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."
Modeled
on, and running contemporaneously with, the International Space University,
Singularity U is not an accredited four-year university, but is instead
intended to supplement traditional educational institutions.
It offers an annual nine-week summer course intended for graduate and
post-gradute students, one week programs for senior corporate managers,
and three day versions for CEOs.
The first nine-week 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 40 Fellows chosen from over 1,200 applicants. One hundred and twenty graduate and postgraduate students will be accepted for the graduate course beginning summer 2010.
The first nine-week 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 40 Fellows chosen from over 1,200 applicants. One hundred and twenty graduate and postgraduate students will be accepted for the graduate course beginning summer 2010.
Peter Diamandis says academic success is most likely to
be achieved when students look beyond their own niche fields and begin
to collaborate, study and understand the work of others."The biggest
breakthroughs always come in the boundaries between the disciplines," he
says.
"The traditional university
education tends to push people into narrow funnels," says co-founder
Bob Richards. "What we are setting out to do is work on a much broader
canvas. We want to take a multi-disciplinary approach."
It is overseen by a Board of Trustees, including Chancellor and Trustee Ray Kurzweil, Vice-Chancellor and Chairman Peter Diamandis, Trustee Robert D. Richards, Trustee Michael Simpson, and Trustee Salim Ismail.
Corporate founding partners and sponsors include NASA, Google, IDEO, LinkedIn, ePlanet Ventures, and the X-Prize Foundation.
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Subjects
The University offers 10 different academic tracks, each chaired by one or more experts in the field:- Futures Studies and Forecasting (Ray Kurzweil, James Canton, Jim Dator, Paul Saffo)
- Policy, Law and Ethics (Tara Lemmey, Robert Taylor)
- Finance and Entrepreneurship (David S. Rose)
- Networks and Computing Systems (Bob Metcalfe, Kevin Fall)
- Biotechnology and Bioinformatics (Daniel Reda)
- Nanotechnology (Ralph Merkle, Robert Freitas, Jr.)
- Medicine, Neuroscience and Human Enhancement (Daniel Kraft)
- AI, Robotics, and Cognitive Computing (Neil Jacobstein, Raj Reddy)
- Energy and Ecological Systems (Sunil Paul, Michel Gelobter, Dan Whaley)
- Space and Physical Sciences (Dan Barry, Chris Boshuizen)
Programs
The University offers three kinds of academic programs:- Graduate Studies Program - a nine-week summer program for 120 students running once per year (40 students the first year)
- Executive Program (10 days) - a 40-student program running 8 times per year
- Executive Program (3 days) - a 20-student program running 8 times per year
Organization
The University is run by Executive Director Salim Ismail, along with Chief of Staff Susan Fonseca-Klein, Program Coordinator Kenneth Hurst, Vice President for University Relations Bruce Klein, and Financial Controller Alicia Isaac. The European Lead is David Orban.It is overseen by a Board of Trustees, including Chancellor and Trustee Ray Kurzweil, Vice-Chancellor and Chairman Peter Diamandis, Trustee Robert D. Richards, Trustee Michael Simpson, and Trustee Salim Ismail.
Corporate founding partners and sponsors include NASA, Google, IDEO, LinkedIn, ePlanet Ventures, and the X-Prize Foundation.
SU Executive Program
The next SU Executive Program will take place Feb 26th – Mar 7th 2010 at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA.
The SU Executive Program educates, informs and prepares executives to recognize the opportunities and disruptions at the intersections of industry and exponentially growing technologies.
Over-the-Horizon Radar for Executives
The SU Executive Program shows you how the intersections of convergence, exponential growth, and disruptive technologies will impact your company and industry.
Specific benefits to participants:
- Understand underlying drivers of exponential change
- Explore growth solutions based on disruptive innovation
- Create strategies of value to your company
- Gain exposure to new technologies
- Understand impacts on your industry
- Expand your networks
- Connect with a lifelong community through the Singularity University Network
SU Executive Program instructors include:
- Dan Barry, President, Denbar Robotics, former NASA astronaut
- Peter Diamandis, Founder, X PRIZE Foundation; Vice-Chancellor and Chairman, SU
- Neil Jacobstein, CEO, Teknowledge; Sr Research Fellow, Stanford University’s Media X Program
- Stuart Kim, Professor, Developmental Biology, Stanford University
- Daniel Kraft, Cancer/Stem Cell Biology Institute, Stanford University
- Ray Kurzweil, Founder, Kurzweil Technologies; Chancellor and Trustee, SU
- Ralph Merkle, Sr Research Fellow, Institute for Molecular Manufacturing
Core Briefings and Discussion
The Executive Program will concentrate on six exponential technologies:
- AI and Robotics
- Nanotechnology
- Biotechnology and Bioinformatics
- Medicine and Human-Machine Interfaces
- Networks and Computing Systems
- Energy and Environmental Systems
- Top-level Critical Concepts: The core concepts that let you understand the biggest ideas in exponential technologies. You’ll be able to recognize exponential trends and multidisciplinary breakthroughs in news and industry reports.
- Key Projected Breakthroughs: What are the top ten projected breakthroughs that executives should be watching out for in the next decade? What are their implications and leading indicators?
- Metrics: How do you monitor progress in these technology fields?
- Legal/Regulatory/Ethical Discussion: What legal and regulatory environments affect these exponentially changing fields? Do current structures account for future changes? What are the biggest ethical issues that are likely to be faced in the next decade?
- Leading Researchers and Companies: Who are the key thinkers and companies in this field that you must know about?
- Industrial Implications: How will projected breakthroughs affect specific industries within the next three to ten years?
Six two-hour time-slots for interactive workshops with leading thinkers in areas such as:
- Future Studies Tools and Predictive Markets
- The Future of Business in a World of Exponential Change
- Implications of Nanotech Factories
- Growth of AI and Robotics
- Future of Medicine & Biotechnology
- Technologies that Change Energy Systems
Executive participants will visit companies and research facilities during three half-day periods. Potential site visits include: IBM Almaden, 23andMe, Google, Nano-solar, Real-time brain scanning, NASA simulation and visualization facilities and research labs.
Industries Group Workshop
The last two full days of the program are dedicated to discussions between executives, faculty, and staff on the subject of:
- "How will these Exponential Technologies affect your industry in the next three to ten years?"
- "How does this affect your current and future planning?"
Other Program Elements
The SU Executive Program includes special events and opportunities for networking:
- Welcome Reception and Keynote Address
- VIP Lectures
- Technology Demonstrations
- Lunch and Evening Discussions, Social Events, and Networking Sessions
- Micro-BarCamp (a focused team-building exercise)
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Curriculum
- Futures Studies & Forecasting
- Policy, Law & Ethics
- Finance & Entrepreneurship
- Networks & Computing Systems
- Biotechnology & Bioinformatics
- Nanotechnology
- Medicine, Neuroscience & Human Enhancement
- AI & Robotics
- Energy & Ecological Systems
- Space & Physical Sciences
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Singularity University
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