UNIQUE UNIVERSITY WITH NO TUITION FEES!
Kanini Evans Kariuki
November 10, 2009
THE university of the people(UO PEOPLE)is the world's first tuition-free online university, with no tuition fees.
It is a non-profit organisation launched in May at the United Nations, with the specific aim of providing high quality education at the lowest possible cost to the greatest number of people!
It is designed to provide an opening to higher education to those who cannot access it due to financial reasons.
(UO PEOPLE)is an innovative model that utilises open resources, social networking, peer2peer learning and a mix of paid and voluntary academic staff.
It is a research partner of Yale University law School ISP.
There is currently an opportunity for all high school graduates in Africa to go to university for the price of their internet connection!
Africa has a golden opportunity to study a fully structured 4-year degree-quality program at the University of the people.
University of the People has been specifically formed to "democratize" access to higher education enabling it to be reached by anyone who has graduated from high school and can conduct the courses in English – regardless of their financial, geographical or social situation. We believe that UoPeople provides a model that can change the way higher education is delivered, educating the many for the price of educating the few!
An official of the campus Rob Cohen say's emphatically:
"We are a non-profit organisation, seeking to extend the reach of higher education and have a devised a model that enables us to create a quality learning environment at a fraction of the cost any government budgets for delivering higher education in its traditional forms. We are focused on providing a relevant education, giving the skills and knowledge people need to make a better in the real world".
He added:
"At the moment we are not charging students any fees (and all the learning materials are freely available too) – however, next year we will need to start charging nominal fees (for self-sustainability) for applications and assessment processing, although any costs will star be far, far, lower than the cost of all other higher education".
Cohen continued:
"We run two programs that are immediately applicable right across the world – Business Administration and Computer Science".
The official emphasized:
"At UoPeople, students will be able to learn how to utilise Business and Computer skills in a way that they can use to solve their own unique problems, enabling them to forge or enhance their careers or fulfil their entrepreneurial aspirations.
Cohen concluded with finality:
"On top of that we give students the opportunity to learn in a diverse, multi-cultural and multi-national environment, grounding them for operating in the global marketplace".
It is a non-profit organisation launched in May at the United Nations, with the specific aim of providing high quality education at the lowest possible cost to the greatest number of people!
It is designed to provide an opening to higher education to those who cannot access it due to financial reasons.
(UO PEOPLE)is an innovative model that utilises open resources, social networking, peer2peer learning and a mix of paid and voluntary academic staff.
It is a research partner of Yale University law School ISP.
There is currently an opportunity for all high school graduates in Africa to go to university for the price of their internet connection!
Africa has a golden opportunity to study a fully structured 4-year degree-quality program at the University of the people.
University of the People has been specifically formed to "democratize" access to higher education enabling it to be reached by anyone who has graduated from high school and can conduct the courses in English – regardless of their financial, geographical or social situation. We believe that UoPeople provides a model that can change the way higher education is delivered, educating the many for the price of educating the few!
An official of the campus Rob Cohen say's emphatically:
"We are a non-profit organisation, seeking to extend the reach of higher education and have a devised a model that enables us to create a quality learning environment at a fraction of the cost any government budgets for delivering higher education in its traditional forms. We are focused on providing a relevant education, giving the skills and knowledge people need to make a better in the real world".
He added:
"At the moment we are not charging students any fees (and all the learning materials are freely available too) – however, next year we will need to start charging nominal fees (for self-sustainability) for applications and assessment processing, although any costs will star be far, far, lower than the cost of all other higher education".
Cohen continued:
"We run two programs that are immediately applicable right across the world – Business Administration and Computer Science".
The official emphasized:
"At UoPeople, students will be able to learn how to utilise Business and Computer skills in a way that they can use to solve their own unique problems, enabling them to forge or enhance their careers or fulfil their entrepreneurial aspirations.
Cohen concluded with finality:
"On top of that we give students the opportunity to learn in a diverse, multi-cultural and multi-national environment, grounding them for operating in the global marketplace".
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