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 University is an academic institution in Silicon Valley whose 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][5]
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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:[6]
- Futures Studies and Forecasting (Ray Kurzweil, Paul Saffo)
- Policy, Law and Ethics (currently empty)
- Finance and Entrepreneurship (David S. Rose)
- Networks and Computing Systems (John Gage, Brad Templeton)
- Biotechnology and Bioinformatics (Raymond McCauley, Andrew Hessel)
- Nanotechnology (Ralph Merkle, Robert Freitas, Jr.)
- Medicine and Neuroscience (Daniel Kraft, Michael McCullough)
- AI, Robotics, and Cognitive Computing (Neil Jacobstein, Raj Reddy)
- Energy and Ecological Systems (Gregg Maryniak)
- Space and Physical Sciences (Dan Barry)
Other faculty members and advisors include: Tom Byers, Vint Cerf, José Corderio, Marc Goodman, Aubrey de Grey, Christopher deCharms, Tim Ferriss, Terry Grossman, Daniel Kammen, Bruce Klein, Larry Brilliant, Bob Metcalfe, Matt Mullenweg, Peter Norvig, David Orban, Daniel Reda, George Skidmore, Larry Smarr, George Smoot, Sebastian Thrun, Pete Worden, and Will 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 — like FutureMed 2011, with a concentration on a particular area of interest.
[edit] Organization
Singularity University is overseen by a Board of Trustees.[8]
- Ray Kurzweil, Co-Founder, Chancellor & Trustee
- Peter H. Diamandis, Co-Founder & Chairman
- Michael Simpson, 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
Neil Jacobstein was appointed President in October 2010.[9]
Corporate founding partners and sponsors include NASA, Google, Nokia, Autodesk, IDEO, LinkedIn, ePlanet Capital, and the X-Prize Foundation.
[edit] References
- Gelles, David (2009-02-03). "Google and Nasa back new school for futurists". Financial Times. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8b162dfc-f168-11dd-8790-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- ^ "FAQ". Singularity University. http://singularityu.org/about/faq/. 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. http://singularity-university.org/overview/. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- ^ "Founder of Singularity University Talks About His Unusual New Institution". The Chronicle of Higher Education. 2009-02-03. http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/3592/founder-of-singularity-university-talks-about-his-unusual-new-institution. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ Saracevic, Al (2009-02-03). "Unique university coming to Bay Area this year". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/02/02/BUQO15LUGH.DTL&type=tech. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- ^ http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090829/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_singularity_university
- ^ "Academic Tracks". Singularity University. http://singularityu.org/academics/tracks/. Retrieved 2009-02-03.[dead link]
- ^ "Programs". Singularity University. http://singularityu.org/programs/. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- ^ "Board of Trustees". Singularity University. http://singularityu.org/about/board-of-trustees/. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
- ^ "Singularity University Appoints Neil Jacobstein to President". Singularity University. http://singularityu.org/news/2010/10/news-alert-singularity-university-appoints-neil-jacobstein-to-president/. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
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Coordinates: 37°24′55″N 122°03′46″W / 37.415229°N 122.062650°W
