Bucharest, Romania Project Center - IQP | Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Romania is located in Eastern Europe, neighboring Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Moldova and Ukraine. Its population is approx. 19,580,634. Bucharest, in southern Romania, is the country’s capital and biggest commercial center. About 1,883,425 inhabitants live within the city limits. The first group of students completed their IQP in 2020. Please visit the website to learn more about the center and the projects completed in D’20:

https://rneamtu.wixsite.com/bucharestiqpcenter

Expected projects/sponsors types of projects:

Working with NGOs that coordinate activities in eco-tourism
Working with museums
Working with some of the over 400 member companies of the American Chamber of Commerce Romania
Depending on the range of projects students will collaborate with the University of Bucharest, Polytechnic University of Bucharest, University of Sibiu, and others.
Working with NGOs to help protect urban green spaces, wetlands, etc.
Working with NGOs to help develop learning centers for children from disadvantaged backgrounds

Examples of projects:

Development of a unified database for bookings, events, activities, etc. for Ecoturism destination Colinele Transilvaniei (Transylvanian Highlands) https://tsaddler.wixsite.com/ecotourisminfohubd20
Design of Inter-generational Centers for children from disadvantaged backgrounds https://learningcenteriqp.wixsite.com/projectsite
Raising awareness to importance of urban green lands https://phuongle5219.wixsite.com/urbanwetland-d20
Design and implement information hubs for stakeholders in business https://sites.google.com/view/amcham-iqp-2020/
Design analytics tools for assessing and raising awareness to allergies in urban environments https://sites.google.com/view/wpi-iqp/home

Media Coverage

Online News Calarasi (Romania)

Why do young people leave Calarasi? A team of American students are looking for solutions to revitalize the local community

A team of students completing their Interactive Qualifying Project at the university's Bucharest, Romania Project Center recently presented their work to community leaders in Calarasi, Romania. The team is working with community partners to explore possible strategies to address outmigration of young people in the city. The presentation was reported on by Online News Calarasi.