Constructor Institute
Formation2019
FounderDr. Serg Bell
HeadquartersSchaffhausen, Switzerland
Websitehttps://constructor.org/institute
Formerly called
Schaffhausen Institute of Technology (SIT)

Constructor Institute,[1] formerly known as the Schaffhausen Institute of Technology (SIT), is a private non-profit institute in Switzerland founded in 2019 by entrepreneur Dr. Serg Bell.[2]

History

The institute focuses on computer and software sciences and is partners with Carnegie-Mellon University and the School of Computing of the National University of Singapore.[3] [4] The development of the institute is supported by the Canton of Schaffhausen in northern Switzerland through a 3 million Swiss franc ($3.2 million) funding deal.[5] The academic strategy is set by the 2010 Nobel Laureate in Physics Konstantin Novoselov.[6] In 2021, Constructor University planned to open an additional campus abroad, with Italy among the top candidates.[7] In 2021, Constructor became the main shareholder of the private Jacobs University in Bremen, Germany.[8] According to the Senate, the new majority owner intends to invest 50 million euros in Jacobs University, half of which in the next two years.[9]

Notable staff

Cosntructor is managed by academics and scientists.[10]

References

  1. "Jacobs University becomes Constructor University". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  2. "Private university thinks like a business to tackle skills shortage".
  3. Media, JET Digital (2019-11-05). "New university to fulfil demand for tech talent". Engineering Update. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  4. "Swiss university students to enrol in NUS Computing Master's programme under new partnership". NUS Computing. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  5. "Schaffhausen Institute of Technology to receive cantonal support". Greater Zurich Area. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  6. "Physik-Nobelpreisträger soll Schaffhauser Uni vorwärts bringen". www.shn.ch (in German). Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  7. "SIT: l'Italia tra i paesi candidati per una nuova sede nel 2021 | WSI". Wall Street Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  8. "Schaffhausen Institute of Technology (SIT) becomes the main shareholder in Jacobs University Bremen (JUB)". Jacobs University. 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  9. "Schweizer Investor kann Bremer Jacobs University übernehmen - buten un binnen" (in German). 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  10. PresseBox (c) 2002-2021. "Schaffhausen Institute of Technology (SIT) erfreut sich einer starken Unterstützung von renommierten Wissenschaftlern und Kanton Schaffhausen, Acronis Germany GmbH, Pressemitteilung - PresseBox". www.pressebox.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-01-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  1. Official website
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