On his academic journey, a career in UI/UX, and why you should always ask for help.Darshan Mehta, MEng ’18 (Mechanical Engineering)“Hi, I’m Darshan! I grew up in a really beautiful town in Mumbai, India. As a child, I loved tinkering with things — the …
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Berkeley MEng students get jump-start in spring recruitment
Two-day Employer Breakfast provides students and recruiters with great food and valuable networkingBy Caroline OstermanStephanie Cartwright, Campus Talent Acquisition Sourcer at IBM, shakes hands with an MEng student.This winter, the UC Berkeley Master…
Oskar Radermecker: ‘Business classes help engineers better understand the world we live in’
By Oskar RadermeckerThe UC Berkeley Master of Engineering (MEng) program was founded on the mission to transform engineers into leaders. In addition to technical courses, the curriculum also includes several business “bootcamp” classes that students ta…
Brian Mick: ‘It takes people skills to create change in an organization’
On Boy Scouts, fast cars, and a fruitful engineering careerBy Caroline OstermanI’ve been building things since I was a kid,” Brian recalls. When I asked him how he decided to become an engineer, he reminisced about his lively, inventive childhood. He w…
Staff Highlight: Wayne Delker, Executive Director of the Fung Institute
by Dione RiveraIn our monthly Staff Highlight series, a staff member at Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership shares insights about their job search experience and career journey with Master of Engineering (MEng) students and Fung Fellows.This feat…
UC Berkeley College of Engineering launches a new course to help engineers become better…
UC Berkeley College of Engineering launches a new course to help engineers become better communicatorsBy Jessie YingCredit: iStockA new undergraduate course called the Art of STEM Communication will be launched Spring 2019 at UC Berkeley. The course wa…
Fire Research Group launched to explore effective engineering solutions for uncontrolled wildfires
By Jessie YingImage from mentalfloss.comTarek Zohdi, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the Fung Institute, has led the launch of the Fire Research Group (https://frg.berkeley.edu) recently to develop and implemen…
David Kalinowski: ‘I always knew I wanted to be an engineering leader’
By Caroline OstermanThe UC Berkeley Master of Engineering program boasts an impressive alumni network across many industries, from fast-growing startups to Fortune 500 companies. Alumni play an active role in the MEng program and regularly attend semin…
Past and current students gather at annual Alumni Brunch
Great food, greater conversationEach September, our Master in Engineering students and alumni come together at the Fung Institute in Berkeley, California to meet, mingle, and network over a delicious brunch buffet. Sunday, September 4, 2018 was a day o…
Tarek Zohdi named Chief Technology Officer of the Fung Institute
Tarek Zohdi has been named the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the Coleman Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership at UC Berkeley. His main duties are to build stronger technological interactions between the Fung Institute and the College of Engine…
