Fast Facts
WPI has sent more science and engineering students abroad than any other private university.
You don't need to know a foreign language to go to one of the global project centers. You'll get instruction before you go.
Global Perspectives/Global Project Centers
WPI's Global Perspective Program is unlike any college or university study-abroad experience. First there are the numbers. About two-thirds of our students do off campus projects – more than half travel outside the United States. Then there's the experience.
While no two sites or projects or clients are alike, students do realize some common benefits from these life-changing experiences. For example, they...
- are immersed in all aspects of a different culture, from the way people live and work to the values they hold to the foods they eat – all valuable perspectives for surviving and thriving in the global marketplace;
- solve real problems while applying theory to practice;
- develop strong bonds with on-site faculty advisors as well as peers;
- learn the meaning and magic of teamwork;
- make a real and meaningful difference;
- and gain a sharp competitive edge for any resumé, or graduate or professional school application.
Real Perspectives: "Classes taught me the "What" and "How" of engineering. My overseas project work showed me the "Why."
Where Our Students Go to Make a Difference...
(17 Countries, Six Continents, One Program)
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