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University of the People and International Baccalaureate partner to announce tuition-free Master of Education program
Pasadena, CA. (October 4th 2018)—To increase the amount of highly skilled teachers across the world, the University of the People (UoPeople) and the International Baccalaureate (IB) have launched a tuition-free, online Master of Education (M.Ed.) program. The program was developed to address the shortage of qualified educators around the world, especially in underrepresented areas, and…
UoPeople launches world’s first tuition-free MBA
Pasadena, CA. March 15, 2016 – University of the People (“UoPeople”), the world’s first non-profit, tuition-free, accredited American online university built for underserved students around the world, has announced today that is has received accreditation for and is launching the world’s most cost effective MBA program. The MBA program is the latest addition to UoPeople’s…
1,000 SOUTH AFRICANS ACCESS TUITION-FREE DEGREES
1,000 SOUTH AFRICAN HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES TO ACCESS TUITION-FREE DEGREES ONLINE Pasadena, CA. Jan 19, 2015 – University of the People (UoPeople.edu) President Shai Reshef has announced 1,000 places for South African students at the non-profit, tuition-free, accredited, online American university for 2015. The decision comes following the news of matric results in early January…
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OPENS GATES TO REFUGEES AROUND THE WORLD, TUITION-FREE
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OPENS GATES TO REFUGEES AROUND THE WORLD, TUITION-FREE UoPeople, UNHCR, HIAS launch collaborative project to offer tuition-free degrees to refugees worldwide. (Pasadena, CA. Sunday, Nov 23.) University of the People (UoPeople) President Shai Reshef in partnership with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Israel has announced the…
University of the People Opening All Its Courses to Ukrainian Students for Free
American Online University Offers “Educational Lifeline” to Ukrainians PASADENA, CA (February 22, 2022) – Following a request by the Ukrainian Ministry of Education, University of the People (UoPeople) is opening all of its courses to Ukrainian students whose universities have closed due to the Russian invasion to enable them to continue their studies uninterrupted online.…
How Can This University Charge Nothing for Tuition?
Credit: Illustration by The New York Times; Photography by CSA-Images By Peter Coy | Opinion Writer Last Monday I got an email from a university president about Tara Westover’s powerful Opinion essay this month on her struggle to start college with no money. To afford tuition, Westover would get up at 3:40 a.m. to work…
UoPeople Awarded $759K Grant to Expand its Innovative Model
University Receives Support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Pasadena, California – The University of the People (UoPeople) has been awarded a $759,231 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to investigate the scalability of the university’s tuition-free model with a focus on U.S. learners, while maintaining both cost-efficiency and high quality. UoPeople’s…
From Veils to Virtual Classrooms: Thousands of Afghan women defy Taliban by studying “underground” with American online university
“Girls like me have bitter fate under Taliban dictatorship,” said Pakiza, a 25-year-old Afghan woman. “I want the right to be educated like any other woman in the world. I want to break the doors that keep me isolated.” Only the student’s first name is used to protect her identity. Following the Taliban’s return in…
International Baccalaureate and UoPeople Renew Scholarship Partnership Program
Applications for the IB UoPeople Scholarship are now open to educators worldwide WASHINGTON DC, May 29, 2024—The International Baccalaureate (IB) and the University of the People (UoPeople) have signed a renewed partnership, bringing new features to a scholarship program for educators created through their collaboration. The IB offers international education programs for K-12 students while…