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residential academic experience for top high school students in mathematics and science. The COSMOS course clusters address topics not traditionally taught in high schools such as astronomy, aerospace engineering, biomedical sciences, computer science, wetlands ecology, ocean science, robotics, game theory, and more.


FIRST Robotics


Qualcomm has co-sponsored for four consecutive years the San Diego Regional FIRST Robotics Competition, which is an exciting, multinational competition that brings profes- sionals and high school student teams together to solve an engineering design problem in an intense and competitive way. Qualcomm employees volunteer as student team mentors to help build a robot from design to completion, as well as volunteer at the competition event in a variety of ways, such as serving as judges, robot inspectors, and scorekeepers.


Qualcomm Career Experience High school students visit Qualcomm’s corporate headquarters to learn fi rst-hand about life as a Qualcomm engineer. A panel of employee volunteers share their experiences, background, career path, and inspirations. Students also take a tour of Qualcomm high-tech manufacturing facilities.


Access to Engineering


Qualcomm strives to increase exposure to science, technology, and mathematics curriculum to under-represented populations, and partners with a variety of organizations to provide system-wide access for women and minorities to career paths in the high tech world. These organizations include: National Action Council on Minorities in Engineering, Tech Trek, Girls MATTER, Society of Hispanic Engineers, San Diego MESA, National Society of Black Engineers, San Diego MANA, and the Society of Women Engineers


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