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====Interactive Qualifying Project====
The Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP) is described as a "project which relates technology and science to society or human needs."<ref>[http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Projects/ WPI Projects Program] Retrieved July 28, 2006</ref> This project is very broad in scope, encompassing a wide variety of topics and actions. Generally, IQPs are designed to solve a societal problem using technology. This can range from improving high school science education to redesigning an irrigation system in Thailand. This project is often done off-campus through WPI's Global Projects Program. From an educational perspective, the IQP serves to emphasize team-based work and introduces a real-world responsibility absent from courses. Many IQPs have made a significant impact on the community in which they are done.