University of the People
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The University of the People (UoPeople) is a US non-profit online university based in Pasadena, California, US. It was founded in January 2009 by Ashoka fellow Shai Reshef. This university is accredited and recognized by the United States Department of Education (U.S.DoED), Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), and Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC). It is also recognized by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE).
As of December 2018, it had over 18,000 students enrolled from 200 countries. Since February 2014, it has been accredited as the world's first tuition-free online university. It should be noted that there are still costs for enrolment and exams.
The language of instruction is English. An Arabic version has already been announced.
Accreditations
The distance learning university is accredited by
- the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC), since January 2014
- the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE).
Funding
The facility is run with an annual budget of USD 1.2 million and with the help of a global network of volunteers. The latter come from academic institutions, companies and organizations. In the long term, the university should be able to sustain itself. Much of the funding comes from business sponsors. Another source of income are enrolment and examination fees.
