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How Jensen Huang's $30M to Stanford University helped open engineering centre

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How Jensen Huang's $30M to Stanford University helped open engineering centre
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and his wife Lori donated $30 million to Stanford University to establish an engineering center. The facility serves as a collaborative hub for research across various scientific and engineering disciplines.

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​Jensen Huang and Lori helped fund Stanford’s engineering centre with their $30 million donation. The university dedicated the Jen-Hsun Huang Engineering Center as a shared space for research, education and collaboration across disciplines. The building houses more than 270 faculty members, staff and students, along with workshops for building prototypes and models.​The centre was established as part of Stanford’s Science and Engineering Quad, providing a shared space for students and researchers working across engineering, science and medicine. Huang, the co-founder and chief executive of Nvidia, received his master’s degree in electrical engineering from Stanford in 1992.​What is the Jen-Hsun Huang Engineering Center​The Jen-Hsun Huang Engineering Center was dedicated on October 5, 2010, as a new home for Stanford’s School of Engineering.

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