Northeastern’s Roux Institute is designed to spur innovation, build talent, and drive economic growth in Portland, the state of Maine, and the Northeast. Partnerships—with industry, academia, and government—set Northeastern's education and research model apart.
The world is being radically transformed by artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies. In 2020, Northeastern launched the Roux Institute with tech entrepreneur David Roux to build expertise at the intersection of humans and machines. The institute offers graduate education and research capabilities in areas that will revolutionize life and work: AI, computer and data sciences, digital engineering, and the advanced life sciences and medicine.
As the world leader in experiential learning, Northeastern has a history of aligning students’ learning with employers’ needs. The Roux Institute partners with Maine companies to equip the workforce with essential tech skills and advance research and development. Together they aim to establish an innovation corridor stretching from Boston to Portland and beyond.
Why Northeastern University - Portland
- Campus: In early November 2020, the Roux Institute opened its campus in the city’s Old Port district at 100 Fore St., also the new headquarters of corporate partner WEX, Inc. This initial campus, just one block from the eastern waterfront, features 25,000 square feet of space for classrooms, study, and meetings, and offers ample parking. Plans call for a permanent campus by 2024, with space for research laboratories as well as teaching.
- Graduate Education: In this challenging job market, let Northeastern University’s Roux Institute fuel success—for those looking to advance their careers and businesses looking to recruit the best talent. Roux offers flexible graduate programs in tech fields like analytics, data and computer science, and bioinformatics. Backed by the Harold Alfond Foundation®, the institute’s unique model of education is designed with employer partners.