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2025 UC Berkeley IE SCET Immersion Week 4/9

IE University Students Dive into Berkeley’s Innovation Ecosystem During Immersion Week 2025

Earlier this month, a cohort of Data Science and Business graduate students from IE Universityin Spain, arrived at UC Berkeley for a transformative week of innovation, hands-on learning, andSilicon Valley exploration as part of the 2025 Immersion Week. Hosted by UC Berkeley’s Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology, the five-dayprogram combined academic sessions, company visits,…

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From Lab to Launch: Mar Navarro’s Biotech Journey at SCET

Mar Navarro, originally a student from Spain, joined the SCET community after participating in the Startup Semester at Berkeley in 2023. Since then, she has immersed herself in the Berkeley ecosystem, embracing every opportunity that comes her way. She has taken numerous SCET classes, including Startup Catalyst, Technology Entrepreneurship, Connected Life Challenge Lab, Richard Newton’s…

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A Conversation with Venture Capitalist Shuo Chen

As an undergraduate student at UC Berkeley, Shuo Chen triple majored in Business Administration, Economics, and Rhetoric, minored in Public Policy, and earned the SCET Certificate in Entrepreneurship & Technology. Today, she is a General Partner at IOVC, investing in early-stage enterprise and SaaS startups. Additionally, she is an instructor at UC Berkeley and Stanford…

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Collider Cup Winners Lead Berkeley Delegation at TechCrunch Disrupt

Between October 28 and 30, representatives of the SCET community attended TechCrunch Disrupt, a three-day conference held annually in San Francisco. The event featured keynotes from industry experts, roundtable discussions, and pitch sessions, offering attendees an unparalleled opportunity to learn about the most disruptive technologies and discover emerging startups. At TechCrunch Disrupt, four Berkeley startups—Optigenix,…

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Renewed Plaksha University partnership expands BMoE through revamped curriculum

SCET has renewed their partnership with Plaksha University, a technology university in the Chandigarh area of India. The newest agreement strengthens a partnership of over three years between SCET and Plaksha which developed an academic minor in technology entrepreneurship and design and delivery of the entrepreneurship curriculum for the Technology Leaders Fellowship Program (TLF). Since…

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Serendipity by Design: How Berkeley Systemically Fosters Entrepreneurial Success

When you visit the public university that created the highest number of venture-funded startups in the world, you expect it will not happen by chance. And yet, uncovering scientifically the hows and whys is as frustrating as ambitious; it’s elusive and somehow feels like magic, despite the tangible evidence. But these aren’t just academic questions…

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From Pharmacist to Innovator: Rashmi Varma’s Journey to Bridging Health Gaps

Rashmi Varma joined Berkeley’s entrepreneurial community after taking a SCET class in her first year as a master’s student at UC Berkeley School of Public Health. Since then, she has continued to share her passion for healthcare access in vulnerable communities and advocated for interdisciplinary collaboration to solve these complex global issues. Over the past…

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scet spring 2024 course coordinators - This is a collage showing four course coordinators students. Starting with Top left, there is Claire Chu, Sanjana Gurram, Anderson Lam, and Katrina Manaloto

Meet Our Spring 2024 Course Coordinators

Developing entrepreneurship skills isn’t about flipping through a textbook – it requires immersive, hands-on learning. The Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship has been designed by SCET to do just that. Through a series of interdisciplinary courses that combine theory and business models with real-world tests and activities, the Berkeley Method brings people and ideas together. With…

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David Law, SCET Director of Global Student Programs presenting at the National Taiwan University Forum

From Berkeley to Taiwan: SCET Director Builds Bridges for the Future of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at NTU Forum

David Law, Director of Global Academic Programs at the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (SCET), recently served as the keynote speaker at the Future University Forum hosted by National Taiwan University. The Forum, themed around “Innovation & Entrepreneurship Education,” drew participation from universities across Taiwan. During his keynote address, David provided an insightful overview…

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SCET Director Highlights Value of International Education and Entrepreneurial Skills at CACIE in Beijing

David Law, SCET’s Director of Global Academic Programs, attended the China Annual Conference for International Education (CACIE) in Beijing, China. David was hosted by the Study Abroad Foundation (SAF) and served as a panelist at SAF’s “Forum on Enhancing Institutional Disciplinary Strengths Through International Student Mobility”. David introduced SCET and the Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship…

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