Student Programs

With MATLAB and Simulink expertise, you control your future.

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Competitions

You can win prizes and bragging rights while developing your MATLAB and Simulink skills. MathWorks provides complimentary software, training, and mentoring.

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Hackathons

Whether you’re a student, hobbyist, or programmer, participate in a hackathon and bring your ideas to life through MATLAB, hardware, and your own creativity.

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Resources

Build on your basic MATLAB and Simulink knowledge with code examples, free introductory tutorials, cheat sheets, and more.

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Project Ideas

Gain practical experience and solve key industry challenges while using MATLAB and Simulink in your capstone or final-year project or master’s thesis.

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Careers

Find out where your MATLAB and Simulink knowledge can take you. Opportunities are available to help you draw a direct line between your academic passions and a profession.

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Student Lounge Blog

Discover best practices and workflows as well as real-life examples of how students are successfully using MATLAB and Simulink every day.

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Learn by Doing

Take a hands-on approach to exploring topics related to your area of interest while building competency in code generation, physical modeling, and more.

Stand Out from the Crowd

The technical and leadership skills you build during your time as a student won’t go unnoticed. Seventy of the Fortune 100 companies use MATLAB. And these top businesses are looking to hire people—like you—with MATLAB and Simulink experience.

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GitHub

Find even more resources for learning MATLAB and Simulink, plus opportunities to ask questions and get support from more than 100,000 peers and MATLAB experts.

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YouTube Series

Dozens of videos provide walk-throughs on tackling interesting projects and using new features. Topics range from Monte Carlo analysis to speeding up MATLAB code.

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