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Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation

The Jacobs Institute sees design and technological innovation as integrally linked: innovation opens possibilities and extends the reach of design, while design links new technologies with human experiences and ensures that innovation truly benefits people and communities. From our home in Berkeley’s College of Engineering, we extend broadly across campus, serving as a welcoming hub: here, engineers, artists, and makers of all kinds and from any program can gather and collaborate. In a space designed to mix students of different disciplines, expertise levels, and modes of engagement, we provide a range of opportunities for hands-on, team-based learning, from courses (DES INV) to independent tinkering (Jacobs Maker Pass), and co-curricular offerings (Innovation Catalysts). Jacobs Institute is also the home of Berkeley MDes, UC’s only professional graduate program in design.

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