The Office for Experiential Learning (OEL) in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering (SoE) at UC Irvine has been established to collect, foster, and promote project-based learning and career readiness activities for UCI students, staff, and faculty.
What Are We?
- A central hub within the School of Engineering, unifying and enhancing existing efforts to prepare our students for success both during their time at UCI and beyond graduation
- The one-stop shop for engineering students to explore their experiential learning and career-readiness resources at UCI
- The go-to source for engineering students to discover opportunities to gain work experience, join student organizations & project teams, engage with industry, and participate in engineering student events.
- The front door for industry to engage with UCI and our engineering students through a range of collaborative partnership opportunities
Mission Statement
The Office for Experiential Learning is committed to ensuring every UC Irvine engineering student graduates prepared for the real world with practical experience, professional skills, and a clear path to success. Through hands-on projects, mentorship, and industry engagement, we turn academic knowledge into meaningful practice.
Our Focuses
- Engineering+ Practicum (Co-Ops)
- Internships
- Recruiting and Talent Pipelining
- Info sessions
- Job Postings
- Capstone Projects & Design Reviews
- Industry-Academia Short Courses
- Entrepreneurship
- Student Organizations & Clubs
- Professional Society Connections
- Promoting Professional Development
- Workshops/Seminars
- Certificates
- Interdisciplinary Skills
- Curriculum Materials
- Entrepreneurship
- Tools, Equipment, and Machinery
- Promoting Hands-On Prototyping
- Generalized & Specialized Training
- Curriculum
- Hosting Hands-On Workshops
- Oversight and Expansion
- Promotes Digital Transformation
- Software & Hardware
- Workshops & Training
- Industry-Academia Short Courses
- Certificates