2023 marks the tenth anniversary of the Hangzhou Project Center (HPC) and Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP)/International Joint Practice (IJP) cooperation between Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and Hangzhou Dianzi University (HDU). The project center was developed as part of WPI’s Global School to provide students with an opportunity to develop professional abilities and real-world problem-solving skills. Our team’s project explores the effectiveness of the project center and aims to provide recommendations to improve the center for the future. Through extensive literature review of Project Based Learning (PBL) and the IQP, as well as a comprehensive series of surveys and interviews, we recorded many critiques, praises, and common sentiments of parties throughout the HPC’s history. Our research has enabled us to make informed recommendations to improve the project center experience for all future participants.

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Creator

• McGinty, Colin
• Cloutier, Alissa
• Anthony, Lucas
• Miu, Philip

Subject

• Learning
• Well-Being
• Project-Based Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-010224-132521
• 115670

Keyword

• Project-based Learning
• Hangzhou Dianzi University
• Mixed-team Model
• B23
• Assessing and Improving
• Hangzhou

Advisor

• Pu, Hansong
• Sarkis, Joseph

Year

• 2024

Center

• Hangzhou, China Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• HDU Professor Stanley Shen
• WPI Professor Wenhua Du
• WPI Professor Jennifer Rudolph

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 4 - Quality Education

Date created

• 2024-01-02

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-010224-132521

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2024-02-07