Startup Semester
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,…
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…
Inside Vambe: A Conversation with Founder Nicolás Camhi
Nicolás Camhi joined the SCET community in 2018 after earning a scholarship from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile to participate in the Startup Semester program at UC Berkeley SCET. Camhi earned a degree in Industrial Engineering from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Coming from a family of entrepreneurs, he knew early on that he wanted…
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…
SCET Forms New Partnership with the University of Exeter
The Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (SCET) at the University of California, Berkeley is excited to announce our new partnership with the University of Exeter to continue honing and developing the entrepreneurial and innovation talents of students around the world. The SCET / Exeter partnership will further develop SCET’s Innovation Collider, an innovation environment…
SCET Forms Partnership with Chulalongkorn University’s School of Integrated Innovation
The Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (SCET) at the University of California, Berkeley is excited to announce a new partnership with Chulalongkorn University’s School of Integrated Innovation (SCII) to collaborate with UC Berkeley students on entrepreneurial projects and learn the educational approaches and practices pioneered at SCET through the center’s Startup Semester program. “It…
Changes to Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 Global Programs in response to COVID-19
Every year, we look forward to welcoming international students to UC Berkeley for our spring and fall programs at the Sutardja Center. Empowering innovators to positively change the world is what drives us forward. However, given the growing concerns around COVID-19, and following campus guidelines, we’ve made the decision to postpone the in-person component of the…
SCET celebrates the outgoing Spring 2020 Startup Semester cohort
We were proud to honor our outgoing cohort of Startup Semester students at their graduation ceremony, held on Friday, May 8, 2020. Our Spring 2020 cohort features 18 students, hailing from 5 different countries. The event highlighted short speeches by three participants — Anushka Purohit, Anupam Tiwari and Anant Mishra — who reflected on their classes, Startup…
Startup Semester students share highlights from their experiences at the Sutardja Center
As part of the Startup Semester study abroad program, students from around the world are learning about about entrepreneurship and technology while growing their global networks. We heard from Anushka, Johannes, Jaideep, and Anant about their favorite aspects of the Startup Semester program. Keep an eye out for other upcoming student features! Anushka Purohit, Hong…
