Engineering for the Future: Technology, Design, and Innovation
Explore how tomorrow’s engineers will design, build, and innovate to solve the world’s biggest challenges. This forward-thinking summer course introduces students to the core disciplines of engineering, including mechanical, civil, and electrical, while nurturing creativity, curiosity, and practical problem-solving.
Through interactive lessons, team-based design challenges, and hands-on projects, you’ll learn how engineers apply physics, mathematics, and design to make lasting impact across industries. From bridges and buildings to renewable energy systems and robotics, this course will give you the tools to think like an engineer and design like an innovator.
Guided by passionate STEM educators and inspired by guest speakers from top universities and industry, students will work collaboratively to prototype real solutions and deepen their understanding of engineering as a career and calling.
What You’ll Learn
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Fundamentals of forces, structures, fluid dynamics, and materials science
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Introduction to electronics, circuitry, and sustainable energy design
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The engineering design process: from idea to prototype
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Practical problem-solving and critical thinking in real-world contexts
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How engineering contributes to tackling global challenges like climate change and infrastructure development
Programme Highlights
Industry Inspiration
Guest lectures from engineers working in aerospace, sustainability, and innovation hubs
Team Design Challenge
Design, build, and test a structure or system that solves a real-world problem
Hands-On Workshops
Build circuits, experiment with materials, and explore mechanics through practical labs
Project Showcase
Present your solution to peers and receive feedback from instructors
Why Cambridge?
Cambridge has a long legacy of pioneering scientific and engineering discovery, from Isaac Newton to today’s cutting-edge research labs. As a student on this course, you’ll live and learn in the city that helped shape modern science, surrounded by historic colleges and modern laboratories, gaining insight into what it means to pursue engineering at university level.