By Jane Imbody, Reporter assisted by AI
Publication Date: 2026-01-16 15:42:00
Jan. 16, 2026, 10:42 a.m. ET
Purdue University and Google Public Sector have announced a strategic partnership designed to advance AI-enabled education, accelerate AI innovation and expand AI workforce development.
The collaboration, approved by the Purdue Board of Trustees’ finance and executive committees, includes a five-year commitment to the Google Partnership for Accelerated Research program, collaboration on an AI competency graduation requirement, access to Tensor Processing Units and a trusted tester program for Google DeepMind’s co-scientist, according to a community announcement.
The partnership also includes the creation of the Google AI Hub within Purdue’s Hall of Data Science and AI.
“This partnership with Google is a paradigm shift in academic-industry collaboration,” Purdue President Mung Chiang said in the announcement. “Beyond the basic type of agreements, this alliance offers comprehensive access and opportunities to the Purdue community that are rarely…