Join us as we explore Microchip’s commitment to supporting academic communities through dedicated teams, programs and partnerships with universities, high schools and outreach initiatives. Learn about our success stories, such as virtual internships, curriculum collaborations and hands-on lab support, all aimed at empowering the next generation of engineers. Register and qualify for the academic discount on development tools: https://www.microchip.com/en-us/education/academic-program ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supporting Source Links 20% of high school graduates are prepared for STEM classes https://www.idtech.com/blog/stem-education-statistics The number of STEM jobs has risen 34% over the last decade 40% of students who start a STEM degree either switch majors or drop out of school https://www.stevens.edu/news/why-dont-students-stick-with-stem-degrees EV58G97A Curiosity Nano Explorer https://www.microchipdirect.com/dev-tools/EV58G97A PolarFire SoC Discovery Kit https://www.microchipdirect.com/dev-tools/MPFS-DISCO-KIT CircuitPython Programming Language Tool https://circuitpython.org/