NYU and LSE sign science and technology partnership with dual master’s degree planned

The agreement connects NYU Tandon School of Engineering and the London School of Economics and Political Science, with joint research, researcher exchanges, and a new finance and statistics program in development.

New York University and the London School of Economics and Political Science have signed a Science & Technology partnership covering a planned dual master’s degree, joint research projects, and researcher exchanges. Photo credit: Juan J. de Pablo

New York University and the London School of Economics and Political Science have signed a Science & Technology partnership, with plans for a new dual master’s degree between NYU Tandon School of Engineering and LSE.

The agreement brings together NYU’s science and technology work with LSE’s social science, statistics, finance, economics, policy, management, and research expertise. It will support academic collaboration between the two institutions, including new programs, joint research projects, and researcher exchanges.

The planned dual master’s degree will connect NYU Tandon School of Engineering’s Department of Finance and Risk Engineering with the LSE Department of Statistics.

The institutions have not disclosed the financial terms of the partnership, the planned start date for the dual degree, student numbers, or delivery model.

Juan J. de Pablo, Executive Vice President for Global Science and Technology at New York University and Executive Dean of NYU Tandon School of Engineering, hosted Larry Kramer, President and Vice Chancellor of LSE, at NYU to mark the signing.

NYU and LSE plan dual master’s degree

De Pablo said: "It was wonderful to host Larry Kramer, President and Vice Chancellor from the The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), at New York University to celebrate the signing of our new Science & Technology partnership and a future of shared innovation."

He added: "By bridging our expertise in science, technology, and the social sciences, we are creating a vibrant platform for our academic communities to collaborate on a global scale."

The dual master’s degree is expected to sit at the intersection of finance, risk engineering, and statistics, placing the partnership in areas linked to data skills, quantitative methods, financial risk, and technology.

De Pablo said: "We have some very exciting initiatives on the horizon, including a new dual master’s degree between NYU Tandon School of Engineering’s Department of Finance and Risk Engineering and the LSE Department of Statistics."

The institutions have not yet provided details on curriculum, application requirements, fees, timetable, or whether the program will be delivered across one or both universities.

Research and exchanges form part of agreement

The Science & Technology partnership also includes plans for joint research projects and researcher exchanges.

De Pablo said: "Beyond new academic programs, we are committed to launching joint research projects and facilitating researcher exchanges that will push the boundaries of what our institutions can achieve together in the years ahead."

NYU Tandon describes itself as an engineering school focused on invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship, with research and teaching across areas including connected and secure urban communities, sustainability, health, wireless communications, biomedical innovation, and engineering.

LSE describes itself as a university focused on the social sciences, with areas including economics, finance, management, statistics, mathematics, public policy, law, sociology, political science, international relations, media and communications, geography, and research.

Partnership adds to NYU global science and technology push

NYU is expanding its science and technology activity, including plans to recruit more than 100 faculty roles over five years, alongside postdoctoral researchers and PhD students, and to expand research space in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

NYU, founded in 1831, has degree-granting campuses in New York and Abu Dhabi, with a third campus announced in Shanghai. Its global academic sites include London, Paris, Florence, Tel Aviv, Buenos Aires, and Accra.

The next disclosed steps for the NYU and LSE partnership are the planned dual master’s degree, joint research projects, and researcher exchanges. Further details on launch dates, admissions, and delivery have not yet been provided.