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Hackathons
Hackathons provide a venue for self-expression and creativity through technology. People form teams around a problem or idea, and collaboratively code a unique solution that generally take shape in the form of websites, mobile apps, and robots.
Programming Team
The team holds special qualifier contests every September and January to select team members for scholarships.
Workshops
The workshops are lead by industry professionals with years of experience in their field. Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences also host many of the local and national workshops or camps.
Tech Station
Is a $3 million, 8,000 sq. ft hub for technology innovation, training and community engagement built to attract the next generation of top computing students.
Recent News
New Accelerated Degree Pathway in Cybersecurity Available
We are thrilled to announce the launch of our Accelerated Degree Program for the Cybersecurity Masters. This innovative program offers undergraduate students the opportunity to take their education to the next level and start working towards a Master's in...
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UPE hosts Shellhacks 2022 – Florida’s largest hackathon
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Women can do what with computing? Students learn different ways computing is intertwined with everyday fields at Break Through Tech Miami’s Summer Guild Workshop
Twenty FIU students from diverse majors and backgrounds came together over a five-day workshop with one common interest: to explore how computing can be a career for them. Break Through Tech Miami's inaugural Summer Guild took place at FIU’s PG-6 Tech Station in...
KFSCIS Fall 2021 Awards Ceremony
As the year and the semester come to an end, we held our Annual Awards Ceremony last Thursday to celebrate and honor the hard work of our faculty and staff. Check out the awardees that have been recognize this year! Winners: Students Overall Outstanding Graduate...
FIU partners with Break Through Tech to increase diversity and gender equality in Miami’s tech ecosystem
Florida International University’s (FIU) College of Engineering and Computing Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Science (KFSCIS) has partnered with Break Through Tech to develop programs that will propel women and...