Tech4Good at UC Santa Cruz reimagines technology education to empower every student to make a meaningful contribution to society. The program emphasizes learning that is collaborative, purpose-driven, and rooted in real-world impact—where students don’t just study technology, but use it to address community needs and drive positive change.
Rather than treating education as a pipeline to industry, Tech4Good integrates education, work, and social innovation. Students cultivate both technical expertise and essential people and civic skills, learning how to build technologies that reflect empathy, ethics, and creativity.
Through hands-on, student-driven projects, Tech4Good participants explore ideas, design solutions, and lead teams that apply technology for the common good—transforming how innovation serves humanity.