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Mit Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing has received substantial support for its surprising new headquarters in Vassar Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A great gift from Sebastian Man '79, SM '80 will be recognized with the appointment of a key space in the building, enriching the academic and research activities of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and Mit.
The man, the first important donor to support the building since the fundamental gift of Stephen A. Schwarzman established the Schwarzman College of Computing, is the president and CEO of Chung Mei International Holdings Ltd., a manufacturer of national electricity treatment products and kitchen air for the main international internationals. Particularly for Education, he is a member of the Council of the University of Science and technology of Hong Kong, he is a member of the Board of the Morningsis College of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and was a member of the Court of the University of Hong Kong and the Chairman of the Harvard Business School Association of Hong Kong. Their community activities include serving as a member of the Better Hong Kong Foundation and a member of the Executive Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong China Business Council, as well as many other civic and business organizations. The man is also part of the MIT Matrix Community, since his son, Brandon Man, is a student graduated in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
The gift of man for the university was recognized in a ceremony and lunch in Hong Kong, where he resides, on January 10. Mit Chancellor for academic advance W. Eric L. Grimson PHD '80, who was the host of the event, said that in addition to his financial generosity for the institute, man has played many roles of important volunteers in the MIT. “His service includes progress in the MIT near and distant as a member of the Corporation Development Committee, sharing its experience through its recent selection as a new member of the Mechanical Engineering Visitations Committee and, more recently, its acceptance of an invitation To join Schwarzman. Computing College of the Dean Advisory Council, ”he said.
“This new building is a home for the MIT community and a home for people who are helping to shape the future of computer science and ai,” said Mit Schwarzman College of Computing Dean Daniel Huttenlocher SM '84, PhD ' 88 In a video greeting for men and his family. “Thanks to its gift, the university is better positioned to achieve its mission of creating a positive impact on society, and that is why we are deeply grateful.”
The headquarters of the Faculty of Computing of MIT Schwarzman of the latest generation was designed to reflect the mission of satisfying the needs that change rapidly in computing through new approaches to research, education and participation of the real world. The space provides the MIT Campus with a basis for operations to calculate research groups, new classrooms and call and event spaces.
Those in the Hong Kong event also enjoyed a video message by Stephen A. Schwarzman, president, CEO and co -founder of Blackstone and the founding donor of the University. “When we first announced the new university at MIT,” he said, “Mit said it was remodeling for the future. That future has arrived even faster than we all think. Today, ai is part of the vernacular language Daily, and the MIT's ability to impact its development with its support is more tangible than ever. “
Sebastian Man spoke with love of his years at the institute. “The place really opened my eyes … and my intellect exacerbated. He offered me a brave new world, new. Everything was interesting and everything was exciting!
“I come from a family where my father taught us that one must always be grateful to those people and places that have helped you become who you are today,” the man continued. “The mit instilled me endless intellectual curiosity and the love for the unknown, and I feel honored and privileged to be associated with the MIT Schwarzman Computer College.”
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