What we do
Student teams from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) collaborate with your organization on a project of interest and importance to you. Students spend approximately 14 weeks on each project — seven weeks in the U.S. and seven weeks in Copenhagen — totaling over 2,000 hours of dedicated work. Our students are in their third year of university with strong technical skills and an interest in exploring the interaction of science, technology and society. Projects cover a wide range of topics, so almost anything is possible!
How we work
We complete projects in Copenhagen during the Spring season each year. These projects might require students to design and model, build and create, or research and recommend policies for your organization.
WPI students spend seven weeks in the U.S. in research and preparation for collaborating with your organization in Copenhagen. Two faculty advisors at WPI work with the students to prepare them for these projects and then travel with them to Denmark. Students meet with you virtually to find out your aims for the project.
Once in Copenhagen, our students work with your organization for about seven weeks. The time period for projects in 2025 is either Week 12 to early Week 18 (mid-March to early May), or Week 20 to Week 26 (mid-May to end of June). WPI arranges the housing for students in Copenhagen and they remain full-time WPI students while completing these projects.
WPI has worked with project partners in locations around the world and the tools for remote collaboration during the preparation phase are robust. Our students are well prepared to partner with organizations in Copenhagen and make meaningful contributions to issues and problems that matter to you.
Who we are
WPI is a global leader in project-based learning and a distinctive, top-tier technological university founded in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1865 on the principle that students learn most effectively by applying the theory learned in the classroom to the practice of solving real-world problems. WPI’s pioneering project-based curriculum engages undergraduates in solving important scientific, technological, and societal problems throughout their education and at project centers around the world. WPI offers more than 50 bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree programs across 18 academic departments in science, engineering, technology, business, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts. Its faculty and students pursue groundbreaking research to meet ongoing challenges in health and biotechnology; robotics and the internet of things; advanced materials and manufacturing; cyber, data, and security systems; artificial intelligence; learning sciences; and more.
Since the Copenhagen Project Center was founded in 1997, teams of WPI students have completed more than 160 projects with a wide variety of organizations in Denmark. Copenhagen is one the most popular locations for projects and attracts students who are leaders, strong academically, and want to make a difference in the world. Every student receives a scholarship that typically covers the cost of housing in Copenhagen. The students and faculty advisors who travel to Copenhagen change each year. The Center Director is a faculty member at WPI who provides continuity with project partners and is the contact person for potential projects.