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  <title><![CDATA[CREATE-X Wins 2025 ABET Innovation Award]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>The CREATE-X program at Georgia Tech has been honored with the 2025 ABET Innovation Award, recognizing its groundbreaking impact on technical education and student entrepreneurship. Since its founding in 2014, CREATE-X has helped over 4,000 students launch more than 650 startups, collectively valued at over $2.4 billion. The program’s unique model emphasizes experiential learning, problem definition, and cross-disciplinary collaboration through courses like Startup Lab and Capstone Design. This award highlights CREATE-X’s role as a national leader in entrepreneurial education and its growing influence beyond Georgia Tech.</p><p><a href="https://create-x.gatech.edu/node/5441">Read more »</a></p>]]></body>
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      <value><![CDATA[<p>The CREATE-X program at Georgia Tech has been honored with the 2025 ABET Innovation Award, recognizing its groundbreaking impact on technical education and student entrepreneurship. Since its founding in 2014, CREATE-X has helped over 4,000 students launch more than 650 startups, collectively valued at over $2.4 billion. The program’s unique model emphasizes experiential learning, problem definition, and cross-disciplinary collaboration through courses like Startup Lab and Capstone Design. This award highlights CREATE-X’s role as a national leader in entrepreneurial education and its growing influence beyond Georgia Tech.</p>]]></value>
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