The Vision
The Applied Design Center for Technology
In order to best educate and prepare NPS students for 21st century warfare, a modern, state-of-the art, educational venue is required. The NPS Applied Design Center for Technology, will enable multi-disciplinary, project-based learning that creates warfighting solutions at the speed of relevance. The US will win future wars by outthinking our enemies. The ADCT will enable multi-disciplinary, technologically grounded, project-based innovation.
Combining the latest in architectural initiatives and immersive technology, the ADCT will be an incubator for advanced warfighting solutions up to the classified level. Investing in the ADCT today will yield highly impactful warfighting dividends, essential to US security in the 21st century.
STRENGTHEN NPS CORE:
NPS’ core curricula must develop the technical competencies necessary for mid-career professionals in their primary warfighting duties. Faculty will have more flexibility to develop curricula that is modular, accessible and pushing the edge of pedagogical innovation.
ENHANCE NPS COMPETITIVENESS
Advanced new technologies, not available anywhere else in the DOD, will provide unique problem-solving capabilities for multidisciplinary teams of military professionals, industry, and academia.
INCREASE NPS IMPACT
NPS will be fully optimized as the Department of the Navy’s applied research university by accelerating concepts to capability by complementing where the Navy is focusing its R&D Investment.