Sheva, Israel
School of Engineering at Taylor's University College (Southeast Asia Region) - Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Seinajoki University of Applied Sciences (Nordic Region) - Seinajoki, Finland
Shantou University (Asian Regional Center) - Shantou, Guangdong, China
Singapore Polytechnic (Asian Regional Center) - Singapore
Stanford University - Stanford, California, United States
Technical University of Denmark (Nordic Region) - Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
Telecom Bretagne (Southern Europe Region) - France
Tomsk Polytechnic University - Tomsk, Russia
Tsinghua University (East Asia Region) - Beijing, China
Turku University of Applied Sciences (Nordic Region) - Turku, Finland
U.S. Naval Postgraduate School - Monterey, California, United States
Umeå University (Nordic Region) - Umeå, Sweden
UNITEC Laureate International Universities (Latin America Region) - Tegucigalpa, Honduras
United States Naval Academy (North America Region) - Annapolis, Maryland, United States
Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción (Latin America Region) - Concepción,Chile
Universidad de Chile (Latin America Region) - Santiago de Chile, Chile
Universidad de Santiago de Chile (Latin America Region) - Santiago,Chile
Universidad ICESI, Cali - Pance, Cali, Colombia
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota - Bogota, Colombia
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Telecom BCN) (Southern Europe Region) - Barcelona, Spain
University of Auckland (Australia and New Zealand Region) - Auckland, New Zealand
University of Bristol (UK - Ireland Region) - Bristol, United Kingdom
University of Calgary (North America Region) - Calgary, Alberta, Canada
University of Colorado (North America Region) - Boulder, Colorado, United States
University of Leeds (UK - Ireland Region) - Leeds, United Kingdom
University of Leicester (UK - Ireland Region) - Leicester, United Kingdom
University of Liverpool, School of Engineering (UK - Ireland Regional Center, with Queens University Belfast) - Liverpool, United Kingdom
University of Manitoba (North America Region) - Manitoba, Canada
University of Michigan (North America Region) - Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
University of Notre Dame-College of Engineering (North America Region) - Notre Dame, Indiana, United States
University of Pretoria (Africa Region) - Pretoria, South Africa
University of Strathcylde (UK - Ireland Region) - Glasgow, United Kingdom
University of Sydney (Australia and New Zealand Region) - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City (Southeast Asia Region) - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam