Elon Musk: 'Going to college is not a testament to being more capable than people. College is basically just for fun, not for learning '

In the startup world, especially in the field of technology 4.0, there is a face that always makes people shiver when thinking of Elon Musk. He currently holds a high and honorable position as Chairman, Co-Founder and CEO of a number of popular companies including SpaceX, Tesla, SolarCity, Neuralink and Boring Company.

One thing Elon Musk always shared in every interview is that he doesn't care about qualifications, especially college degrees. Recently, at the satellite satellite industry conference 2020, when asked what universities and industries should do to help students access more opportunities, Musk did not hesitate to answer: " I think college is just for fun . but not for studying ."

He also expressed his admiration and evidence of a number of other famous directors who also dropped out of college to start companies like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Larrry Ellison. " College is not a proof of competence than people. In fact, you can quit school and do something is okay. A lot of directors succeed because they dare to drop out to start a company ," Elon said. Musk shared.

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Elon Musk said that college is just for fun, not for learning.

Elon Musk has always maintained that for him, the degree doesn't matter. When asked what "new education can join the AI ​​(AI) meeting held by Elon Musk", he was not afraid to share: " It is important that you have a deep understanding of AI and its ability. the ability to use artificial neural networks effectively. You don't need a university degree, nor do I care if you haven't graduated from high school, as long as you can . "

In an interview in 2014, Ellon Musk also said that he values ​​people who show their ability in real-world conditions, rather than those who have a good profile and high qualifications.

However, the fact that Elon Musk is quite a "predestined" with learning when he constantly has the opportunity to study at prestigious universities. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Economics and Physics and gave up his Master's degree at Stanford University after only 2 days of studying to start his own company called Zip2.

In particular, while confirming that qualifications are not important at Tesla, but when surfing through the vacancies on the website, up to 1141 of the 1715 vacancies in North America require candidates to reach certain education level and accompanying qualifications. And, it turns out, the work area that Elon Musk himself said does not need candidates to have a degree when applying for Engineering and IT, is the area that requires the most qualifications at Tesla.

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Elon Musk graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Economics and Physics before giving up his Master's degree at Stanford University after only 2 days to start his own company.