Andrew Viterbi, co-founder of electronics manufacturer Qualcomm, has made a $50m to Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, the largest amount from a US donor in the university’s history.
Viterbi, who is a visiting professor at the university, has made donations in the past to the university, which have helped pay for fellowships and the extension of the university’s computer technology facilities. His latest donation will be used to pay for an expanded faculty of engineering.
Viterbi said: “Technion electrical engineering graduates are in large part responsible for creating and sustaining Israel’s high-tech industry, which has been essential for Israel’s economic success.”
