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World-Renowned Cooperative Education
The Cooperative Education Program at Northeastern University, also known as a “co-op,” is one of the largest and most innovative in the world, and Northeastern is one of only a few that offers a Co-op Program for Graduate Students. Through this program students gain industry experience in a wide variety of organizations, from large companies to entrepreneurial start-ups, while helping to finance their education.
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Building a Career Between Management and Engineering: Raseswari Das’ Path to Innovation
Raseswari Das, MS Information Systems ’18, blended management and engineering to build a career as a self-described “jack of all trades”—from developing a smart syringe for diabetes care to her current role as a Solutions Architect at Bluerock TMS. The mentorship and community she found through the Gordon Institute of Engineering Leadership continue to shape her life and career today.
Northeastern Co-Op Secures Cloud Infrastructure for United Nations
Northeastern software engineering and information systems graduate student Grace Awuma completed a global co-op with the United Nations Development Program in Copenhagen, Denmark, securing data and managing global access permissions for its cloud infrastructure services team.
A New Name, A Clearer Focus: MGEN Becomes SEIS
Earlier this year, the College of Engineering renamed the Multidisciplinary Graduate Engineering (MGEN) unit to the Software Engineering and Information Systems (SEIS) unit. We sat down with Professor Kal Bugrara, SEIS Executive Director, to learn more about the change.
From Analytics to Application: Ashlesha Donde’s Path in Information Systems
For Ashlesha Donde, Information Systems spring 2027, technology is most powerful when it is applied with purpose—using data, software, and analytical thinking to solve real-world problems. Throughout her time at Northeastern University, Donde has shaped an academic journey defined by hands-on projects, interdisciplinary collaboration, and a strong focus on building impactful, data-driven solutions.