University of the People

College of the People (UoPeople) is an American 501(c)(3) non-profit online establishment of advanced education headquartered in Pasadena, California, United States. Founded by Shai Reshef in 2009, it right now offers degree programs in business organization and software engineering, with arrangements to offer a degree in wellbeing sciences and additionally a MBA in the close future. It is the main OER (open instructive assets) college in the world. The school is certify by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission. It is likewise endorsed by California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE). 

History

Instructive business visionary Shai Reshef propelled University of the People in January 2009. Its first companions began considering in September 2009, when 177 understudies from 49 nations over the globe involved the inaugural class of the University. The Information Society Project at Yale Law School (Yale ISP) extended its system in computerized instruction by going into an exploration association with University of the People in September 2009. The college was declared at the UN on May 19, 2009, and was introduced at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in August 2010.

In November 2010, at the Clinton Global Initiative, UoPeople focused on tolerating 250 qualified Haitian youth to concentrate free online. In June 2011, University of the People set up coordinated effort with New York University (NYU) to distinguish UoPeople understudies who are qualified for admission to a standout amongst the most particular foundations on the planet - NYU Abu Dhabi. In June 2011 University of the People set up an association with Hewlett-Packard (HP). Through the association, HP focused on the sponsorship and mentorship of ladies understudies around the world, set up Virtual Research Internships, made access to HP Life E-Learning, gave PCs to the learning focus in Haiti and gave general backing to help UoPeople accomplish accreditation. In 2011, through a $500,000 commitment, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation joined University of the People's endeavors and helped UoPeople achieve accreditation. In April 2013 President Shai Reshef was welcome to brief individuals from the White House's National Security Council (NSC) on online education. In August 2013, Microsoft 4Afrika reported a grant project to give understudies from Africa grants to learn at UoPeople, and additionally access to Microsoft projects and assets. 

College of the People got accreditation in February 2014, through the Distance Education Accrediting Commission. In April 2014, the University graduated its first gathering of graduates who originated from four distinct nations: Jordan, Nigeria, Syria and the United States. In November 2014, the University declared an organization with UNHCR to offer advanced education to outcasts and refuge seekers worldwide. By November 2015, the University had acknowledged more than 2500 students from 170 nations.