Money Matters Episode 109- An Ultra Low Cost College Degree W/ Shai Reshef

Many people have the motivation and the desire to get a college degree but or limited by financial means. What if you you could get a college degree for a small fraction of what traditonal schools charge?

Today we were joined by President and Founder of University of the People, Shai Reshef.

Shai Reshef is President & Founder of University of the People, also known as “UoPeople”- and has been widely recognized for his work with UoPeople, including being named one of Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business; selected by OneWorld as one of its ‘People of 2009;' awarded an Ashoka fellowship; joined UN-GAID as a High-level Adviser; granted membership in the Clinton Global Initiative; awarded an RSA Fellowship; selected by The Huffington Post as the Ultimate Game Changer in Education; nominated as one of Wired Magazine’s 50 People Changing the World; and selected as a Top Global Thinker by Foreign Policy Magazine.

An expert on the intersection of education and technology, Shai Reshef is an educational entrepreneur, with over 25 years of experience in the international education market.  Shai has spoken internationally at numerous conferences including the Clinton Global Initiative; DLD: Digital, Life, Design; TED, World Economic Forum; EG5 Conference; Google’s Higher Education Summit. He has also lectured at Yale, Harvard, Stanford and Oxford, among others.

To find out more visit:

TED TALK - An Ultra Low Cost College Degree

The University of the People Website

Personal Finance Cheat Sheet Article:

http://www.cheatsheet.com/…/how-schools-can-improve-their-…/

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