That could be all the goal is (though this is speculation). Thiel has said on a few occasions that one thing he particularly dislikes about universities is thei

That could be all the goal is (though this is speculation). Thiel has said on a few occasions that one thing he particularly dislikes about universities is their politics: he perceives them as an obstacle to libertarianism, since in his view they promote left-wing politics. If he can replace a university with something similar, but with different politics, that could achieve his aims, if his aims are in large part political.