Il lance 42 aussi à Fremont, Californie depuis juillet 2016 avec une capacité de 2048 étudiants.
Xavier Niel explains 42: the coding university without teachers, books, or tuition
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VB: What were the reactions in the United States, given that the costs of studying there are more important than in France?
Niel: What’s crazy is that we have young folks at the 42 school of Paris coming from California. They came all this way because they couldn’t afford to study in the United States, and therefore came to France because of the free education and all the other things we put together in order to help them. We managed to give them a chance to study. The reaction was therefore very positive.
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VB: How do students get into 42?
Niel: We don’t ask anything when you want to join: We only ask for a name, a last name, and a birthdate. The candidates have to be between 18 and 30. That’s all.
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VB: Was placing a former student from 42 Paris at the new 42 school in Fremont a coincidence or intentional?
Niel: It’s a type of auto-management. That’s what rules our school, meaning that the best students help with its internal functioning. All students from our school develop huge computer systems, manage them internally etc. We systematically ask our top students to help us.