Mission and Values

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Mission

Our mission is to be a world-class engineering school that puts students first and is home to lifelong learning. We will be the place that makes the American dream possible; the home of engaged critical thinkers and makers of the future.

 

NYU Tandon's research and education are strategically directed toward six cross-disciplinary impact areas.

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Values

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We reach across boundaries in the name of solving problems

We do not “stay in our lanes.” The issues society faces are multifaceted and unpredictable, so we work unconventionally. We break through traditional departmental and school lines to build unexpected relationships and collaborations. We work together to tackle urgent and intractable problems from multiple angles.

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We are engineering for equality

We’re building a culture and technologies as varied and vibrant as the world we live in. We believe the diversity of our students, faculty, and staff is essential to excellence and innovation. And we have a responsibility to create tools and systems that are more than just technically sound, but that are ethical, equitable and accessible for all.

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You can be born anywhere and made in Brooklyn

Here in Brooklyn — a place where anyone from anywhere can succeed if they work hard enough — we are making the American Dream possible. Here, we’re empowering a diverse group from around the world and around the block to become the kind of engineers, and people, they dream of being.

In the fastest-growing technology hub in the country, engaged critical thinkers and makers of the future are making amazing things happen fueled by a shared quality that we call #NYUTandonMade: a combination of creativity, determination, street smarts, entrepreneurship, and heart.