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Higher education is at an interesting crossroads. The student loan crisis, astronomical tuition rates, a new generation of students questioning the value of higher education, and cultural shifts all paired with a tumultuous political climate lead many to question what the future of higher education will look like. In fact, there’s a clear need for…

Pasadena, California – With the cost of earning a college degree continuing to skyrocket and more Americans questioning the financial return of their investment in higher education, a new independent economic report finds that  University of the People’s return on investment (ROI) for a bachelor’s degree is 30 times higher than of the average cost…

University of the People is the world’s first non-profit, accredited, tuition-free university. Almost 140 thousand students from 200 countries study at the university. By Maxim Moskalkov Katerina Glubochenko from Nikolaev was only three months away from completing her university education when war came to Ukraine. However, despite the tragedy unfolding before her eyes, Katerina did not leave her…

Born in Texas to a working-class family that instilled in him “important values, and a real sense of wonder,” Ruben G. has had an impressive journey. Today, he works as a System Service representative at IBM and is earning his associate degree in computer science at UoPeople. Ruben says he has inherited his passion for…

Pasadena, California – To expand access to affordable college education for Arabic-speaking students, University of the People (UoPeople) is the first American-accredited university to offer an online MBA degree taught completely in Arabic. “UoPeople is proud to be the first U.S. university to offer an MBA degree taught fully online in Arabic. Our MBA program,…

(PASADENA, CA) – The University of the People (UoPeople) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. John A. Quelch as its new Dean of Business Administration. Quelch is the Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration Emeritus at Harvard Business School and the Leonard M. Miller University Professor at the University of Miami, where…

University of the People has been named the top university in the world for its online classroom experience as part of the 2023 Global Student Satisfaction Awards. The awards, which are sponsored by Studyportals with partners Unibuddy and British Council IELTS, are based on data from 126,000 reviews from students at higher education institutions in…

(Pasadena, CA) – University of the People has been named the top university in the world for its online classroom experience as part of the 2023 Global Student Satisfaction Awards. The awards, which are sponsored by Studyportals with partners Unibuddy and British Council IELTS, are based on data from 126,000 reviews from students at higher education…

Nelli B. was born and raised in Moscow, which she says gave her a unique upbringing rich with diverse experiences. She calls her home city a “vibrant and historically significant” that left a lasting impact on her life.   “From an early age, I was immersed in Moscow’s rich cultural heritage. The city’s museums, theaters, and…

Maria S. describes herself as an “older millennial, born and raised in the southeast of the United States.” Growing up she dreamed of building a career where she could help others, but higher education was a distant dream. “If you had told me a few years ago that I would be working towards a bachelor’s…

(Pasadena, CA) – The Yidan Prize Foundation has awarded Shai Reshef, President and Founder of the University of the People, the 2023 Yidan Prize for Education Development, the world’s highest education accolade, referred to as the “Nobel Prize of Education.” The award recognizes Reshef’s innovative solutions to open the gates of higher education to all…

(Pasadena, CA) In a bold move that promises to reshape the landscape of online education and professional development, University of the People (UoPeople), one of the largest online universities in the U.S., has forged a partnership with Virtual Internships, a global leader in guaranteed internship placements, to offer remote internships to all its students. The…