For Students

Be a Part of the Global Design Thinking Movement

ME310 at Stanford University is open to graduate students or coterminal students with some engineering and/or design background. We appreciate diversity and encourage students from all departments to apply for the course. Sign up on Axess and show up to the first day of class. If there are more interested students than slots in the class, there will be an application process. If you have more questions about the course, contact professors Larry Leifer, Mark Cutkosky, or any one of the teaching assistants.

For Corporate Partners

Challenge the students with your projects

Companies, small and large, from all industries are invited to join ME310 and bring forward their innovation challenges. The teaching team will consult with corporate liaisons to define the right scope and scale of a project. Liaisons are recommended to keep in regular contact with the design teams to provide feedback.

For one 30-week project, the project fee is $125,000 provided to the university as a tax-deductible gift. Stanford University is a tax-exempt institution under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The next project cycle will begin on September 2009 and spots are reserved on a first-come, first-serve basis. Contact ME310 Program Developer Sushi Suzuki to begin the project selection process and for further information.

For Academic Partners

Join the Network of Design Innovators

Interested in having your students work with Stanford students on new design challenges? Interested in starting a similar program or better understand the ME310 process? Contact professor Larry Leifer.