University of the People
University of the People
Solution Overview & Benefits
University of the People (UoPeople) is a non-profit, online academic institution that provides a tuition-free education to anyone around the world.
UoPeople’s mission strives to provide access to undergraduate degree programs for qualified individuals, despite financial, geographic or societal constraints.
Currently, UoPeople offers:
- Associate's Degrees: Business Administration, Computer Science, or Health Science
- Bachelor's Degrees: Business Administration, Computer Science, And Health Science
- Master's Degrees: Business Administration, Information Technology, or Education
- Certificate Programs: 11 fields
In line with other online education platforms, UoPeople operates on a limited budget, employs collaborative and open-source e-learning tools, and hosts online study communities where students share resources and discuss weekly topics. However, UoPeople is distinct in that it offers specific degrees to a selected class.
- As a tuition-free, online university there’s no cost for instruction, books or campus fees.
- UoPeople is recognized by the DEAC as an accredited online university.
- Since UoPeople is 100% online you can study to fit your schedule anytime, anywhere.
History & Development
University of the People was founded in 2009 by educational entrepreneur Shai Reshef.
As of 2012, UoPeople has partnered with Yale University for research, New York University to accept students from its degree programs, and Hewlett-Packard, in conjunction with the Catalyst Initiative, for student internships.
To date, students from more than 130 countries have been accepted to UoPeople. In just the past three years, UoPeople has gained numerous distinctions that are recognized worldwide. In 2009, Reshef was listed among the100 Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company and has been awarded an Ashoka fellowship. Press giants such as Business Week, NPR, and the Huffington Post have all touted UoPeople’s success. The most recent undertaking at UoPeople is the introduction of a Women’s Scholarship Fund, a $200,000 initiative pledged by Hewlett-Packard to educate 100 women.
Availability
- Publicly available: yes
- Countries where available: Worldwide
- Price range (USD): Free
- Available online: yes
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