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A World of Opportunity: Preparing Students for Life!

A World of Opportunity: Preparing Students for Life!. Natalie A. Mello Director of Global Operations, Interdisciplinary and Global Studies Division. WPI sends more engineering students abroad than any university in the US.

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A World of Opportunity: Preparing Students for Life!

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  1. A World of Opportunity: Preparing Students for Life! Natalie A. Mello Director of Global Operations, Interdisciplinary and Global Studies Division

  2. WPI sends more engineering students abroad than any university in the US. Students & faculty live on site for 2 months while solving open ended problems that benefit the local community. Bangkok, Thailand…Budapest, Hungary…Cape Town, South Africa…Copenhagen, Denmark…Hong Kong, PRC Ifrane, Morocco…Kyoto, Japan… Limerick, Ireland… London, United Kingdom… Melbourne, Australia Nancy, France…San José, Costa Rica…San Juan, Puerto Rico…Venice, Italy… Windhoek, Namibia…Wuhan, PRC Opportunities to fulfill degree required projects throughout the world.

  3. Growth of the Global Perspective Program WPI has sent over 6000 students off-campus since 1974

  4. Percentage of graduates with an off-campus experience

  5. So how does WPI manage to do this? WPI offers opportunities to fulfill degree requirements elsewhere in the world Unique curriculum and term system Established & Competitive Recruiting Cycles Established Risk Management Commitment to Student Centered Experience

  6. The project in Humanities→ and Arts Suff - Completed in the 1st 2 years At WPI, there are 3 degree required projects:

  7. The project inHumanities→ and Arts The InterdisciplinaryProject → (not related to the major) Suff - Completed in the 1st 2 years IQP - Completed in the 3rd year At WPI, there are 3 degree required projects:

  8. The project inHumanities→ and Arts TheInterdisciplinary Project→ (not related to the major) The Discipline Specific, → TechnicalProject (definitely related to the Major) Suff- Completed in the 1st 2 years IQP- Completed in the 3rd year MQP - Completed in the 4th year At WPI, there are 3 degree required projects:

  9. Where do these opportunities exist?

  10. Projects in the Humanities & Arts LONDON, United Kingdom • History, Drama, Music or Literature MADRID, Spain • Spanish Language, Culture or Literature DARMSTADT, Germany • German Language, Culture or Literature IFRANE, Morocco – New site! • Islamic History & Culture Studies

  11. Bangkok, Thailand Boston, Mass. Cape Town, SA Copenhagen, Denmark Hong Kong, PRC London, UK Melbourne, Australia San José, Costa Rica San Juan, Puerto Rico Interdisciplinary Projects Venice, Italy Worcester, Mass. Washington, DC Windhoek, Namibia

  12. Budapest, Hungary (cs) Gallo Wineries, CA (cme,me) Kyoto, Japan (cs,imgd) Limerick, Ireland (ece) MIT Lincoln Labs (ece,cs,ma,me,ph) Nancy, France (cm,cbc,che) Silicon Valley, CA (cs,ece) Venice, Italy (cs) Wall Street, & London (cs,ma,mg,ie,mge) Wuhan, PRC (me,mfe) Technical Projects (major dependent)

  13. Wuhan, China → PC E07 NSF Station, Antarctica Colombo, Sri Lanka Turks & Caicos Gothenberg, Sweden Tortolla, BVI Modesto, CA → PC C06 Sydney, Australia Rome, Italy St. Croix, USVI Greenwich, UK Istanbul, Turkey Kyoto, Japan → PC A08 Nancy, France → PC C05 Do projects happen elsewhere? Individually Sponsored Residential ProjectsWork with a faculty advisor to complete the process

  14. How do these projects fit into such a tight schedule?

  15. Typical WPI Student’s Academic Year 1 semester = 2 terms 1 term = 7 weeks 6 courses / semester 3 courses / term A Term B Term C Term D Term Intro Art History Project in Bangkok Intro Statics Anatomy Differ. Equations Principles of EE Calc IV Gen. Physics Soc.Sci. Methods Fluid Mechanics Proposal Project = 3 courses

  16. General Applications Due Site Specific Info Sessions Global Fair September Sufficiency Applications Due IQP & Sufficiency Site Specific Applications Due Sign up for interviews via the web Interview with Faculty Center Directors Deposits Due February Decision Letters Mailed Home January Recruiting typically occurs a year in advance

  17. Can WPI offer a secure yet academically valuable experience?

  18. Risk Management Team Center Director ProjectPreparation Instructor Student Experience Resident Faculty Advisors Support Services Local Coordinator Orientation and Re-Entry Facilitator SponsorLiaison

  19. Why does WPI do all this?

  20. Educational Outcomes Realized by a Global Experience • Solving real-world, open-endedproblems • Working inteams • Improving written & verbalcommunication • Makingconnectionsbetween • Classroom and experiential learning • Impact of decisions of the profession on culture and community • Impact of culture and community on decisions of the profession • Professional and personalgrowth

  21. Who in the world notices?

  22. WPI: One of Ten Institutions Honored for Exemplary Internationalization, 2002-2003 Association of American Colleges and Universities recognized WPI as one of its sixteen Leadership Institutions, for “its vision and program as an exemplary way of infusing liberal and global studies into pre-professional education.”

  23. Theodore M. Hesburgh Certificate of Excellence, 2003 for “The WPI Global Perspective Program” The Andrew Heiskell Awards For Innovation In International Education 2003-2004

  24. Turning the Tideby J.Harriss Venice has defied the onslaught of the sea for centuries. But as water levels rise and foundations erode, Venetians must seek out new ways to save the city's fabled artworks and architectural treasures… …There's also a plan to reduce the effects of moto ondoso, thanks in part to studies by the Massachusetts-based Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Venice Project Center…

  25. WPI’s Fabio Carrera, Founder and Center Director of the Venice Project Center featured in Venice Under Siege, National Geographic Channel’s Out There television show, aired May 2002 WPI student team featured in Italy’s Endangered ArtBy Erla Zwingle, Photographs by O. Louis MazzatentaNational Geographic Magazine, August 1999

  26. WPI…All Around the World, Preparing Students for Life! Kate Soojian, Class of 2008 Biomedical Engineering Major Costa Rica, E06, IQP sponsored by Intel

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