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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.07,0:00:05.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would like to share with you\Na new model of higher education,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.50,0:00:08.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a model that, once expanded,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.31,0:00:10.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can enhance the collective intelligence
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.65,0:00:15.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of millions of creative\Nand motivated individuals
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.14,0:00:17.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that otherwise would be left behind.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.25,0:00:19.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look at the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.00,0:00:22.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pick a place and focus on it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.66,0:00:26.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You will find humans\Nchasing higher education.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.19,0:00:28.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's meet some of them.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.35,0:00:30.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Patrick.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.82,0:00:35.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Patrick was born in Liberia\Nto a family of 20 children.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.38,0:00:37.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During the civil war,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.00,0:00:41.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he and his family were forced\Nto flee to Nigeria.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.47,0:00:45.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There, in spite of his situation,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.23,0:00:48.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he graduated high school\Nwith nearly perfect grades.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.39,0:00:52.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He wanted to continue to higher education,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.48,0:00:55.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but due to his family\Nliving on the poverty line,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.76,0:00:58.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he was soon sent to South Africa
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.29,0:01:02.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to work and send back money\Nto feed his family.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.04,0:01:06.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Patrick never gave up his dream\Nof higher education.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.89,0:01:09.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Late at night, after work,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.32,0:01:13.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he surfed the net,\Nlooking for ways to study.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.83,0:01:15.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meet Debbie.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.12,0:01:16.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Debbie is from Florida.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.90,0:01:22.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Her parents didn't go to college,\Nand neither did any of her siblings.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.71,0:01:24.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Debbie has worked all her life,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.01,0:01:29.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pays taxes, supports herself\Nmonth to month,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.85,0:01:32.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,proud of the American dream,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.20,0:01:36.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a dream that just won't be complete\Nwithout higher education.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.87,0:01:40.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But Debbie doesn't have the savings\Nfor higher education.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.61,0:01:42.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She can't pay the tuition.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.88,0:01:44.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Neither could she leave work.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.09,0:01:47.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meet Wael.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.75,0:01:49.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wael is from Syria.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.91,0:01:52.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's experiencing firsthand
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.53,0:01:57.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the misery, fear and failure\Nimposed on his country.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.76,0:02:01.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's a big believer in education.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.33,0:02:05.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He knew that if he could find\Nan opportunity for higher education,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.39,0:02:08.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an opportunity to get ahead of the rest,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.21,0:02:12.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he has a better chance to survive\Nin a world turned upside down.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.06,0:02:16.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The higher education system
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.50,0:02:20.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,failed Patrick, Debbie and Wael,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.24,0:02:25.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,exactly as it is failing\Nmillions of potential students --
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.21,0:02:28.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,millions that graduate high school,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.19,0:02:31.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,millions that are qualified\Nfor higher education,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.60,0:02:37.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,millions that want to study\Nyet cannot access it for various reasons.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.62,0:02:39.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First: financial.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.41,0:02:43.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Universities are expensive;\Nwe all know it.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.33,0:02:45.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In large parts of the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.46,0:02:49.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,higher education is unattainable\Nfor an average citizen.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.26,0:02:54.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is probably the biggest problem\Nfacing our society.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.67,0:02:58.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Higher education stopped\Nbeing a right for all
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.28,0:03:00.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and became a privilege for the few.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.97,0:03:04.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Second: cultural.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.06,0:03:08.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Students who are qualified\Nfor higher education
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.91,0:03:12.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can afford -- want to study -- cannot,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.97,0:03:18.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it is not decent,\Nit is not a place for a woman.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.05,0:03:22.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the story of countless women\Nin Africa, for example,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.01,0:03:26.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,prevented from higher education\Nbecause of cultural barriers.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.69,0:03:30.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And here comes the third reason:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.11,0:03:33.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,UNESCO stated that in 2025,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.95,0:03:39.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,100 million students will be deprived\Nof higher education,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.61,0:03:44.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,simply because there will not be enough\Nseats to accommodate them,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.61,0:03:46.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to meet the demand.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.36,0:03:49.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They will take a placement test,\Nthey will pass it,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.56,0:03:53.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they still won't have access,\Nbecause there are no places available.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.42,0:04:00.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are the reasons\NI founded University of the People,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.14,0:04:05.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a nonprofit, tuition-free,\Ndegree-granting university
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.05,0:04:06.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to give an alternative,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.86,0:04:10.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to create an alternative,\Nto those who have no other;
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.38,0:04:15.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an alternative that will be\Naffordable and scalable,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.84,0:04:21.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an alternative that will disrupt\Nthe current education system,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.72,0:04:25.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and open the gates to higher education\Nfor every qualified student
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.92,0:04:30.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,regardless of what they earn,\Nwhere they live,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.55,0:04:32.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or what society says about them.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.45,0:04:35.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Patrick, Debbie and Wael
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.44,0:04:39.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are only three examples\Nout of the 1,700 accepted students
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.10,0:04:41.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from 143 countries.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.49,0:04:44.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.90,0:04:46.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.20,0:04:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.03,0:04:50.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We didn't need to reinvent the wheel.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.27,0:04:52.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We just looked at what wasn't working
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.81,0:04:55.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and used the amazing power of the Internet
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.57,0:04:56.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get around it.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.39,0:04:59.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We set out to build a model
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.93,0:05:04.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that will cut down almost entirely\Nthe cost of higher education.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.93,0:05:07.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's how we did it.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.87,0:05:10.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, bricks and mortar cost money.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.32,0:05:16.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Universities have expenses\Nthat virtual universities don't.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.47,0:05:19.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't need to pass these expenses\Non to our students.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.12,0:05:21.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They don't exist.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.53,0:05:24.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also don't need\Nto worry about capacity.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.67,0:05:28.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are no limits of seats\Nin virtual university.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.87,0:05:32.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Actually, nobody needs to stand\Nat the back of the lecture hall.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.23,0:05:37.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Textbooks are also something\Nour students don't need to buy.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.80,0:05:40.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By using open educational resources
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.73,0:05:43.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the generosity of professors
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.21,0:05:47.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are putting their material up\Nfree and accessible,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.75,0:05:50.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we don't need to send\Nour students to buy textbooks.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.52,0:05:52.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of our materials come free.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.64,0:05:55.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even professors,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.26,0:05:59.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the most expensive line\Nin any university balance sheet,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.16,0:06:00.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,come free to our students.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.84,0:06:03.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over 3,000 of them,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.61,0:06:09.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including presidents, vice chancellors,\Nprofessors and academic advisers
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.65,0:06:15.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from top universities such as NYU,\NYale, Berkeley and Oxford,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.22,0:06:17.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,came on board to help our students.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.20,0:06:21.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Finally, is our belief\Nin peer-to-peer learning.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.39,0:06:25.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We use this sound pedagogical model
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.62,0:06:28.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to encourage our students\Nfrom all over the world
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.36,0:06:30.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to interact and study together,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.72,0:06:35.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also to reduce the time\Nour professors need
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.78,0:06:38.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to labor over class assignments.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.01,0:06:46.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If the Internet has made us\Na global village,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.23,0:06:49.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this model can develop\Nits future leadership.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.38,0:06:51.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look how we do it.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.25,0:06:55.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We only offer two programs:
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.08,0:06:57.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,business administration\Nand computer science,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.78,0:07:01.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the two programs most in demand worldwide,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.96,0:07:06.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the two programs that are likeliest\Nto help our students find a job.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.51,0:07:10.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When our students are accepted,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.27,0:07:16.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are placed in a small classroom\Nof 20 to 30 students,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.16,0:07:20.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to ensure that those who need\Npersonalized attention get it.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.83,0:07:26.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Moreover, for every nine-week course,\Nthey meet a new peer,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.61,0:07:30.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a whole new set of students\Nfrom all over the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.13,0:07:33.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every week, when they go\Ninto the classroom,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.41,0:07:36.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they find the lecture notes of the week,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.17,0:07:38.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the reading assignment,\Nthe homework assignment,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.45,0:07:42.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the discussion question,\Nwhich is the core of our studies.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.40,0:07:46.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every week, every student must contribute\Nto the class discussion,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.89,0:07:51.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also must comment\Non the contribution of others.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.11,0:07:54.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This way, we open our students' minds,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.63,0:07:59.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we develop a positive shift in attitude\Ntoward different cultures.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.09,0:08:03.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By the end of each week,\Nthe students take a quiz,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.85,0:08:05.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hand in their homework,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.20,0:08:09.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which are assessed by their peers\Nunder the supervision of the instructors,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.29,0:08:12.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,get a grade, move to the next week.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.57,0:08:15.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By the end of the course,\Nthey take the final exam,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.24,0:08:19.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,get a grade, and follow\Nto the next course.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.70,0:08:25.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We open the gates for higher education\Nfor every qualified student.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.86,0:08:29.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every student with a high school diploma,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.79,0:08:32.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sufficient English and Internet connection
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.96,0:08:34.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can study with us.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.57,0:08:37.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't use audio, we don't use video.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.50,0:08:39.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Broadband is not necessary.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.89,0:08:44.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Any student from any part of the world\Nwith any Internet connection
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.49,0:08:45.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can study with us.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.80,0:08:48.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are tuition free.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.20,0:08:52.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All we ask our students to cover\Nis the cost of their exams,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.84,0:08:54.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,100 dollars per exam.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.40,0:08:59.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A full-time bachelor's degree\Nstudent taking 40 courses
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.02,0:09:02.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will pay 1,000 dollars a year,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.87,0:09:05.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,4,000 dollars for the entire degree.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.52,0:09:09.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And for those who cannot afford even this,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.12,0:09:11.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we offer them a variety of scholarships.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.90,0:09:14.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is our mission that nobody\Nwill be left behind
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.97,0:09:16.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for financial reasons.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.06,0:09:23.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With 5,000 students in 2016,\Nthis model is financially sustainable.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.35,0:09:28.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Five years ago, it was a vision.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.81,0:09:32.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, it is a reality.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.86,0:09:37.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Last month, we got the ultimate\Nacademic endorsement to our model.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.32,0:09:41.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,University of the People\Nis now fully accredited.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.74,0:09:44.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.03,0:09:45.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.28,0:09:49.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.39,0:09:53.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With this accreditation,\Nit's our time now to scale up.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.18,0:09:57.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have demonstrated that our model works.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.40,0:10:01.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I invite universities\Nand, even more important,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.42,0:10:03.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,developing countries' governments,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.11,0:10:05.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to replicate this model
Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.04,0:10:09.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to ensure that the gates of higher\Neducation will open widely.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.49,0:10:11.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A new era is coming --
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.45,0:10:17.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an era that will witness the disruption\Nof the higher education model
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.77,0:10:19.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as we know it today,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.93,0:10:22.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from being a privilege for the few
Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.66,0:10:29.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to becoming a basic right,\Naffordable and accessible for all.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:29.78,0:10:31.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.12,0:10:35.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)