This course is meant for students in engineering and other disciplines who seek a challenging, interactive, team-based, and hands-on learning experience in entrepreneurship and technology. In this highly experiential course, students work in simulated start-up teams to create products or start-up ideas to address a broadly-defined need of an industry partner or social challenge.

In an ever-changing era driven by diversity, complexity, technology, and an abundance of information, existing models of education can no longer meet the social, economic, and humanistic goals of the 21st century. With the explosion of coronavirus accelerating changes in the way people learn and work around the world, this discussion around the future of education is more relevant than ever. With exponential technologies including AI, AR/VR and blockchain that rapidly change how we learn and work, the future of education will be shaped by entrepreneurial minds who can effectively leverage these technologies and its value drivers to bring the most innovative and inclusive solutions. Leveraging real-life and real-time case studies from innovative startups to established corporates, this course seeks to unpack challenges and opportunities across all aspects of education--from early childhood, K-12 and tertiary education, to upskilling and the future of work. We will explore critical questions including: How can we reimagine models of education that create lifelong learners and prepare future generations with the necessary skills to strive? How can we use technology to transform status quo systems and outmoded pedagogical practices and advance diversity, equity, and inclusion to realize the goals of democratic education? What are some great entrepreneurial efforts in building projects that revolutionize how we engage in education and positively impact learners of all ages? Together, we will deepen our knowledge of contemporary issues in the intersection of education, technology and entrepreneurship, and we will explore and co-design innovative solutions. This course invites students from all colleges and schools to create companies of the future. Students in this Challenge Lab may have the opportunity to continue to work on their startup through a specialized invite only acceleration and leadership program. More Information: https://scet.berkeley.edu/students/courses/challenge-labs/education-technology-entrepreneurship/

This course counts towards the SCET Certificate in Technology and Entrepreneurship. Additional information: https://scet.berkeley.edu/certificate-in-entrepreneurship-and-technology/. Questions about SCET course enrollment or certificate can be directed to lee.2293@berkeley.edu.

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