Florida International University, Break Through Tech Aim to Increase Area’s Diversity and Gender Equality
Florida International University’s (FIU) College of Engineering and Computing Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Science (KFSCIS) has partnered with Break Through Tech to develop programs designed to propel women and underrepresented communities into technology degrees, careers, and leadership positions. Part of the Gender Equality in Tech (GET) Cities Initiative, this partnership also will help expand the talent pipeline that is infusing South Florida’s burgeoning tech ecosystem.
“With more than 650 FIU undergraduate students earning degrees in computing annually and 75% of our female computing students representing minority groups, FIU is the ideal host of the fourth Break Through Tech city in the nation,” said Mark B. Rosenberg, president, FIU. “Break Through Tech’s pioneering mission is well-aligned with our commitment to increase diversity and gender equality among students of one of the fastest growing computing programs in the country, advantageously located in a city that is rapidly becoming a tech epicenter.”