University of the People
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| Latin: Universitas Populi | |
| Motto | Tuition-Free University |
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| Type | Private (non-profit) co-educational, nonsectarian |
| Established | 2009 |
| Endowment | US$1.3 million (2013) |
| President | Shai Reshef |
| Students | around 5000 (2016) |
| Location | Pasadena, California, United States |
| Campus | Online |
| Colors | Eggplant |
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U.S.DoED CHEA DEAC BPPE UN-GAID CGI |
| Website | UoPeople |
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University of the People (UoPeople) is an American 501(c)(3) non-profit institution of higher education headquartered in Pasadena, California, United States. Founded by Shai Reshef in 2009, The University is accredited and recognized by the United States Department of Education (U.S.DoED), Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC). It is also approved by California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE).
Educational entrepreneur Shai Reshef launched University of the People in January 2009. Its first cohorts started studying in September 2009, when 177 students from 49 countries across the globe comprised the inaugural class of the University.
The Information Society Project at Yale Law School (Yale ISP) expanded its program in digital education by entering into a research partnership with University of the People in September 2009.
The university was announced at the UN on May 19, 2009, and was presented at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in August 2010.
In November 2010, at the Clinton Global Initiative, UoPeople committed to accepting 250 qualified Haitian youth to study free online.
In June 2011, University of the People established collaboration with New York University (NYU) to identify UoPeople students who are eligible for admission to one of the most selective institutions in the world - NYU Abu Dhabi.
In June 2011 University of the People established a partnership with Hewlett-Packard (HP). Through the partnership, HP committed to the sponsorship and mentorship of women students worldwide, established Virtual Research Internships, created access to HP Life E-Learning, provided computers for the learning center in Haiti and gave general support to help UoPeople achieve accreditation.
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