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Constructor Institute

The Schaffhausen Institute of Technology (SIT), later Constructor Institute of Technology, a private tech institute in Switzerland that is closing its Schaffhausen operations in 2026.

What they do

The Schaffhausen Institute of Technology was a private non-profit institute offering Master's, PhD and postdoctoral programmes in computer science, software engineering and related technology fields. It was later renamed Constructor Institute of Technology.[1]

Its partners included the Université de Genève and the National University of Singapore.[1]

History

  • 2019: Serg Bell, founder of Acronis, founded the institute in Schaffhausen.[1]
  • 2021: The institute became majority shareholder of Jacobs University Bremen, which became Constructor University.[1]
  • 2025: In July the institute announced it would stop operating in Schaffhausen in 2026 and focus on Constructor University in Bremen.[1]

Known for

  • Being founded by Acronis founder Serg Bell.[1]
  • Nobel laureate Konstantin Novoselov as chairman of its Strategic Advisory Board.[1]
  • Taking over Jacobs University Bremen, now Constructor University.[1]
  • CHF 3 million in funding from the Canton of Schaffhausen.[1]

Sources

  1. Constructor Institute (formerly SIT), Wikipedia