Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Whatsapp Capstone: A University-Industry Partnership The Capstone project is a University-Industry partnership whereby students work in cross-functional teams to solve real-world challenges. Working in teams of 5 to 7 students, these final-year undergraduate students will learn to apply the principles, concepts, techniques that they have learnt to investigate your technical and business challenges. Nature of a Capstone Project A Capstone project is an industry-based project which gives senior year undergraduate students the opportunity to practically apply the knowledge, principles, concepts and techniques they have learned to solve multi-disciplinary challenges. It aims to give students a holistic, integrative design experience that requires an extensive range of technological design skills and knowledge such as: Identifying real world needs Transforming needs into technical specifications or design strategies Applying modelling techniques and evaluating design alternatives Using teamwork to resolve the challenges in designing and validating a tangible solution Benefits for Industry Partners Capstone Partners can look forward to: Gaining access to design and technology oriented students to investigate your technical and business challenges Owning intellectual property generated during the Capstone project Gaining access to a wide range of faculty technical expertise Having consistent exposure to gauge the abilities of students over the two-term (8-month) project duration to recruit the right talent with the right attitude and understanding of your business environment Contributions from Industry Partners Capstone Partners should provide: Projects that involve students from at least 2 different pillars Project should have enough scope for 5 to 7 students per team Projects that last 2 terms Projects that fulfill university learning objectives Mentors who will work closely with students and faculty instructors The cost of participation is S$6,000 per team How to Participate Programme Schedule for Capstone 2023 September 2022 to March 2023 Sourcing & Scoping of Capstone Projects April 2023 Finalise Scoping of Projects June 2023 Project Selection and Results of Selection by Students September 2023 Start of Capstone April 2024 End of Capstone * The submission window for Capstone 2023 has closed. Submissions for Capstone 2024 will start from July 2023 Be a Capstone Partner: Clear Agreement clauses with Capstone office (signing will be done later). Submit the proposed Capstone project(s) using the Online Project Form*. The Project Form brief will help to facilitate subsequent project scoping discussions with SUTD to fine-tune the proposals. When the project scoping is completed, the approved project will be accepted as a Capstone project for student selection from June. Signing the standard Capstone agreement letter. (Note: All Intellectual Properties generated during the Capstone project belong to the Capstone Partner. There are also non-disclosure clauses to safeguard confidential information.) Completing project scoping discussions and signing of Capstone agreement letter latest by May 2023. Download Capstone 2023 Programme Brochure Capstone 2023