An Act To Create the Maine Institute of Technology

CONCEPT DRAFT SUMMARY

This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208.

This bill proposes to establish the Maine Institute of Technology as part of the University of Maine System. The institute would offer undergraduate and graduate-level degrees in the areas of science, mathematics, engineering and technology. This stand-alone educational institution would focus not only on providing a world-class education to its students, but also on attracting high-achieving, award-winning faculty with its focus on research and enterprise and opportunities to work with private sector entrepreneurs on applied technologies.