Singularity University
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| Established | September 2008[1] |
| Type | Private |
| Students | 80 graduate fellows per year |
| Location | Moffett Federal Airfield,CA,U.S. |
| Website | singularityu.org |
Singularity Universityis a non-profit learning institution inSilicon Valleywhose stated aim is to "assemble, educate and inspire a cadre of leaders who strive to understand and facilitate the development of exponentially advancing technologies and apply, focus and guide these tools to address humanity’s grand challenges."[2]
Singularity University is not an accredited four-year university, but is instead intended to supplement traditional educational institutions.[3]It offers an annual ten-week summer course intended for graduate and post-graduate students and ten day programs for senior corporate executives and senior government leaders. The first Graduate program began in June 2009, with full tuition costing US$25,000 (although a majority of the participants were provided full or partial scholarships). The inaugural 2009 class was limited to forty fellows chosen from over 1,200 applicants. Eighty graduate and postgraduate students were accepted for the graduate course beginning summer 2010 from a pool of 1,600 applicants.[4]
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[edit]Academics
[edit]Subjects
The University offers 10 different academic tracks, each chaired by one or more experts in the field:[5][6]
- Futures Studiesand Forecasting (Ray Kurzweil,Paul Saffo)
- Policy,LawandEthics(Marc Goodman)
- Entrepreneurship(Eric Ries)
- NetworksandComputingSystems (John Gage,Brad Templeton)
- BiotechnologyandBioinformatics(Raymond McCauley)
- Nanotechnology(Ralph Merkle,Robert Freitas, Jr.)
- MedicineandNeuroscience(Daniel Kraft,Michael McCullough)
- AI,Robotics, andCognitive Computing(Neil Jacobstein,Raj Reddy)
- EnergyandEcological Systems(Gregg Maryniak)
- SpaceandPhysical Sciences(Dan Barry)
Other faculty members and advisors include:Tom Byers,Vint Cerf,José Cordeiro,Marc Goodman,Aubrey de Grey,Christopher deCharms,Tim Ferriss,Terry Grossman,Daniel Kammen,Larry Brilliant,Bob Metcalfe,Matt Mullenweg,Peter Norvig,David Orban,Daniel Reda,Tina Seelig,George Skidmore,Larry Smarr,George Smoot,Sebastian Thrun,Vivek Wadhwa,Pete Worden, andWill Wright.
[edit]Programs
The University offers three kinds of academic programs:[7]
- Graduate Studies Program — a ten-week summer program for 80 students running once per year (Tuition US$25,000)
- Executive Program (10 days) — a 40-student program running about 3 times per year (Tuition US$15,000)
- Specialty executive programs — likeFutureMed 2011, with a concentration on a particular area of interest.
In collaboration withCisco, SU launched a series of Global Impact Competitions, looking for innovative project ideas which could improve the lives of one million people in a 3-year period with the help of technology.[8]
[edit]Organization
Singularity University is overseen by a Board of Trustees.[9]
- Ray Kurzweil, Co-Founder, Chancellor & Trustee
- Peter H. Diamandis, Co-Founder & Chairman
- Rob Nail, Associate Founder & CEO
- Michael Simpson[disambiguation needed], Founding Trustee
- Robert D. Richards, Founding Trustee
- Salim Ismail, Executive Director & Trustee
- Sonia Arrison Senkut, Trustee
- Barney Pell, Trustee
- Reese Jones, Trustee
- Jeff Kowalski, Trustee
- Naveen Jain, Trustee
Rob Nail, one of the organization's Associate Founders, was named CEO of Singularity University in October, 2011.[10]Vivek Wadhwais the organization's Vice President for Academics and Innovation.[11]
Corporate founding partners and sponsors includeNASA,[12]Google,[13]Nokia,[14]Autodesk,[15]IDEO[citation needed],LinkedIn[citation needed],ePlanet Capital,[16]theX Prize Foundation, theKauffman Foundation[17]andGenentech.[18]
[edit]References
- ^"FAQ". Singularity University. Retrieved 2009-02-03. "An exploratory meeting was held in November 2007, followed in September 2008 by a founding meeting hosted by NASA Ames."
- ^"Overview". Singularity University. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- ^"Founder of Singularity University Talks About His Unusual New Institution". The Chronicle of Higher Education. 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^Saracevic, Al (2009-02-03). "Unique university coming to Bay Area this year". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- ^"Academic Tracks". Singularity University. Archived from the original on 20090208041543. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- ^"Where science fiction meets reality". Mountain View Voice. August 24, 2012.
- ^"Programs". Singularity University. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- ^Sinko, Judit (May 1, 2012). "Singularity is approaching – and what does Central and Eastern Europe do about it?". Cisco. Archived from the original on 18 November 2012.
- ^"Board of Trustees". Singularity University. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
- ^"Singularity University Names Rob Nail CEO". BusinessWire. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
- ^"Singularity University Appoints Vivek Wadhwa Vice President of Academics and Innovation". Singularity University. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
- ^Pae, Peter (February 2, 2009). "Scientists and Google create Singularity University to solve big problems". Los Angeles Times.
- ^Vance, Ashlee (June 12, 2010). "Merely Human? That’s So Yesterday". The New York Times.
- ^"Nokia Supports Singularity University as Fifth Corporate Founder". Nokia Research Center. November 10, 2010. Archived from the original on 18 November 2012.
- ^"Autodesk Increases Support for Singularity University to Corporate Founder Level". MOFFETT FIELD, Calif.: Autodesk. February 12, 2010. Archived from the original on February 12, 2010.
- ^"Asad Jamal". World Economic Forum. Archived from the original on 18 November 2012.
- ^"Kauffman Foundation Partners With Singularity University as Corporate Founder". August 26, 2010. Archived from the original on 18 November 2012.
- ^Leuty, Ron (February 6, 2012). "Genentech, Singularity University ink deal". San Francisco Business Journal.
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