Ilon Musk, who moved to Texas during a pandemic, plans to open a university in Austin under the tax returns of his Foundation charity. With a charitable contribution around $ 100 million, a new educational institution will start its activities from elementary and high school -oriented schools. Later, plans to expand it to the university level to provide higher education.
This is not the first time Musk expresses interest in the opening of educational institutions. About ten years ago, he founded Ad Astra on SpaceX campus in California for his children and children. When moving to Texas in 2020, this school also moved.
Austin is the center of innovation in higher education, another university in the city, created as an alternative to traditional colleges, plans to open in the fall. The school raised considerable funds from prominent persons, such as historian Nayll Ferguson and former Finance Minister Larry Summers.
The new school Mask plans an elementary class of 50 students and collecting teachers and administrators starting with STEM. After approval of the agreement, Musk also plans to build its own city outside Austin with all the necessary conditions for Tesla, SpaceX and Boring Co.
