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Learning and making at the intersection of design and technology

We enable UC Berkeley students to encounter, explore, and excel in designing emerging technologies to benefit people and planet.

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News & Events

Meet the 2025 Berkeley Engineering Design Scholars

Meet the 2025 Berkeley Engineering Design Scholars

Jul 31, 2025

Announcing the Jacobs’ Spring 2025 Innovation Catalyst Grant Recipients

Announcing the Jacobs’ Spring 2025 Innovation Catalyst Grant Recipients

Apr 2, 2025

Show your stuff! Call for Independent, Club & Research Projects for the Jacobs Spring Design Showcase

Show your stuff! Call for Independent, Club & Research Projects for the Jacobs Spring Design Showcase

Mar 31, 2025

Apply for up to $2000 grants for your independent projects!

Apply for up to $2000 grants for your independent projects!

Jan 17, 2025

Veins of the Cosmos: The 2024 MDes Graduate Exhibition

Veins of the Cosmos: The 2024 MDes Graduate Exhibition

Dec 4, 2024

Meet Jacobs’ Fall 2024 Innovation Catalysts

Meet Jacobs’ Fall 2024 Innovation Catalysts

Nov 14, 2024

Jacobs Institute’s Maker Faire Booth Celebrates Student Creations

Jacobs Institute’s Maker Faire Booth Celebrates Student Creations

Oct 13, 2024

Show Your Projects at Maker Faire with the Jacobs Institute!

Show Your Projects at Maker Faire with the Jacobs Institute!

Sep 17, 2024

Fall 2024 Design Career Conversations

Fall 2024 Design Career Conversations

Sep 16, 2024

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Making at Jacobs

Get access to the Jacobs Makerspace's state-of-the-art fabrication facilities, machine trainings, expert mentorship, workshops, and more.

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Academic Programs

Jacobs Insititute offers Degree Programs, Certificate Programs, Grant Programs and more

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Design Innovation Courses

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Berkeley Certificate in Design Innovation

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Grants and Fellowships

Master of Design

A professional graduate program in design for emerging technologies that emphasizes critical design and social practice to address the new realities of emerging technologies in the 21st century.

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