About SIT
Schaffhausen Institute of Technology
Addressing the world challenges through Science, Education and Technology
Addressing the world challenges through Science, Education and Technology
A global Institution founded by entrepreneurs, led by scientists and advanced world-class researchers
Founded in 2019, SIT is an international research-led institution headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. Interdisciplinary by design, the SIT ecosystem is driven by a common purpose: tackling the main problems of the world through science, education, and cutting-edge technology.
To serve that mission, SIT is constantly developing expertise and services in eight focus research areas: Quantum Technology, Advanced Materials, Software Engineering, Machine Intelligence & Computer Science, Quantum Business Science, Life Sciences, Autonomous Systems & Robotics, Cyber Protection & Information Integrity.
SIT relies on a network of major partners in industry and academics including partnerships with some of world’s top-ranked universities, as well as with the recently acquired Jacobs University in Bremen, Germany.
SIT is also supported by a strategic advisory board composed of some of the world’s most prominent scientists and academics, chaired by Nobel Prize Winner Sir Konstantin Novoselov.
Key People
Dr. Serg Bell
Founder of SIT and Chairman of the Board, Founder of Acronis
Fabio Pammolli
President and Chairman of the Executive Board of Jacobs University
Katya Fisher, Esq.
Executive Vice Chairman, SIT Holding
Stanislav Protassov
COO/President & Co-founder of Acronis
Laurent Dedenis
CEO of Alemira Education
Dmitry Chikhachev
General Partner & Co-Founder at RUNA Capital
Christian Wipf
Partner, Gyrus Capital
Dmitry Babichev
Board member, SIT Holding
Sir Konstantin Novoselov
Nobel Prize winner (2010)
Chairman of the SIT Strategic Advisory Board
Professor of Physics Center for Advanced Materials, National University of Singapore
Fabio Pammolli
Professor
Professor of Economics and Management Sciences, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Andrea C. Ferrari
Professor
Professor of Nanotechnology,
Director, Cambridge Graphene Centre,
University of Cambridge, UK
Artur Ekert
Professor
Director, Center for Quantum Technologies, Oxford University
Fellow of Merton College, University of Oxford
Lee Kong Chian Centennial Professor, National University of Singapore
Rino Rappuolli
Scientist
Chief Scientist & Head of External Research and Development at GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines
Nicolas Gisin
Professor
Professor of Quantum Information and Communication, University of Geneva
Mark Kamlet
Professor
Professor of Economics and Public Policy
Provost Emeritus at Carnegie Mellon
Guenther Dobrauz
Partner and Leader PwC Legal Services, Global LegalTech Leader, PwC Switzerland
David Rosenblum
Professor
Professor of National University of Singapore
Serguei Netessine
Professor
Dhirubhai Ambani Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions Vice Dean for Global Initiatives
Stanislav Protassov
COO/President & Co-founder of Acronis
Scott Aaranson
Professor
Professor of Computer Science
at The University of Texas at Austin,
and director of its Quantum Information Center
Wolfgang Wahlster
Professor
Professor of AI, Founding Director of
the German Research Center for AI (DFKI)
Dr. Jules L. Coleman
Professor
Co-Founder of MetaVentureLab and Global Futures Group
Emeritus Sr. Vice Provost and Professor NYU
Bertrand Meyer
Provost, Chair of Software Engineering
Elena Novoselova
Vice President Communication and Grant Management
Dr. Flavia Tomarchio
Science and Technology Officer
Aliona Geckler
Chief of Staff to the Chairman
Mauro Pezzè
Chair of Software Testing and Analysis
Anton Grachev
Head of Chairman Operations, COO
Dima Kondratev
VP for Strategic Growth
Paul Maritz
Chairman of Pivotal Software
Dmitry Chikhachev
General Partner & Co-Founder at RUNA Capital
Arkadiy Dobkin
Chairman of the Board, CEO and President of EPAM Systems
Kirill Tatarinov
Executive Vice Chairman at Acronis
The SIT Ecosystem
The SIT ecosystem is comprised of education and research as well as commercial technology spin-offs, consulting services, and investment funds.
SIT offers interdisciplinary university programs to students from around the globe with next-generation learning models, both hybrid and on-site: at the Schaffhausen location and at the recently acquired Jacobs University in Bremen, Germany.
SIT students also benefit from various partnerships with top-ranking universities in the USA, Asia and Europe.
Thanks to the combined richness of SIT and JUB catalogues, students are offered a compelling range of Bs, MSc and PhD, such as in Computer Science and Software Engineering.
Our Campuses
Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Bremen, Germany
SIT’s Institute of ADVANCED STUDIES focuses on interdisciplinary research in the eight following areas: Quantum Technology, Advanced Materials, Software Engineering, Machine Intelligence & Computer Science, Quantum Business Science, Life Sciences, Autonomous Systems & Robotics, Cyber Protection & Information Integrity.
SIT’s strategic holding company oversees services, investment, and software companies that help bring sustainability and opportunity to the SIT ecosystem. These include services related to scientific consulting, technology transfer, executive education, and software tailored to the needs of the industry.
Commercial spin-offs include SIT Alemira, a digital ecosystem for research and education; SIT Autonomous, which offers AI consulting in driverless mobility, robotics, and professional sports; SIT Campus, which provides consulting and business services; SIT StartGarden, an early-stage startup accelerator program; SIT Capital, a venture investment fund.
SIT Projects
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Jacobs University Bremen and SIT are now in partnership to drive interdisciplinary science, technology and education in Europe and beyond. -
SIT Academy helps executives and companies to stay ahead of emerging technologies -
SIT Alemira is a digital ecosystem for education and research. -
SIT Autonomous specializes in AI and machine learning consulting services in driverless mobility, robotics, and professional sports. -
SIT Capital supports early-stage digital startups around the world. -
SIT Masters offers a cutting-edge blended degree in Computer Science and Software Engineering -
SIT Programming School teaches programming skills to children aged 7 to 13. -
SIT StartGarden is a startup ecosystem, where students, researchers, and science and tech professionals collaborate on innovative solutions. -
SIT Rolos is an intelligent collaborative productivity platform for computational modelling. Our mission is to simplify and accelerate research lifecycle. -
SIT Learning, the next generation educational partner for digital transformation
SIT by 2030
SIT University
Top 50 Under 50
Top 100 University Worldwide
10 000+
hybrid students
100 000+
online students
2,500+
degree students on the main campus
SIT Research Center
25+
chairs in: Cybersecurity and Information Integrity, AI/ML, Software Engineering, Robotics & Autonomous Machines, Quantum Technologies, Advanced Materials, Digital Health, Digital Sports, New Generation Business Management, AI in Arts & Computer Design, Digital Law
SIT Tech Park
250+
SIT's startups and R&D centers of
1000+
industry partners—within walking distance from the University
SIT in numbers
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$100M+
investment in 5 years
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$1.5B+
annual revenue in 10 years
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5-25B+
market cap in 10 years
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2+
campuses around the globe
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500 000+
m2 of real estate worldwide
SIT Partners
Academic Partners
Research Grants and Industry Consortium
Corporate Partners
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