University of the People

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University of the People
University of the People seal.png
Type Private distance education university
EstablishedJanuary 2009;15 years ago (January 2009)
Accreditation DEAC
President Shai Reshef
Administrative staff
57 [note 1]
Students20,000+ [1]
Location
Pasadena
,
California
,
United States.
Campus Online
Website uopeople.edu
University of the People Logo.jpg

The University of the People (UoPeople) is a non-profit private, distance education university.

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History

University of the People President Shai Reshef and Provost David Cohen UoPeople President Shai Reshef and UoPeople Provost David Cohen.jpg
University of the People President Shai Reshef and Provost David Cohen

University of the People was started by Shai Reshef in January 2009. [2] The university has no campus due to its online distance learning nature; it uses a shared office in California as an office of admission. [3]

The first UoPeople students began classes in September 2009, studying for associate and bachelor's degrees in business administration and computer science.

In February 2012, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded the University of the People a grant of $613,282 for the purpose of helping the university earn national accreditation. [4] Two years later, the university was accredited for degree-granting programs through the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC). [5] [6]

In 2016, the university began offering an online MBA. [7]

In 2017, the University of Edinburgh partnered with the school so that Health Science graduates of the University of the People could complete a bachelor's at UE. [8]

In 2018, the university announced the new online Master of Education in Advanced Teaching in collaboration with the International Baccalaureate. [9] This new program started taking in students in 2019. IB started to offer 80 scholarships for eligible M.Ed. students in 2020. [10]

UoPeople in Arabic, announced in the World Economic Forum [11] in April 2019, launched in September 2020 with its own website in Arabic; it uses a different website in Arabic and does not require proof of English knowledge. [12] [13]

In 2020, the UNESCO launched the "Global Education Coalition" in response to the Covid 19 pandemic. [14] The University became a member of this coalition. [15]

University of the People received candidate status in June 2021 with WASC Senior College and University Commission. [16] According to WASC, "Candidacy indicates that the institution meets all or nearly all the Standards at a minimum level. Candidacy is not accreditation and does not ensure eventual accreditation". [17]

Facilities

University of the People Education Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary [note 2] which provides support services to the institution. [note 3] The subsidiary is registered with the Israeli Corporations Authority [18] and maintains an office in Tel Aviv, Israel. [note 4]

Fees

According to the University of the People, the university charges no tuition fees but students must pay some administrative fees to cover course assessments, ranging from $2,460 for an associate's degree (two years) to $4,860 for a bachelor's degree (four years). [19] These include processing fees for applications.

The university does not participate in federal financial aid programs, [20] but it does offer scholarships to eligible students. [21] [22] [23]

Notes

  1. ↑ "University of the People's Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax, 2019" (PDF). IRS.gov (Form 990). July 23, 2021. p. 1 (PDF page: 27). Archived (PDF) from the original on July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  2. ↑ "University of the People's Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax, 2018" (PDF). IRS.gov (Form 990, Schedule F, Part IV). July 17, 2020. p. 2 (PDF page: 38). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  3. ↑ "University of the People's Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax, 2018" (PDF). IRS.gov (Form 990, Part I). July 17, 2020. p. 1 (PDF page: 37). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  4. ↑ "University of the People's Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax, 2018" (PDF). IRS.gov (Form 990, Schedule R, Part IV). July 17, 2020. p. 2 (PDF page: 38). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.

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  4. ↑ "University of the People". Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. January 21, 2018. Archived from the original on December 31, 2017.
  5. ↑ Accrediting Commission - Grant of Accreditation, DETC, February 13, 2014; Report from the Accrediting Commission - Renewal of Accreditation Archived September 10, 2017, at the Wayback Machine , DEAC, February 27, 2017,
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  7. ↑ "Here's how you can score a tuition-free MBA". make it. CNBC. September 18, 2017. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023. The university later introduced a health science track and then a graduate business degree in 2016.
  8. ↑ "Partnership opens doors for students from adverse backgrounds". University of Edinburgh. October 31, 2017. Archived from the original on March 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  9. ↑ "University of the People and the IB partner to announce tuition-free Master of Education program". October 4, 2018.
  10. ↑ "University of the People M.Ed. In Advanced Teaching". March 28, 2019.
  11. ↑ "WEF meeting in Jordan to address 'new platforms of cooperation'". April 5, 2019. Archived from the original on April 7, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  12. ↑ "هل تريد أن تصبح طالباً؟" [Do you want to be a student?]. ar.uopeople.edu (in Arabic). Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  13. ↑ "In Brief". UoPeople. Archived from the original on September 5, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
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