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Extracurricular Activities
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
Student Spotlight: One Computer Science Major’s Whirlwind Journey—Fueled by Opportunity
"Lately, life’s been fast-tracked for Anthony Peña, a student at Florida International University in Miami. The 23-year-old co-created a receipt management app, won first-place honors in local and national demo day competitions, mentored interns at Facebook University...
Future of Tech Town Hall: Advancing innovations in tech education and talent development
Last month, the Knight Foundation hosted a town hall focused on advancing innovations in tech education and talent development through policy and public-private partnerships. Speakers included: Governor Deval Patrick, co-commissioner, Future of Tech Commission; former...
FIU and SoftBank Group partner to inject new talent into South Florida’s tech startup scene
FIU is part of a partnership with SoftBank Group International to prepare students to work with tech startups booming in South Florida. “SoftBank sees Miami as a future technology hub for the world, and that future starts with education,” said Marcelo Claure, CEO...
Computing students, alumni invigorated by growing attention to tech-talent in Miami
Cities like New York City, San Francisco and Seattle have long been considered the top tech hubs of the nation. Though Miami’s major industries continue to be tourism and finance, the city is emerging as an international tech hub. Talent cultivated locally sees this...
FIU’s computing and information honor society wins national Continuing Excellence Award
The Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE) Chapter at the Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences received the UPE National Board’s Continuing Excellence Award alongside the University of California, Berkeley Chapter. The announcement came during the UPE...
NSF funded project helps dozens of engineering students pursue careers in STEM
In its fifth year, the NSF-awarded Florida IT Pathways to Success project (Flit-Path) has provided 127 scholarships to FIU students in computer science, information technology and computer engineering. Ninety of these students have graduated and are working in the...