LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Since 1994, the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works has collaborated with the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in an innovative leadership and professional development program. The goal of the program is to develop the technical and professional human resources required for planning, designing, building, operating, and maintaining an urban rail system. Graduate and undergraduate students from UPR and MIT are selected to participate in 2 special short courses, work internships, a visit to a transit system, and assisted research. Upon graduation the students are given priority for available positions with project consultants and contractors.