The City University of New York is the public university system of New York City. It is the largest urban university system in the United States,comprising 25 campuses:eleven senior colleges,seven community colleges,and seven professional institutions. In 1960,John R. Everett became the first chancellor of the Municipal College System of New York City,later known as the City University of New York (CUNY). CUNY,established by New York state legislation in 1961 and signed into law by Governor Nelson Rockefeller,was an amalgamation of existing institutions and a new graduate school.
The University of Oregon is a public research university in Eugene,Oregon. Founded in 1876,the university also has the Ballmer Institute for Children's Behavioral Health in Portland;the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology in Charleston;and Pine Mountain Observatory in Central Oregon.
University of Phoenix (UoPX) is a private for-profit university headquartered in Phoenix,Arizona. Founded in 1976,the university confers certificates and degrees at the certificate,associate,bachelor's,master's,and doctoral degree levels. It is institutionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and has an open enrollment admissions policy for many undergraduate programs. The school is owned by Apollo Global Management and Vistria Group.
Bottega University is a for-profit,accredited distance learning university headquartered in Salt Lake City,Utah,United States.
Free education is education funded through government spending or charitable organizations rather than tuition funding. Many models of free higher education have been proposed. Primary school and other comprehensive or compulsory education is free in many countries. Tertiary education is also free in certain countries,including post-graduate studies in the Nordic countries. The Article 13 of International Covenant on Economic,Social and Cultural Rights ensures the right to free education at primary education and progressive introduction of it at secondary and higher education as the right to education.
The University of Arizona Global Campus is a public online university affiliated with the University of Arizona. The university announced a deal to acquire Ashford University in 2020 and completed the deal in 2023.
John Edward Sexton is an American legal scholar. He is the Benjamin F. Butler Professor of Law at New York University where he teaches at the law school and NYU's undergraduate colleges. Sexton served as the fifteenth president of NYU,from 2002 to 2015. During his time as president,NYU's stature rose dramatically into the ranks of the world's top universities,and it became the world's first global network university. Sexton has been called a "transformational" figure in higher education and was named by Time Magazine as one of the United States' 10 best college presidents.
Shenzhen University (SZU) is a municipal public research university in Shenzhen,Guangdong,China. The university is funded by the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government.
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City,United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature,NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a non-denominational all-male institution near City Hall based on a curriculum focused on a secular education. The university moved in 1833 and has maintained its main campus in Greenwich Village surrounding Washington Square Park. Since then,the university has added an engineering school in Brooklyn's MetroTech Center and graduate schools throughout Manhattan.
Anant Agarwal is an Indian computer architecture researcher. He is a professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),where he led the development of Alewife,an early cache coherent multiprocessor,and also has served as director of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. He is the founder and CTO of Tilera,a fabless semiconductor company focusing on scalable multicore embedded processor design. He also serves as the CEO of edX,a joint partnership between MIT and Harvard University that offers free online learning.
The University of the People (UoPeople) is a non-profit private,distance education university.
New York University Shanghai is a joint-venture university in Pudong,Shanghai,China. It was established in 2012 under a partnership between East China Normal University and New York University. It is the third degree granting campus of New York University.
2U,Inc. is an American educational technology company that contracts with non-profit colleges and universities to build,deliver and support online degree and non-degree programs. It is also the parent company of edX. On February 12,2024,2U announced "there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern."
Ashoka University is a private research university located in National Capital Region (India),providing a liberal education in the humanities,social sciences,and natural sciences. Ashoka University houses the Trivedi School of Biosciences,Isaac Centre for Public Policy,the Science Policy Initiative,the Koita Centre for Digital Health at Ashoka (KCDH-A) and other centres for interdisciplinary education. It was founded in 2014 and is based on the model of collective philanthropy,with 200+ founders across various industries.
Chen Yidan,also known as Charles Chen,is a Chinese internet entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is a co-founder of Tencent,founder of the Chen Yidan Charity Foundation,and founder of the Yidan Prize Foundation.
The Yidan Prize (/i:dan/) is a prize founded in 2016 by Chen Yidan for "contributions to education research and development". The prize is financed and governed by a HK$2.5 billion independent trust. It is a global,inclusive education award which recognizes changemakers who inspire progress in education for a better world,and has been referred to as the largest education prize on earth.
Purdue University Global,Inc. is a public online university that is a separately accredited part of the Purdue University system. Its primary focus is educating working adults.
Solve Education!(SE!) is a global technology non-profit organization founded in 2015 by Peng Tsin Ong and Janine Teo (Peihan). Solve Education! is making education and employment accessible to children and youth who do not have access to school around the globe.
Jean Paul Laurent,is a Haitian-American social entrepreneur,inventor,and humanitarian. He is the Founder and President of Unspoken Smiles,a global non-profit organization dedicated to improving oral health in underserved communities. Since its founding in 2014,Laurent has gained international recognition for his innovative approaches to sustainable dentistry,including the creation of the eco-friendly toothbrush with replaceable heads. His work bridges social impact with business,inspiring the purpose-driven entrepreneurship.
