Cornell Tech
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Cornell Tech is a graduate campus and research center of Cornell University on Roosevelt Island in Manhattan, New York City. It provides courses in technology, business, and design, and includes the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute, a partnership between Cornell University and the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. Cornell Tech houses the one-year MBA program of the Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management and serves as the second-year campus for students in the dual-campus (1+1) MBA track, which combines study in Ithaca and New York City with a focus on technology, management, and entrepreneurship. Additionally, Cornell Tech has PhD curricula in fields such as Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Operations Research, Biomedical Engineering, and Information Science. The campus also houses coursework for Cornell University’s dual degree options, including the MBA/MEng program and a JD/MEng program, blending business, law, and engineering. Lastly, Cornell Tech offers Master of Science (MS) programs in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Data Science, and Master of Laws (LLM) focused on technology, law and entrepreneurship through Cornell Law School.
Cornell Tech arose from an economic development initiative of Michael Bloomberg's mayoral administration in 2008. The initiative sought to attract another engineering school to the city in the hope that it would produce entrepreneurial engineers who would in turn start job-creating companies. Seven bids were submitted for the competition, with the administration ultimately selecting Cornell/Technion's bid. As proposed, Cornell Tech would create 28,000 jobs, including 8,000 for academic staff. It would also be able to create 600 companies, leading to $23 billion in economic benefits and an additional $1.4 billion in taxes during its first three decades of operation.
Cornell Tech began operations in 2012 at a temporary site, the New York City offices of Google at 111 Eighth Avenue in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, while the permanent campus was built. The Roosevelt Island campus's 5-acre (2.0 ha) first phase opened on September 13, 2017. By 2037, the full campus is expected to span 12 acres (4.9 ha).
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