singularity university gsp11 sponsor support presentation
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Background to Singularity University Graduate Summer Program 2011 for potential sponsors.TRANSCRIPT
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• Singularity University is a new type of interdisciplinary university based in the heart of Silicon Valley
• We attract top graduate and postgraduate students from all over the world for our 10 week summer program
Campus
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Mission
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Our mission is to assemble, educate and inspire a cadre of leaders who strive to understand and facilitate the development of exponentially advancing technologies to address humanity’s grand challenges.
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Graduate Studies Program
Singularity University Graduate Studies Program
2011
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101099+ + Team Projects 109+
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Each summer, GSP students are asked to design a sustainable company (product or service based) that will positively impact the lives of 1 billion people within 10 years by leveraging accelerating technologies.
...ten to the ninth, plus
Team Projects:
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Technology Tracks1. Artificial Intelligence & Robotics2. Nanotechnology3. Networks & Computing Systems4. Biotechnology & Bioinformatics5. Medicine & Neuroscience
Resource/Mgmt Tracks1. Futures Studies & Forecasting 2. Policy, Law & Ethics3. Finance, Entrepreneurship & Economics
Graduate Studies ProgramAcademic Tracks
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Application Tracks1. Energy & Environmental
Systems2. Space & Physical Sciences
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Innovation Engine
10 Week Program phases:
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Student Selection Criteria
2009 Program • 40 students selected• 1200 applications
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Passionate aboutGrand Challenges
Show a thirst and commitment to address humanity’s grand challenges and opportunities
2010 Program • 80 students• 1600 applications
Students are selected based on three criteria:
Top in their field academically
Students are selected into 1 of the 10 Tracks and must be in the top of their class
Demonstrated Entrepreneurs/Leaders Students must be demonstrated entrepreneurs or leaders (having founded companies, research projects and/or organizations)
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GSP11 Team Projects
1. Poverty – strategies to bypass barriers to wealth creation and reform systems in order to promote improved living
2. Energy – provide low-cost and abundant energy to meet needs of humanity and to enable prosperity
3. Education – unprecedented opportunity to accelerate learning and provide access to education
4. Security – seek personal and global security for citizens of all nations in a harmonious way
5. Space – utilize vast material resources and the potential of networked sensors for measuring critical global conditions
6. Global Health – provide ubiquitous health care and simultaneously identify and mitigate pandemics
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DONATE TO HELP SOLVE THE WORLD’S GRAND CHALLENGES!
www.singularityu.org
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