Solis Cognito University

= Solis Cognito University =

Founded in the year 2310 by Professor Dennis Goodley, Solis Cognito University remains one of the most ambitious projects in the Solarian Alliance’s history. It is a sprawling space station in a loose orbit around the star Sol, in between Earth and Mars. Late-Soviet in design, the station still expands to this day, with relatively new residential wings and a small commercial area raising questions about the University becoming a dependency of the Alliance, with a population nearing 9000 to support this. Despite reasonings, the government has never taken the prospect seriously.

Another focus of Solis Cognito University is competition with Jargon Federation Academics. This is no small task, especially given the innate advantage of long lifespans the Skrell have, allowing them to acquire much higher GPA averages than the average human student from experience alone. Regardless, Solis Cognito often comes out on par with some Jargon institutions, but not above any in particular at the same time. Of special note is that graduates of Solis Cognito’s Robotics program often seem to be employed by either Bishop Cybernetics or Hephaestus Industries within six months of graduation, though there are no official agreements or indications that would lead to this. Anyone not following this trend is often employed by Einstein Engines.

In recent years, Solis Cognito University has taken extra steps to compete with Jargon Federation institutions, with harsher curriculums and more prestigious graduates as a result. This has led to a common belief among staff - and to an extent students - that humans are superior intellectually to those of other species, though they do not admit so publicly. The university has a large focus on the fields of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, though numerous other fields are available, further contributing to a vague anti-Jargon Federation sentiment. Their competitive nature also tends to leave students to think less of graduates of other institutions, leading to their reputation for being dismissive and snobbish. Solis Cognito often competes with Einstein Engines and Hephaestus Industries to employ top graduates, often losing due to more attractive contracts from the latter, particularly Hephaestus.

The Solarian Collapse and the Violet Dawn disaster on nearby Mars caused a profound effect on Solis Cognito, with lowering grade averages and lower student applications across the board. This is believed to have been caused by students losing focus on their academic work due to the turbulent circumstances on their various home planets, particularly those that now lie in the Human Wildlands. The University’s current dean is Bogdon Wernstrom. Deans for Solis Cognito are often short lived, and regularly change as academic demands are altered.

Relevant Jobs
Graduates from Solis Cognito University tend to be skilled Roboticists, who tend to think their creations much better than those of their peers. Aside from the field of robotics, one could feasibly leave the university a Scientist or Engineer as well, though those fields are not as popular in the curriculum.

Notable Graduates

 * Bernard Hemley, a scientist specializing in Artificial Intelligence responsible for cultivating over 39 different personalities and counting.

J*essica Demplin, a roboticist working for Bishop Cybernetics to develop new prosthetic limbs.