It is open to anyone between the ages of 18 and 30.

Forbes reports.

French Billionaire Opens Free Coding University ’42’ In Silicon Valley

French technology entrepreneur and billionaire Xavier Niel (#129 in 2016 and #7 in France with a net worth of $8 billion) is investing $100 million of his own money to bring his Paris-based ’42′ coding school to Silicon Valley.

The name ’42′ is a nod to Douglas Adams’ science-fiction series The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, where 42 is the answer to “the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything.”

Based on a unique ‘open education’ model Mr. Niel launched in France 3 years ago, ’42′ has no teachers, books, curriculum or grades and is absolutely free of charge to attend!

The school’s U.S. branch acquired a 200,000-square-foot campus in Fremont – for over $62 million – that was previously occupied by the DeVry University, and which stands just across the bridge from Facebook’s FB -0.78% sprawling campus in Menlo Park. The non-profit school will also provide up to 600 dormitories for free, for the most disadvantaged students, in an additional 84,000-square-foot structure.


 
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