UPOP develops critical professional skills in communication, problem-solving, and teamwork skills necessary to thrive in chosen careers. ​

UPOP students benefit from one-on-one advising, interactive workshops, and support from UPOP’s dedicated community of mentors, program alumni, employer network members, and staff.​

GEL develops leadership, teamwork, and communication skills in engineering contexts, and prepares students for real-world engineering practice.​

GEL students practice the capabilities of effective engineering leaders in experiential team-based settings.​

GEL complements MIT’s technical education, enabling students to be more effective at MIT and in their careers beyond MIT.​

The Comm Lab is a discipline-specific peer coaching program for MIT’s School of Engineering that helps students and postdocs with their scientific writing, speaking, and visual design.​

The Comm Lab offers individual coaching, targeted workshops, and other discipline-specific resources to support undergrad, grad, and postdoctoral engineers as they learn key communication skills that will help them achieve their career goals.​

GradEL develops technical leaders who will be more effective, efficient, and successful across all aspects of their professional lives.​

GradEL participants can deepen their leadership skills through experiential courses, workshops, and an intensive internship.​

GradEL offerings are designed to be experienced independently or combined to earn the Graduate Certificate in Technical Leadership. ​