Leading Innovation Educators Launch Global Program Connecting Tech Students to Professional Mentors and Opportunities
PR Newswire reported that leading educators from UC Berkeley, the IE University Venture Lab and other institutions announced the Global Venture Catalyst (GVC)™ program, a free opportunity connecting undergraduate technical students from the world’s top-ranked universities with industry educators, mentors, and employers. “We’re deploying a very different model for GVC,” said Dr. Ikhlaq Sidhu of UC Berkeley. “This is not about lectures. Open innovation tournaments are an extremely effective way to enable deep experiential learning in an exhilarating, high energy environment. These are often transformative experiences for students as they help them build confidence in their skills, develop deep lasting relationships with their teammates, and open the door to new career opportunities.”
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