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Stanford Engineering has been at the forefront of innovation for nearly a century, creating pivotal technologies that have transformed the worlds of information technology, communications, health care, energy, business and beyond. 

Our faculty conduct groundbreaking, interdisciplinary research, and our students graduate with technical excellence, as well as the creativity, cultural awareness and entrepreneurial skills that come from exposure to all that Stanford University has to offer.

Our mission

We seek solutions to important global problems through groundbreaking research, and we educate leaders who will improve the world through the power of engineering principles and systems.

Our key goals are to: 

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