Customizable Partnership Opportunity
SCET Silicon Valley Immersion Week
Bring your students to the heart of innovation
PROGRAM TIME
Flexible – scheduled in partnership with your institution
LOCATION
UC Berkeley campus, with curated visits
across Silicon Valley
Join the Silicon Valley Innovation Ecosystem
Hosted by UC Berkeley’s Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (SCET), the Silicon Valley Immersion Week is an intensive 4–5 day program that blends academic learning, industry exposure, and hands-on workshops.
Participants explore cutting-edge themes such as AI economies, platform businesses, and value creation, guided by UC Berkeley faculty, startup founders, investors, and technologists. Each program is customized to reflect current industry trends and the goals of the partner university.
Sample Schedule
A typical week includes:
- Academic sessions with UC Berkeley faculty
- Silicon Valley company visits
- Startup founder talks & investor panels
- Professional development workshops
- Final group presentations & pitch showcase
Interested?
Leave your email to receive a sample agenda
for your group
Who is it for?
Graduate and undergraduate programs interested in sending a cohort of students to UC Berkeley to explore the dynamic technology entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem on campus and across Silicon Valley. With guidance from our partnering institutions, SCET can offer to customize content by tailoring topics to specific industry or technology interests. If you are leading a graduate program, center for entrepreneurship, or co-curricular association at your university, please reach out.
Why Join?
Build skills
Workshops in consulting, storytelling, and personal branding prepare students for global careers
Learn from experts
Engage with UC Berkeley professors, startup founders, venture investors, and tech executives
Explore Silicon Valley
Company visits provide direct insights into how leading firms operate, innovate, and scale
Create & pitch
Students will collaborate on team projects and deliver Silicon Valley–style pitches
The Student Experience
Check out last year’s Berkeley x IE Immersion Week:
IE University Students Dive into Berkeley’s Innovation Ecosystem During Immersion Week 2025
Earlier this month, a cohort of Data Science and Business graduate students from IE Universityin Spain, arrived at UC Berkeley for a transformative week of innovation, hands-on learning, andSilicon Valley exploration as part of the…
IE Sci Tech Students Travel to Silicon Valley as Part of Alliance with UC Berkeley
Students from IE School of Science and Technology met with top industry and tech leaders from Silicon Valley as part of the school’s partnership with UC Berkeley Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (SCET)
Berkeley Immersion Week Experience at IE University
More than 30 master’s students from IE School of Science & Technology’s different programs had the incredible experience of spending five days at UC Berkeley. They were able to enjoy masterclasses with top industry professionals…
Moments from last year:
As someone with none to limited experience in entrepreneurship who has just entered the technology field, this week provided excellent insights into trends in big data and data analytics tools, and how important seeking opportunities as innovation is.”
Marguertia Alting Von Geusau, Master of Business Analytics and Big Data, IE University
Partner with UC Berkeley SCET to design a Silicon Valley Immersion Week that matches your university’s vision
Contact Us
Ricardo Rodríguez
Email: rrodriguezi@berkeley.edu
David Law
Email: dlaw@berkeley.edu