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Project-Based Learning (PBL)

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Project-based learning (PBL) at WPI emphasizes real-world challenges, collaborative projects, and critical skills like teamwork, problem-solving, and leadership, preparing students to innovate and excel in dynamic environments. 

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55

years of a project-based education (The WPI Plan)

98%

of alumni respondents reported they had projects in course

Hanover Research Alumni Survey (2021)
77%

of alumni respondents reported projects gave them feelings of being able to make a difference

Hanover Research Alumni Survey (2021)
88%

of alumni respondents reported projects helped them view issues from different perspectives

Hanover Research Alumni Survey (2021)
88%

of alumni respondents reported projects helped them function effectively in the real world

Hanover Research Alumni Survey (2021)
95%

of alumni respondents reported projects prepared them for their current career

Hanover Research Alumni Survey (2021)
32

countries involved with WPI's Global Projects Program

60%

of academic institutions around the world served by the Center for Project-Based Learning have engaged with WPI multiple times (2024)

100+

students travel annually to six major cities in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, immersing themselves in the culture and work

200+

academic institutions around the world served by the Center for Project-Based Learning (2024)

84%

of all undergraduate students participated in the Global Projects Program (2024)
 

Nearly 20,000

undergraduate students with off-campus project experience 

50

years of undergraduate project experiences through the Global Projects Program

50+

global project centers on six continents

Theory and Practice
Center for Project-Based Learning
WPI In the World
Global Projects Program