STEM Education

We inspire the next generation of inventors and advance workforce development for STEM-related careers.

Our initiatives are designed to promote and improve STEM education at all levels and to expand upon opportunities for underrepresented students. Our Qualcomm® Thinkabit Lab™ inspires students of all cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds to imagine future careers in STEM by designing an invention that uses an Internet of Things solution to solve real-world problems. Our ongoing strategic collaboration with FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) provides hands-on experience with Qualcomm technology to engage students in more than 25 countries.

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Education

Visit the Qualcomm® Thinkabit Lab™
The Qualcomm Thinkabit Lab is the combination of a lab, makerspace, and classroom for students from all cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. By combining mini-lectures with team interactions, students are encouraged to innovate, partner, and achieve beyond what exists.

Education

Narrowing the Digital Education Gap and Expanding the STEM Pipeline
Next month, I’ll be participating in “EdTech: More than Just Hype?”, a 2016 Net Impact Conference session that examines whether the new technologies that can improve education are accessible to all students or if they are widening the learning gap. Education is an important aspect of Qualcomm’s sustainability strategy...

Diversity & Inclusion

How I Became a Techie: Hugo Romero
“If you’re going to be in this field, you always need to want to make the world better.” — Hugo Romero

Education

In the Company of Makers
The increasing need in the U.S. to have more people prepared for STEM careers is alarming. The economy is producing more high skilled jobs than there are high skilled workers available to fill them. In fact, there could be as many as 2.4 million unfilled STEM jobs in the United States by 2018.

Education

Qualcomm Expands its Role with FIRST. New FIRST Tech Challenge Game Announced. [Video]
Watching the youth participants at a recent FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) event, I cannot help but feel inspired. The girls and boys, ranging in age from 6-18, are all smiles, whether they are listening intently to Qualcomm volunteer mentors or skillfully maneuvering robots of all sizes inside their respective arenas.

Education

Qualcomm and Virginia Tech Open Thinkabit Lab in National Capital Region to Bring Hands-On STEM Learning to Students and Training to Teachers
Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) and Virginia Tech begin a multi-year collaboration this fall with the launch of the Qualcomm® Thinkabit Lab™ at Virginia Tech's Northern Virginia Center in Falls Church.

Education

Qualcomm, FIRST® Partner to Foster Future Innovators
Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education is essential for invention. And as a company of inventors, Qualcomm is laying the groundwork for the next generation of innovators by supporting K-12 STEM education and inspiring greater diversity in the STEM workforce.

Diversity & Inclusion

How I Became a Techie: Saura Naderi
“Engineering is just a tool and anyone can use it. It’s not limited to super geniuses.” — Saura Naderi

Education

‘Innovation Station’ Opens in the Chula Vista Public Library, Civic Center Branch
Tinkering in the basement has just taken on a whole new meaning at the Chula Vista Public Library. Inspired by the Qualcomm® Thinkabit Lab™, the Chula Vista Elementary School District (CVESD) and the City of Chula Vista collaborated to open “Innovation Station” in the basement of the Library’s Civic Center branch, located at 365 F Street.

Education

Qcamp for Girls in STEM Grows Engineers of the Future
After three summers of Qcamp for Girls in STEM, I am excited to report that the seedswe planted two years ago and continued to nurture in order to positively impact the way girls learn science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education and careers have budded into female engineers of the future!

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