Welcome to WACE

Advancing cooperative and work-integrated education

WACE is the only international professional organization dedicated to developing, expanding, branding and advocating for cooperative & work-integrated education programs within industry and educational institutions.

Cooperative & Work-Integrated Education (CWIE) is a term created by WACE to acknowledge and embrace all forms of experiential learning utilized by industry and educational institutions to prepare the next generation of global professionals. CWIE is an encompassing term that includes: cooperative education, internships, semester in industry, international co-op exchanges, study abroad, research, clinical rotations, service learning and community service.

Global Partners

Baden Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University

Simon Fraser University

Clarkson University

Charles Sturt University

Drexel University

TOBB University

Durban University

Oswego State University of New York

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Suranaree University of Technology

Johnson and Wells University

Fh Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

University of Victoria

University of Manitoba

Memorial University

University of Newcastle

Merrimack College

University of Toronto Scarborough

Kanazawa Institute of Technology

University of Canberra

Korea University of Technology and Education

University of Toledo

Rochester Institute of Technology

University of Limerick

Vaal University of Technology

Mohawk College of Applied Arts & Technology

University of Waterloo

Oregon Institute of Technology

University West

Namibia Unoversity of Science and Technology

Precision Castparts Corporation

Western Digital Thailand

ILCC Company Limited