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University of the People receives $500,000 in funding from Ford Foundation toward Syrian refugee initiative
Pasadena, CA. June 13, 2017 – University of the People (“UoPeople”), the world’s first tuition-free, non-profit, accredited, U.S. online university, has received half a million USD in funding from the Ford Foundation. The grant’s funds will be allocated towards core support of the university’s Syrian Refugees’ initiative. To date, the university has enrolled over 500 Syrian refugees,…
University of the People to offer 50 scholarships to students from Myanmar
Pasadena, CA. November 23, 2016 – University of the People (“UoPeople”), based in Pasadena, California, has announced that it will offer 50 scholarships especially created for students born in Myanmar to study tuition-free toward its American accredited degrees at the university’s virtual campus. Associates and bachelor degree programs are available in business administration, computer science…
University of the People to offer 20 scholarships to Vietnamese students
Pasadena, CA. November 20, 2016 – University of the People (“UoPeople”), based in Pasadena, California, has announced that it will offer together with its Vietnamese partner EDCATA, 20 scholarships to Vietnamese students to study tuition-free toward its American accredited degrees at the university’s virtual campus. Associates and bachelor degree programs are available in business administration,…
HSH PRINCE ALBERT II OF MONACO AWARDS THE 2016 PRINCE’S PRIZE FOR INNOVATIVE PHILANTHROPY TO SHAI RESHEF OF UNIVERSITY OF THE PEOPLE
Monaco, January 26, 2016 The 2016 Prince’s Prize for Innovative Philanthropy has been awarded to Shai Reshef of University of the People (UoPeople). UoPeople is the world’s first tuition-free, non-profit, accredited online university, dedicated to opening access to higher education. Grounded in the belief that knowledge is a key ingredient of world peace, UoPeople uses…
Health Studies Degree Launched
Combating Zika Virus through Education: New Tuition-Free Health Studies Degree Launched Pasadena, CA. May 3, 2016 – University of the People, the world’s first non-profit, tuition-free, accredited American online university, has announced today the launch of its Associate degree in Health Science and Bachelor degree in Health Studies. Leading figures are heading the program’s Taskforce:…
UC Berkeley Partners with UoPeople
Pasadena, CA. April 4, 2016. University of the People (UoPeople) announces today a new partnership with the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley). According to the articulation agreement between the two Californian universities, UC Berkeley will consider qualified, top-performing UoPeople Associate’s degree graduates, who wish to transfer to complete a Bachelor’s degree at Berkeley. UoPeople…
UNIVERSITY OF THE PEOPLE OPENS DOORS TO INDIAN STUDENTS
ACCREDITED, U.S. TUITION-FREE “UNIVERSITY OF THE PEOPLE” OPENS DOORS TO INDIAN STUDENTS Pasadena, CA. December 22, 2015. University of the People (“UoPeople”) President Shai Reshef is eagerly preparing for his upcoming visit to India, where he will be a keynote lecturer on December 28 at Techfest, at IIT Bombay, billed as “Asia’s Largest Science &…
“University in a Box”: American University Opens Gates to 500 Syrian Refugees
“UNIVERSITY IN A BOX”: AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OPENS GATES TO 500 SYRIAN REFUGEES University of the People to offer tuition-free degrees to Syria’s lost generation (Pasadena, CA. Sunday, September 8, 2015.) University of the People (UoPeople) has announced that it will accept 500 Syrian refugees to study tuition-free toward bachelor degrees in Business Administration or Computer…