Type | Private distance education university |
---|---|
Established | January 2009 |
Accreditation | DEAC |
President | Shai Reshef |
Administrative staff | 57 [note 1] |
Students | 20,000+ [1] |
Location | , , |
Campus | Online |
Website | uopeople.edu |
The University of the People (UoPeople) is a non-profit private, distance education university.
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]
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]
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]
The university later introduced a health science track and then a graduate business degree in 2016.
While the UoPeople does not provide federal financial aid, it does provide scholarships to support as many students experiencing financial difficulty as funds allow.
Type | Private distance education university |
---|---|
Established | January 2009 |
Accreditation | DEAC |
President | Shai Reshef |
Administrative staff | 57 [note 1] |
Students | 20,000+ [1] |
Location | , , |
Campus | Online |
Website | uopeople.edu |
The University of the People (UoPeople) is a non-profit private, distance education university.
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]
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]
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]
The university later introduced a health science track and then a graduate business degree in 2016.
While the UoPeople does not provide federal financial aid, it does provide scholarships to support as many students experiencing financial difficulty as funds allow.