Magna-UDM Mexican Scholars Program

Magna-UDM Mexican Scholars Program is designed to educate and develop exceptional graduate engineers as future technical leaders of Magna Powertrain’s global engineering/ manufacturing centers in Mexico. This offer is contingent upon students making a two-year commitment to work at Magna operations in Mexico. These engineers will complete their master’s degrees in engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy and one full year of paid internship assignments at Magna’s engineering center in Troy, MI. They will then return to Mexico to assume key engineering responsibilities in Magna Powertrain.

Support

In addition to the salary paid for technical assignments at MPT, a generous scholarship will be provided to support 75% of the tuition for the master’s program. The combined value of the internship income and the scholarship will exceed $70,000. Students will need to provide 25% of the tuition and pay for their travel and living expenses during the program.

Schedule

This program begins with two semesters of graduate studies in engineering at UDM. During their third semester, students in good academic standing will proceed to a paid co-op at MPT in Michigan. After a satisfactory work assignment, students will continue for their fi nal term. Upon successful completion of their Master program, students will return to MPT for additional training for 8 to 12 months. After the training period, the engineers would return to Mexico to work at an MPT Engineering/Production center. A minimum two year commitment is required.

Academic Program at UDM

• The Mexican Scholars will study in either the Master’s of Science in Electrical Engineering (EE) Program or Master’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering (ME) Program.
• Students will take the Six Sigma Quality Courses as part of their studies; this and their completion of a Six Sigma project will allow them to seek the highly desirable Six Sigma Black Belt Certifi cation.
• Enrollment in one or two courses from the Advanced Electric Vehicles (AEV) Program is encouraged.
• Mechanical Engineering students are encouraged to focus other courses on areas of mechanics, such as rotating machinery, fatigue and NVH.
• EE and ME students are encouraged to focus other courses on the area of controls.
• Students require 30 credits (with thesis) or 33 credits (non-thesis) to graduate with a master’s degree. With a full-time load of 9 credits per term, they will complete 27 credits in three full terms of study. To complete the rest of the credits, one of the following options is required:
  • Non-thesis Option: Take four courses in one of the three terms and during the co-op term take one course and begin the capstone project in an area related to your work at MPT.
  • Thesis Option: Start a thesis during the co-op term and register for three credits of thesis during that term. (This option is the more desirable one and would allow the student to link his/her thesis work to a problem of value/ interest to MPT and to their co-op assignment.)

More information on UDM’s engineering programs can be found at: http://eng-sci.udmercy.edu/programs/eng/index.htm.

Professional Training/Experience at MPT

During training MPT Mexican Scholars will be given assignments focused on areas related to their graduate studies and be given mentorship by all levels of MPT’s organization. The three main objectives this training will provide are:

1. Technical development
2. Professional development
3. Understanding of MPT methods in regards to product development and business practices

Application Process and Requirements

1. Offi cial transcript illustrating completion of a bachelor’s degree in either Electrical or Mechanical Engineering with a minimum 3.25/4.0 grade point average (GPA)
2. A letter stating the reasons why you believe that you should become a MPT/UDM Scholar (max two pages)
3. Resume
4. Offi cial TOEFL score achieving a minimum of 600
5. Graduate application to the University of Detroit Mercy (apply online at http://www.udmercy.edu/apply and click on “Apply Now”)

All materials must be submitted by February 28, 2011. Final selection will be based on all submitted material.

If you are admitted to the program you will also need to provide the following to the UDM International Services Office:

1. A copy of your passport
2. A fi nancial statement indicating suffi cient funds to attend UDM

For more info please email: mexicanscholarsprogram@udmercy.edu

Magna Powertrain (MPT) (http://www.magnapowertrain.com) is a premier supplier for the global automotive industry with full capabilities in powertrain design, development, testing and manufacturing. Complete system integration sets us apart from our competitors. Our innovations make an important contribution to the overall performance of the vehicle. They improve fuel economy, make the vehicle safer and lighter, ensure a pleasurable driving experience, and provide added value to the customer.

University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) is a highly regarded comprehensive private university sponsored by the Jesuit and Mercy orders of the Catholic Church. The engineering programs are offered on UDM’s McNichols Campus in a quiet residential section of northwest Detroit. In 2011, UDM will celebrate one hundred years of engineering education.