Our mission

We educate tomorrow's technology leaders.
We conduct leading edge research and drive innovation.
We transfer discoveries for the benefit of society.

VISION

The Jacobs School provides the human capital and the intellectual capital to drive our innovation society.

To advance engineering and computer science research and education for the public good.
To pursue interdisciplinary research that solves challenges no lab, discipline or industry can solve alone.
To provide world-class theoretical and hands-on education and leadership training at scale.
To be relevant to our industry partners now, and also 10 years from now.
To cultivate learning, researching and working environments where everyone can thrive.

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