Professional Program News
UC Berkeley Engineering Announces “The AI-Forward Professional” Microcourse to Help Working Professionals Outpace the AI Displacement Gap
New five-week intensive focuses on “builder-first” productivity, allowing non-technical professionals to design AI workflows and build functional applications without coding. BERKELEY, CA — February 1, 2026 — The UC Berkeley Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (SCET) today unveiled its latest executive education offering, The AI-Forward Professional. This five-week online microcourse is specifically engineered for…
Read MoreUC Berkeley Engineering Launches “Becoming a CTO” Program to Bridge the Gap Between Technical Excellence and Executive Leadership
New five-week “Practical Field Guide” microcourse provides senior engineers and technical founders with a proven operating system for the C-suite. BERKELEY, CA — February 1, 2026 — The UC Berkeley Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (SCET) today announced the launch of Becoming a CTO: A Practical Field Guide, an intensive five-week microcourse designed to…
Read MoreHow UC scientists are putting AI to the test
Nervous about artificial intelligence? You’re not alone: half of Americans now say they’re more concerned than excited about the ways AI is changing daily life. But most people surveyed also recognize that AI is changing some things for the better. Take science: with its ability to detect never-before-seen patterns in complex systems, AI is speeding the search for everything from new medicines to new galaxies.
Read More11 things AI experts are watching for in 2026
In just a few years, AI has gone from a tech novelty to a society-altering force. It has revolutionized scientific research, classrooms and workplaces. People around the planet have turned to it to break through writer’s block and to contest parking tickets.
Read MoreUC Berkeley SCET and Engineering Professional Education Launch AI Leadership Accelerator to Bridge the Executive Innovation Gap
New three-day intensive empowers global leaders to move beyond AI hype and drive measurable business transformation through strategic implementation roadmaps.
Read MoreLearn from the Billionaire Berkeley Professor Powering the Future of AI
Forbes recently profiled Ion Stoica — co-founder of Databricks and Anyscale — whose research and teaching have shaped some of the world’s most influential AI companies. Despite building billion-dollar ventures and chairing a $6M-a-year research lab funded by tech giants like Microsoft, Google, and Nvidia, Stoica chooses to stay in the classroom, mentoring students and…
Read MoreBerkeley Engineering Launches AI Program for Execs
Berkeley, CA, Aug 27, 2024 — On November 11-12, 2024, Berkeley Engineering’s Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (SCET) will launch the AI for the C-Suite program, a premier executive education course designed to equip senior leaders with strategic insights into leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) within their organizations. This in-person AI strategy workshop, held on…
Read MoreInnovation and Engineering Leadership with Marc Tarpenning, Co-Founder, Tesla Inc.
For over a decade, the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (SCET) at UC Berkeley has hosted the Engineering Leadership Professional Program (ELPP), which has helped more than 1,000 technical professionals hone their leadership skills and bring an innovative spirit to their firms. On February 28, Marc Tarpenning (B.A. Computer Science ‘85), co-founder of Tesla…
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