"The CDIO Initiative (CDIO is a trademarked initialism for Conceive \u2014 Design \u2014 Implement \u2014 Operate) is an innovative educational framework for producing the next generation of engineers. The framework provides students with an education stressing engineering fundamentals set in the context of Conceiving \u2014 Designing \u2014 Implementing \u2014 Operating real-world systems and products."@en .