How to Partner

Develop Your Current Employees

Develop your high-potential employees by giving them the confidence and skills to lead your strategic priorities. The Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership, whether a stand-alone certificate or integrated with a Master’s Degree, prepares employees to lead, not leave.

Gordon Fellow Candidates tackle topics and challenges directly related to engineers’ professional responsibilities and aim to grow their understanding and appreciation of the organization’s position in the marketplace.

The Gordon Institute develops engineers to become confident and capable with a broader skillset and a deeper understanding of your company’s position in the market.

The cornerstone of your employee’s educational experience will be The Challenge Project, an intense individual project focused on solving a technical challenge that is relevant and meaningful to your organization. This unique opportunity for personal and professional growth will further equip your employees to lead and innovate in their roles.

Engage New Talent

Hire a Northeastern graduate student pursuing a technical master’s degree with expertise in an engineering domain that meets your organization’s strategic needs.

As a top 40 engineering university, Northeastern offers employers a large pool of technically proficient engineers.

With more than 20 technical masters degree options, The Gordon Institute offers a variety of experienced engineers to accommodate any company’s challenge.

Gordon Candidate internships are ten months and culminate in delivering a technical project that addresses a specific challenge within your company.

Fill out the form to meet with a Gordon Institute representative to discuss your organization’s interest in The Program and technical project requirements.
Next, interview carefully selected Gordon Institute candidates or internally selected employees (See “Selection Process” below for more information).
Establish a technical Challenge Project with significant impact at your organization.
Internships start in September and conclude the following July.

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What is a Challenge Project

The Challenge Project is a technical individual project grounded in real-world application with quantifiable results.

The candidate(s) that your organization internally nominates and/or candidates that your organization hires will be dedicated to solving a technical challenge in their engineering discipline and developing a solution that will have a measurable impact on your organization.

This project-based learning experience allows candidates to directly apply classroom concepts and techniques to lead a project of value at their sponsor company.

“Sending engineers through the program accelerates the contributions engineers can make within the company. Gordon candidates deliver Challenge Projects tied to the company’s core needs so we’re getting both direct technical acceleration and engineers with the skills to help us succeed as a company.”
Jeff Vautin, Gordon Fellow 2014 Automotive Audio Center of Excellence Technical Lead, Bose

Develop Your Current Employees

Direct selection

Management selects specific employees to participate.
Often based on history, performance, and potential for advancement.
Through a competitive process, management selects specific employees to participate.

Open participation

Employees are informed about The Gordon Institute.
Qualified employees can participate if approved by supervisor/HR.
Organization pays direct or through tuition reimbursement

Engage New Talent

Meet with a Gordon Institute of Engineering Leadership Representative
to discuss your organization’s interest in the program.
Internships start in September and conclude the following July.

Partner Companies are expected to provide a relevant Challenge Project and nominate an industry sponsor.
An industry sponsor is an internal employee at your organization, typically the candidate’s supervisor, who will mentor the student throughout the project.
The industry sponsor also has the opportunity to network and work with Northeastern
faculty members throughout the duration of the Challenge Project.

Schedule

Candidates retain their work responsibilities while participating in GIEL.

The Gordon Institute requires candidates to attend class biweekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00-8:30 pm. Occasionally special events will be held outside of the class schedule, advanced notice will be given.

GIEL requirements take place over the course of one calendar year (September – July); additional Master of Science coursework can be pursued simultaneously or in subsequent years. During the summer semester (May-July), GIEL Candidates complete their Challenge Project and make their final presentation.

Program Cost

Rates for tuition and fees are set yearly by the Northeastern University Board of Trustees.

Northeastern University Graduate School tuition rates are charged per semester hour, The Gordon Institute follows the same semester-hour rate as the College of Engineering. Yearly rates can be found in the Northeastern Course Catalogue. To estimate how many semester hours will be required for your selected degree program, please refer to the degree options page.

Students secure funding for their tuition in the following ways:

Direct payment to the university on behalf of the Candidate or their organization
Tuition reimbursement to Candidate provided by their organization
Candidates who complete the Challenge Project as part of an internship typically finance their own tuition. These Candidates are paid an hourly wage by the company negotiated between the company and the Candidate.