The Global School

The Global School rests on a foundation of extraordinary project work conducted over the past half century and is bolstered with WPI's academic offerings and The Global School's intensive, field-based research approach. To prepare for meaningful careers where they can make real change in the world, students, faculty, and community partners collaborate on team-based, interdisciplinary projects that address real issues in more than 50 communities from the local Worcester region to as far away as Australia. This approach of co-creation transforms lives with ethical and sustainable solutions.

Students work with the university's Global Experience Office to ensure they are fully prepared for their global projects.

Every student at WPI participates in The Global School research throughout their years here and particularly with their work in the Global Projects Program. The Global School crosses all disciplines to create a network of rich research opportunities and results that foster community-based action. Drawing on deep area knowledge and concern for social justice, our interdisciplinary research, in collaboration with governments, NGOs, and other global organizations, uses design thinking to develop solutions that support community needs and aspirations.

For more than five decades, WPI has been a globally focused university where the drive to use technology and innovation for societal good is prominent in everything we do. Whether it is an interdisciplinary research center that aims to improve public safety across the globe, a new regionally focused academic program, or a global partnership, The Global School's work supports and augments work across the university.

Four Schools. One WPI.