Externship Exchange
Externships are hands-on team-based student virtual projects with companies, nonprofits, and government agencies in STEM, business, and design industries. They involve a strong mentoring component, are a semester in length and are a knowledge exchange.
Experiential Innovation
Experiential Learning Innovation includes students gaining exposure to experiential research projects, presenting at conferences, workshops, and invited talks, and students publishing academic work.
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Experiential Learning for
Business and Science
Externship Bootcamp
Bootcamps are industry-related case study projects with a weekly mentorship by an industry expert in STEM, Business, or Design. Rutgers Externship Bootcamps allow students to gain professional, hands-on work experience with industry leaders.
Invest in Your Professional Growth
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More than 1,560 student placements
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More than 30 conference and workshop presentations
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Over 120 partner organizations
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Over 220,000 student training hours
Mission Statement
Externships provide students with unparalleled experiential learning opportunities for master’s and undergraduate students to seamlessly integrate academia with real-world industry experiences. By forging partnerships with organizations such as Fortune 500 companies, small startups, nonprofits, state, local, and town government agencies, and more, students gain exposure to a wide variety of industries. We offer students transformative projects focused on design thinking, STEM, and business topics to complement their academic areas. Through structured mentorship, interdisciplinary teamwork, and a rigorous curriculum, we empower students to develop essential skills. A sampling of skills learned includes project management topics, the basics of the research process, cutting-edge STEM and business skills, professional networking, and more to gain a career edge. Our program is dedicated to fostering a dynamic learning environment that focuses on individual growth, experiential learning, and layers of mentoring.