The document discusses the challenges of accessing higher education globally and introduces University of the People as an innovative solution. UoPeople is the world's first non-profit, tuition-free online university aimed at increasing access to higher education. It uses an open-source digital platform and volunteer mentors and professors to provide degree programs in business administration and computer science to students worldwide regardless of their finances, location, gender, culture or race. Student surveys show that 91% would recommend UoPeople to others as a good place to earn a degree.

1. The Right to Education: Embracing a Digital Model Shai Reshef Founder & President, University of the People

2. " H igher education shall be made equally accessible to all, on the basis of capacity, by every appropriate means, and in particular by the progressive introduction of free education." The United Nations, 1966

3. A ccess to higher education – a global challenge | Source: UNESCO-UIS (2009) Post secondary gross enrolment ratios by region, 1970 to 2007

5. T he world’s first non-profit, tuition-free, online academic institution dedicated to the global advancement and democratization of higher education. “ Without UoPeople, I could never afford to go to university.” - Issac, Jordan