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University of the People announced today that it is partnering with Homeschooling for College Credit (HS4CC) to help homeschooled high school students that have earned college credits complete their degrees online. HS4CC is a nonprofit organization that helps tens of thousands of homeschooled students earn affordable college credit every year. UoPeople, the first non-profit, tuition-free,…

To help the Turkish and Syrian people recover from the recent earthquake that seriously damaged or destroyed many of the universities in the region, University of the People (UoPeople) is providing 1,000 scholarships to students from the impacted area so they can continue their education online. UoPeople currently enrolls around 14,000 students from Turkey and…

Nigel H. grew up in a single-parent household in Australia. He excelled academically but because of financial constraints, he had to start working at an early age to support himself. “Growing up in the pre-internet era, I had to rely on trips to the local library to explore encyclopedias and other reference books. I had…

PASADENA, CA (November 22, 2022) – SAP is providing 50 scholarships for young Ukrainian adults whose studies have been upended by the Russian invasion. Through this funding, Ukrainian refugee students can attend University of the People (UoPeople), an online American university, for free and from anywhere in the world. SAP, the market leader in enterprise…

By Tamer Abdel Fattah Protests began spreading across Iran last September, after the death of a 22-year-old Iranian woman, who was arrested for not wearing the hijab properly. In recent weeks, anti-government protests have exploded into the largest mass demonstrations Iran has seen in decades. Protests on college campuses across the country. Supporting the rights…

PASADENA, CA (October 26, 2022) – To support the rights of Iranian women, including the freedom not to veil their faces in public, University of the People is providing 100 scholarships to Iranian women so they can continue their education online from the safety of their homes without being subjected to threats and possible imprisonment from the…

PASADENA, CA (October 24, 2022) – University of the People President Shai Reshef has been selected to lead a session focused on making online higher education more affordable and accessible at the 2023 SXSW EDU Conference. The international conference, held from March 6-9, 2023 in Austin, Texas, features innovative leaders from academia, technology, government and…

PASADENA, CA (October 7, 2022) – University of the People was named the 2022 PIEoneer of the Year by Professionals in International Education (PIE) in recognition of its innovation and achievements in global education. With a distinguished judging panel representing geographical and professional diversity, the PIEoneer Awards recognize both individuals and organizations who are advancing…

If every university enrolls just 15 refugee students, the refugee higher education crisis will be over PASADENA, CA (Sept. 27, 2022) – To address the growing international refugee crisis, University of the People President Shai Reshef is urging each of the world’s more than 31,000 universities to enroll 15 refugees each. Reshef made the major announcement…

Raised by busy working parents in Poland, Mateusz learned at an early age to occupy and entertain himself independently. He would draw, play board games, and read loads of books. As a child, he enjoyed school and earned good grades. As he grew into a teenager, however, things changed. “In high school I was diagnosed…

“As a working mom and a student, every hour of my day is dedicated to endless tasks. Sometimes it is so stressful to handle everything, but I never give up hope,” says Moumena when asked about her extremely busy schedule. Moumena is a mother to five children–all in different age groups from eleven to early…

In her words, Nazek is a “fun, sociable, and strong individual.” But there was a time when life was tumultuous for her. As a result of financial difficulties, she had to change from an international to a public school. It was during this time she learned to adapt to a completely new environment. “That phase…