Carnegie Mellon University
Integrated Innovation Institute

Engineering + Design + Business

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Meet the iii Class of 2025

By Hannah Brelsford

This year, the Integrated Innovation Institute (iii) is excited to welcome 116 new students to our programs. Combined, the students hold over 350+ years of experience in the workforce, come from 18 countries from across the globe, and hold undergraduate degrees from over 11 different academic fields


Incoming students are working towards degrees in the following programs:

Meet the Class of 2025

Regardless of a master's degree or online certificate that our students pursue, they will all benefit from our unique interdisciplinary learning approach. This approach integrates the principles of Engineering, Design, and Business which fosters a collaborative environment where students can learn from each other's diverse perspectives.

Undergraduate Degree Focus

Each of our students has a unique academic background, spanning over 11 different academic focuses. This diversity of knowledge and experience is what makes our community so rich and dynamic.

Graph with the different Undergraduate Degree focuses of incoming students

350+ Years of Work Experience

Beyond their previous academic focuses, students have a combined 350+ years of experience within the workforce, bringing industry knowledge to our classrooms as well.

Graph of Incoming Students Years of Experience within the Field

Global Talent

Additionally, our incoming students come from 18 different countries, the most in iii history! With students from Palo Alto, Shanghai, Toronto, Santiago, and more, this class reaches all corners of the globe.

Every incoming iii student brings their own life, academic, and professional experience to the table, and together, we cannot see what this class does next.

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