(SU) will bring students together from around the world to study subjects like , biotechnology, human enhancements and to see how the technologies can work together. SU's goals also include fostering professional networking and business creation.

The university, unveiled Tuesday at the annual TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) Conference in Long Beach, Calif., will offer nine-week graduate-level classes. SU will be temporarily housed on the NASA Research Park campus.

is SU's first corporate founder. will serve as chancellor and trustee of the university.

"We are now in the steep part of the exponential trajectory of information technologies in a broad variety of fields, including health, nanotechnology, and artificial intelligence," said in a statement. "It is only these accelerating technologies that have the scale to address the major challenges of humanity, ranging from energy and the environment, to disease and poverty. With its strong focus on interdisciplinary learning, Singularity University is poised to foster the leaders who will create a uniquely creative and productive future world."

Kurzweil co-founded the university with , Chairman and CEO of the , a nonprofit group that sponsors contests encouraging innovation. Just a year and a half ago, Diamandis worked with Google to launch the , which aimed to find someone who could build and land a privately funded spaceship on the moon in just over five years. Diamandis also co-founded the .