But we haven't really planned having the scores of interns or hardcore engineering courses they have. We measure our success by how many other people think it's a cool idea. We're not competing with Harvard or Yale, but we're thrilled when other people decide to create programs based on models we've developed. Applied Sciences Venkatesh Narayanamurti, the Cantabs may indeed be trying to catch up to Stanford. As an institution or a division, we did not nurture it the way Stanford did.
TECH is certainly a move in that direction.
In addition, he is co-founder of MIPS Computer Systems, a microprocessor company in Silicon Valley. I have seen that to be the best among universities, Yale would need to be among the best in the sciences. So we focused our attention on areas where we thought Stanford was quite innovative and out in front, and some areas where frankly, we were looking at things Stanford was doing to emulate Yale. In general, though, I think we can learn a lot from each other. As a result of the consortium, some have suggested that Yale and Stanford have formed a permanent partnership aimed at bettering each institution.