Constructor Institute
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Constructor Institute of Technology, formerly known as Constructor Institute and Schaffhausen Institute of Technology (SIT), was a private non-profit institute in Switzerland founded in 2019 by tech entrepreneur and investor Serg Bell. The Institute was a part of Constructor Group, comprising education services, technology, and a venture capital fund. The Group was inspired by Constructor Theory, a proposal for a new mode of explanation in fundamental physics in the language of ergodic theory.
| Formation | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Serg Bell |
| Dissolved | 2026 |
| Headquarters | Schaffhausen, Switzerland |
| Website | https://institute.constructor.org/ |
Formerly called | Constructor Institute and Schaffhausen Institute of Technology (SIT) |
In 2025 the institute announced that it would be ceasing operations in 2026 and devoting its efforts instead to Constructor University in Bremen, Germany.[1][2]
History
The Institute focused on teaching, academic research and leadership.
Collaborating with institutions such as Université de Genève and the National University of Singapore,[3][4] the Institute offered advanced programs at the master, Ph.D., and postdoctoral levels. The development of the Institute was supported by the Canton of Schaffhausen in northern Switzerland through a 3 million Swiss franc ($3.2 million) funding deal.[5] As a part of the Constructor ecosystem and its network of academics, scientists, investors and entrepreneurs, the Institute's academic strategy was set by the 2010 Nobel Laureate in Physics Konstantin Novoselov.[6] Part of the Constructor ecosystem, in its education branch, was Constructor University, located in Bremen, Germany. In 2021, Constructor Group became the main shareholder of the private Jacobs University[7] in Bremen, Germany.[8] According to the Senate, the new majority owner intended to invest 50 million euros in Jacobs University, half of it in the next two years.[9]
Scientists and academics within the Constructor network
- Konstantin Novoselov, Chairman of the Strategic Advisory Board
- Mark Kamlet
- Mikhail Lukin
- Artur Ekert
- Nicolas Gisin
- Andrea Ferrari
- Rino Rappuoli
- Serguei Netessine
- Bertrand Meyer, Provost and Professor of Software Engineering
- Mauro Pezzè, Chair of Software Testing and Analysis