Mission Statement

The PACE Partnership (Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education) links GM, Sun Microsystems, Hewlett Packard and Siemens PLM Software in the support of strategically-selected academic institutions worldwide, to develop the automotive product life cycle management team of the future. PACE was established in 1999 and is operating in 10 countries and 48 world-class institutions.

PACE Industrial Partners

• General Motors
• Sun Microsystems
• EDS
• Siemens PLM Software

Fully Deployed PACE Institutions

• United States
  • Brigham Young University
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Kettering University
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Michigan, University of
  • Michigan State University
  • Michigan Technological University
  • Missouri-Rolla, University of
  • Tuskegee University
  • Northwestern University
  • Prairie View A&M University
  • Purdue University
  • Virginia Tech

• Mexico
  • Instituto Politecnico Nacional
  • ITESM - Toluca
  • ITESM - Estado de Mexico
  • ITESM - Monterrey
  • ITAM
  • Universidad Iberoamericana

• Canada
  • British Columbia, University of
  • Dalhousie University
  • University of Toronto
  • University of Waterloo
  • Queen's University

• China
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University

• Germany
  • Technische Universität Darmstadt

• Sweden
  • Trollhättan, University of

Products and Services

• Hardware donations
• Software donations
• Training
• Automotive parts donations
• Collaborative industry projects for students

Additional Resources

PACE in Action Newsletter - Q1 2007

PACE in Action Newsletter - Q3 & Q4 2007

2008 PACE Program Brochure

PACE Program Fact Sheet