An ultra-low-cost college degree | Shai Reshef

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Oren Szekatch ืžื‘ืงืจ: Ido Dekkers
ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืฉืชืฃ ืืชื›ื
00:13
I would like to share with you a new model of higher education,
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ื‘ืžื•ื“ืœ ื—ื“ืฉ ืฉืœ ื”ืฉื›ืœื” ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื”,
00:17
a model that, once expanded,
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ืžื•ื“ืœ ืืฉืจ, ื›ืืฉืจ ืžื•ืจื—ื‘,
00:20
can enhance the collective intelligence
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ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื’ื‘ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืื™ื ื˜ื™ืœื™ื’ื ืฆื™ื” ื”ืงื•ืœืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืช
00:22
of millions of creative and motivated individuals
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ืฉืœ ืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ื™ ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื•ื›ืฉืจื™ื ื•ื‘ืขืœื™ ืžื•ื˜ื™ื‘ืฆื™ื”
ืืฉืจ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืื—ืจืช ื”ื™ื• ื ืฉืืจื™ื ืžืื—ื•ืจ.
00:27
that otherwise would be left behind.
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ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื• ื‘ืขื•ืœื.
00:30
Look at the world.
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ื‘ื—ืจื• ืžืงื•ื ื•ื”ืชืžืงื“ื• ื‘ื•.
00:32
Pick a place and focus on it.
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00:34
You will find humans chasing higher education.
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ืชืžืฆืื• ืฉื ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืจื•ื“ืคื™ื ืื—ืจ ื”ืฉื›ืœื” ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื”.
ื”ื‘ื” ื ื›ื™ืจ ื›ืžื” ืžื”ื.
00:39
Let's meet some of them.
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ืคื˜ืจื™ืง.
00:41
Patrick.
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00:42
Patrick was born in Liberia to a family of 20 children.
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ืคื˜ืจื™ืง ื ื•ืœื“ ื‘ืœื™ื‘ืจื™ื”.
ืœืžืฉืคื—ื” ื‘ืช 20 ื™ืœื“ื™ื.
ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ืžืœื—ืžืช ื”ืื–ืจื—ื™ื, ื”ื•ื ื•ืžืฉืคื—ืชื• ืื•ืœืฆื•
00:48
During the civil war,
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he and his family were forced to flee to Nigeria.
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ืœื‘ืจื•ื— ืœื ื™ื’ืจื™ื”.
00:54
There, in spite of his situation,
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ืฉื, ืœืžืจื•ืช ืžืฆื‘ื•,
00:57
he graduated high school with nearly perfect grades.
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ื”ื•ื ืกื™ื™ื ืืช ื”ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ ืขื ืฆื™ื•ื ื™ื ื›ืžืขื˜ ืžื•ืฉืœืžื™ื.
01:01
He wanted to continue to higher education,
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ื”ื•ื ืจืฆื” ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ืœื”ืฉื›ืœื” ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื”,
01:04
but due to his family living on the poverty line,
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ืืš ืœืื•ืจ ืžืฆื‘ ืžืฉืคื—ืชื•
ื”ื—ื™ื” ืขืœ ืงื• ื”ืขื•ื ื™,
01:07
he was soon sent to South Africa
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ื”ื•ื ื ืฉืœื— ื‘ืžื”ืจื” ืœื“ืจื•ื ืืคืจื™ืงื”
ืœืขื‘ื•ืจ ื•ืœืฉืœื•ื— ื›ืกืฃ ื—ื–ืจื” ื”ื‘ื™ืชื”
01:10
to work and send back money to feed his family.
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ืœื”ืื›ื™ืœ ืืช ืžืฉืคื—ืชื•.
01:15
Patrick never gave up his dream of higher education.
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ืคื˜ืจื™ืง ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื•ื•ื™ืชืจ ืขืœ ื—ืœื•ืžื• ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ื”ืฉื›ืœื” ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื”
01:18
Late at night, after work,
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ื‘ืœื™ืœื”, ืœืื—ืจ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”,
01:21
he surfed the net, looking for ways to study.
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ื”ื•ื ืชืจ ืืช ื”ืจืฉืช ืื—ืจ ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืœืœืžื•ื“.
01:25
Meet Debbie.
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ื”ื›ื™ืจื• ืืช ื“ื‘ื™.
ื“ื‘ื™ ื”ื™ื ืžืคืœื•ืจื™ื“ื”.
01:27
Debbie is from Florida.
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01:29
Her parents didn't go to college, and neither did any of her siblings.
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ื”ื•ืจื™ื” ืœื ื”ืœื›ื• ืœืงื•ืœื’'
ื•ื›ืŸ ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืžื”ืื—ื™ื ืฉืœื”.
01:34
Debbie has worked all her life,
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ื“ื‘ื™ ืขื‘ื“ื” ื›ืœ ื™ืžื™ ื—ื™ื™ื”,
01:38
pays taxes, supports herself month to month,
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ืžืฉืœืžืช ืžื™ืกื™ื, ืžื—ื–ื™ืงื” ืืช ืขืฆืžื” ืžื—ื•ื“ืฉ ืœื—ื•ื“ืฉ,
01:41
proud of the American dream,
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ื’ืื” ื‘ื—ืœื•ื ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™,
01:44
a dream that just won't be complete without higher education.
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ื—ืœื•ื ืฉืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœื ื™ื”ื™ื” ืžื•ืฉืœื
ืœืœื ื”ืฉื›ืœื” ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื”.
01:48
But Debbie doesn't have the savings for higher education.
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ืืš ืœื“ื‘ื™ ืื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ื—ืกื›ื•ื ื•ืช
ืœื”ืฉื’ืช ื”ืฉื›ืœื” ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื”.
01:52
She can't pay the tuition.
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ื”ื™ื ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืฉืœื ืืช ืฉื›ืจ ื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“.
01:54
Neither could she leave work.
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ื”ื™ื ื’ื ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืขื–ื•ื‘ ืืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ืชื”.
ื”ื›ื™ืจื• ืืช ื•ื•ืื”ืœ.
01:58
Meet Wael.
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01:59
Wael is from Syria.
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ื•ื•ืื”ืœ ื”ื•ื ืžืกื•ืจื™ื”.
02:01
He's experiencing firsthand
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ื”ื•ื ื—ื•ื•ื” ืžืžืงื•ืจ ืจืืฉื•ืŸ
02:05
the misery, fear and failure imposed on his country.
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ืืช ื”ืกื‘ืœ, ื”ืคื—ื“ ื•ื”ื›ื™ืฉืœื•ืŸ
ื”ื ื›ืคื” ืขืœ ืžื“ื™ื ืชื•.
02:10
He's a big believer in education.
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ื”ื•ื ืžืืžื™ืŸ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ื—ื™ื ื•ืš.
02:13
He knew that if he could find an opportunity for higher education,
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ื”ื•ื ื™ื“ืข ื›ื™ ืื ื™ืžืฆื ืืช ื”ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช
ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ื”ืฉื›ืœื” ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื”,
02:17
an opportunity to get ahead of the rest,
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ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืœื”ืชืงื“ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืื—ืจื™ื,
ื™ื”ื™ื” ืœื• ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืฉืจื•ื“
02:20
he has a better chance to survive in a world turned upside down.
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ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ืคื•ืš.
02:26
The higher education system
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ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ื”ืฉื›ืœื” ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื”
02:29
failed Patrick, Debbie and Wael,
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ืื™ื›ื–ื‘ื” ืืช ืคื˜ืจื™ืง, ื“ื‘ื™ ื•ื•ื•ืื”ืœ,
02:32
exactly as it is failing millions of potential students --
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ื›ืฉื ืฉื”ื™ื ืžื›ื–ื™ื‘ื”
ืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ื™ ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื ืคื•ื˜ื ืฆื™ืืœื™ื™ื,
02:37
millions that graduate high school,
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ืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ื™ื ืฉืกื™ื™ืžื• ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ,
02:40
millions that are qualified for higher education,
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ืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ื™ื ืฉื–ื›ืื™ื ืœื”ืฉื›ืœื” ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื”,
02:43
millions that want to study yet cannot access it for various reasons.
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ืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ื™ื ืฉืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœืœืžื•ื“
ื•ืœืžืจื•ืช ื–ืืช ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืžืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื•ืช ื•ืžืฉื•ื ื•ืช.
02:49
First: financial.
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ืจืืฉื™ืช, ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ื” ื›ืœื›ืœื™ืช.
02:52
Universities are expensive; we all know it.
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ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืื•ืช ื”ืŸ ื™ืงืจื•ืช. ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ื–ืืช.
02:55
In large parts of the world,
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ื‘ื—ืœืงื™ื ื ืจื—ื‘ื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื,
02:57
higher education is unattainable for an average citizen.
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ื”ืฉื›ืœื” ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื” ืื™ื ื” ื ื™ืชื ืช ืœื”ืฉื’ื”
ืœืื–ืจื— ื”ืžืžื•ืฆืข.
03:02
This is probably the biggest problem facing our society.
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ื–ื• ื›ื›ืœ ื”ื ืจืื” ื”ื‘ืขื™ื” ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ
ืžื•ืœื” ื ื™ืฆื‘ืช ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืœื ื•.
03:06
Higher education stopped being a right for all
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ื”ืฉื›ืœื” ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื” ื”ืคืกื™ืงื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื–ื›ื•ืช ืœื›ืœ
03:10
and became a privilege for the few.
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ื•ื”ืคื›ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื–ื›ื•ืช ื™ืชืจ ืœืžืขื˜ื™ื.
03:13
Second: cultural.
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ืฉื ื™ืช, ืชืจื‘ื•ืชื™ืช.
ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื ืฉื–ื›ืื™ื ืœืœืžื•ื“ ื‘ืžื•ืกื“ ืœื”ืฉื›ืœื” ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื”
03:18
Students who are qualified for higher education
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03:20
can afford -- want to study -- cannot,
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืจืฉื•ืช ื–ืืช ื•ืจื•ืฆื™ื, ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื
03:24
because it is not decent, it is not a place for a woman.
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ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื–ื” ืœื ื”ื’ื•ืŸ,
ื–ื” ืœื ืžืงื•ื ืœืื™ืฉื”.
ื–ื”ื• ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœ ืื™ื ืกืคื•ืจ ื ืฉื™ื
03:31
This is the story of countless women in Africa, for example,
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ื‘ืืคืจื™ืงื”, ืœืžืฉืœ,
03:35
prevented from higher education because of cultural barriers.
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ืืฉืจ ืžื•ื ืขื™ื ืžื”ืŸ ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœื”ืฉื›ืœื” ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื”
ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืžื—ืกื•ืžื™ื ืชืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื™ื.
03:39
And here comes the third reason:
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ื•ื”ื ื” ืžื’ื™ืขื” ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ื”ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ืช:
03:42
UNESCO stated that in 2025,
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ืื•ื ืกืง"ื• ืฆื™ื™ื ื” ื›ื™ ื‘ืฉื ืช 2025,
03:45
100 million students will be deprived of higher education,
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100 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื
ื™ื”ื™ื• ืžื ื•ืขื™ ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœื”ืฉื›ืœื” ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื”
03:51
simply because there will not be enough seats to accommodate them,
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ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืžื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื ื™ื”ื™ื• ืžืกืคื™ืง ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื”
ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื, ืœื ืžืกืคื™ืง ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขื ื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ื“ืจื™ืฉื”.
03:56
to meet the demand.
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03:58
They will take a placement test, they will pass it,
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ื”ื ื™ื‘ื—ื ื• ื‘ืžื‘ื—ืŸ ื™ื›ื•ืœืช,
ื”ื ื™ืขื‘ืจื• ืื•ืชื•,
04:01
but they still won't have access, because there are no places available.
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ืืš ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื ืชื”ื™ื” ืœื”ื ื’ื™ืฉื”
ืžื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉืื™ืŸ ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืคื ื•ื™ื™ื.
04:07
These are the reasons I founded University of the People,
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ืืœื• ื”ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืขืงื‘ื•ืชืŸ
ืื ื™ ื™ื™ืกื“ืชื™ ืืช ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืขื,
ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ื” ืœืœื ืžื˜ืจืช ืจื•ื•ื—, ืœืœื ืฉื›ืจ ืœื™ืžื•ื“,
04:12
a nonprofit, tuition-free, degree-granting university
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ื”ืžืขื ื™ืงื” ืชื•ืืจ
ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœืชืช ืืœื˜ืจื ื˜ื™ื‘ื”,
04:17
to give an alternative,
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to create an alternative, to those who have no other;
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ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœื™ื™ืฆืจ ืืœื˜ืจื ื˜ื™ื‘ื” ืœืืœื• ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื”ื ืื—ืจืช,
04:22
an alternative that will be affordable and scalable,
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ืืœื˜ืจื ื˜ื™ื‘ื” ืฉืชื”ื™ื” ื‘ืžื—ื™ืจ ื–ืžื™ืŸ ืœื›ืœ ื›ื™ืก
ื•ืžื“ื•ืจื’ืช.
04:27
an alternative that will disrupt the current education system,
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ืืœื˜ืจื ื˜ื™ื‘ื” ืฉืชืขืจืขืจ
ืืช ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ื”ื ื•ื›ื—ื™ืช,
04:33
and open the gates to higher education for every qualified student
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ืชืคืชื— ืืช ื”ืฉืขืจื™ื ืœืขื‘ืจ ื”ื”ืฉื›ืœื” ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื”
ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื›ืœ ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ ื–ื›ืื™
04:37
regardless of what they earn, where they live,
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ืœืœื ืงืฉืจ ืœืžื” ื”ื ืžืจื•ื•ื™ื—ื™ื, ื”ื™ื›ืŸ ื”ื ื’ืจื™ื
04:42
or what society says about them.
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ืื• ืžื” ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ืื•ืžืจืช ืขืœื™ื”ื.
04:45
Patrick, Debbie and Wael
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ืคื˜ืจื™ืง, ื“ื‘ื™ ื•ื•ื•ืื”ืœ
04:47
are only three examples out of the 1,700 accepted students
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ื”ื ืจืง ืฉืœื•ืฉ ื“ื•ื’ืžืื•ืช
ืžืชื•ืš 1,700 ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื ืฉื”ืชืงื‘ืœื•
04:51
from 143 countries.
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ืžืชื•ืš 143 ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช.
ืื ื—ื ื• -- (ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื) -- ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
04:55
(Applause)
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Thank you.
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04:58
(Applause)
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05:00
We didn't need to reinvent the wheel.
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ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืœื ื• ืฆื•ืจืš ืœื”ืžืฆื™ื ืืช ื”ื’ืœื’ืœ ืžื—ื“ืฉ.
05:02
We just looked at what wasn't working
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ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื”ืกืชื›ืœื ื• ืขืœ ืžื” ืฉืœื ืขื‘ื“
05:04
and used the amazing power of the Internet
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ื•ื”ืฉืชืžืฉื ื• ื‘ื›ื•ื— ื”ืžื“ื”ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืจืฉืช
05:07
to get around it.
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ืœืขืงื•ืฃ ืืช ื–ื”.
05:09
We set out to build a model
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืฉืืคื ื• ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืžื•ื“ืœ
05:12
that will cut down almost entirely the cost of higher education.
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ืฉื™ื—ืชื•ืš ื›ืžืขื˜ ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ
ืืช ื”ืขืœื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื”ืฉื›ืœื” ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื”,
05:17
And that's how we did it.
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ื•ื›ืš ืขืฉื™ื ื• ื–ืืช.
05:19
First, bricks and mortar cost money.
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ืจืืฉื™ืช, ื˜ื™ื— ื•ืœื‘ื ื™ื ืขื•ืœื™ื ื›ืกืฃ.
ืœืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืื•ืช ื™ืฉ ื”ื•ืฆืื•ืช
05:23
Universities have expenses that virtual universities don't.
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ืืฉืจ ืœืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืื•ืช ื•ื™ืจื˜ื•ืืœื™ื•ืช ืื™ืŸ.
05:28
We don't need to pass these expenses on to our students.
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ืื™ืŸ ืœื ื• ืฆื•ืจืš ืœื”ืขื‘ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ื”ื•ืฆืื•ืช ื”ืœืœื•
ืืœ ื”ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•.
ื”ืŸ ืœื ืงื™ื™ืžื•ืช.
05:32
They don't exist.
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05:33
We also don't need to worry about capacity.
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ื›ืžื• ื›ืŸ, ืื™ืŸ ืœื ื• ืฆื•ืจืš ืœื“ืื•ื’ ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืชืคื•ืกื”.
05:36
There are no limits of seats in virtual university.
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ืื™ืŸ ื”ื’ื‘ืœืช ืžืงื•ื
ื‘ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ื” ื”ื•ื™ืจื˜ื•ืืœื™ืช.
05:40
Actually, nobody needs to stand at the back of the lecture hall.
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืขืžื•ื“
ื‘ื™ืจื›ืชื™ ืื•ืœื ื”ื”ืจืฆืื•ืช.
05:45
Textbooks are also something our students don't need to buy.
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ืกืคืจื™ ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื’ื ื”ื ืžืฉื”ื•
ืฉื”ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ืื™ื ื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืจื›ื•ืฉ.
05:49
By using open educational resources
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ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ืžืฉืื‘ื™ ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ืคืชื•ื—ื™ื ืœื›ืœ
05:52
and the generosity of professors
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ื•ื ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืชื ืฉืœ ื”ืคืจื•ืคืกื•ืจื™ื
05:55
who are putting their material up free and accessible,
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ืืฉืจ ืžืขืœื™ื ืืช ื”ื—ื•ืžืจ ืฉืœื”ื
ื‘ื—ื™ื ื ื•ื‘ื’ื™ืฉื” ืงืœื”,
05:59
we don't need to send our students to buy textbooks.
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ืื ื• ืœื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืฉืœื•ื— ืืช ื”ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ืœืจื›ื•ืฉ ืกืคืจื™ ืœื™ืžื•ื“.
06:02
All of our materials come free.
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ื›ืœ ื”ื—ื•ืžืจ ืฉืœื ื• ืžื’ื™ืข ื—ื™ื ื.
06:05
Even professors,
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ืืคื™ืœื• ืคืจื•ืคืกื•ืจื™ื,
06:07
the most expensive line in any university balance sheet,
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ื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ื™ืงืจื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ื›ืœ ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ื”ื•ืฆืื•ืช ืฉืœ ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ื”,
06:11
come free to our students.
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ื”ื ื—ื™ื ื ืœืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•,
06:12
Over 3,000 of them,
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ืžืขืœ 3,000 ืžื”ื,
06:15
including presidents, vice chancellors, professors and academic advisers
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ื›ื•ืœืœ ื ืฉื™ืื™ื, ืกื’ื ื™ ื ืฉื™ืื™ ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ื”,
ืคืจื•ืคืกื•ืจื™ื ื•ื™ื•ืขืฆื™ื ืืงื“ืžื™ื™ื
06:21
from top universities such as NYU, Yale, Berkeley and Oxford,
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ืžืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืื•ืช ืขืœื™ืช ื›ื“ื•ื’ืžืช NYU,
ื™ื™ืœ, ื‘ืจืงืœื™ ื•ืืงืกืคื•ืจื“,
06:27
came on board to help our students.
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ื”ืฆื˜ืจืคื• ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•,
06:30
Finally, is our belief in peer-to-peer learning.
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ื“ื‘ืจ ืื—ืจื•ืŸ, ืื ื• ืžืืžื™ื ื™ื ื‘ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื—ื‘ืจืชื™.
06:34
We use this sound pedagogical model
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ืื ื• ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ืžื•ื“ืœ ื”ืคื“ื’ื•ื’ื™ ื”ื–ื”
06:37
to encourage our students from all over the world
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ืœืขื•ื“ื“ ืืช ื”ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ืžื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื
06:40
to interact and study together,
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ืœืชืงืฉืจ ื•ืœืœืžื•ื“ ื™ื—ื“ื™ื•
06:42
and also to reduce the time our professors need
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ื•ื›ืŸ ืœื”ืคื—ื™ืช ืืช ื”ื–ืžืŸ
ืฉืžืฆืจื™ืš ืืช ื”ืคืจื•ืคืกื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขืœ ืžืฉื™ืžื•ืช ื›ื™ืชื”.
06:47
to labor over class assignments.
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ืื ื”ืจืฉืช ื”ืคื›ื” ืื•ืชื ื• ืœื›ืคืจ ื’ืœื•ื‘ืœื™,
06:53
If the Internet has made us a global village,
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this model can develop its future leadership.
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ื”ืžื•ื“ืœ ื”ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืคืชื— ืืช ืžื ื”ื™ื’ื•ืช ื”ืขืชื™ื“ ืฉืœื•.
07:02
Look how we do it.
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ืจืื• ืื™ืš ืื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื ื–ืืช.
07:04
We only offer two programs:
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฆื™ืขื™ื ืจืง ืฉื ื™ ืžืกืœื•ืœื™ ืœื™ืžื•ื“:
07:07
business administration and computer science,
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ืžื ื”ืœ ืขืกืงื™ื ื•ืžื“ืขื™ ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘,
07:09
the two programs most in demand worldwide,
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ืฉื ื™ ืžืกืœื•ืœื™ ื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“
ื”ื ื“ืจืฉื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื›ื™ื•ื ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื,
07:13
the two programs that are likeliest to help our students find a job.
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ืฉื ื™ ืžืกืœื•ืœื™ ื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืฉื‘ืขื–ืจืชื
ื”ื›ื™ ืกื‘ื™ืจ ืฉื”ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ื™ืžืฆืื• ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”.
07:19
When our students are accepted,
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ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ืžืชืงื‘ืœื™ื,
07:22
they are placed in a small classroom of 20 to 30 students,
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ืžื›ื ื™ืกื™ื ืื•ืชื ืœื›ื™ืชื” ืงื˜ื ื”
ื‘ืช 20 ืขื“ 30 ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื‘ื˜ื™ื—
07:28
to ensure that those who need personalized attention get it.
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ืฉืืœื• ื”ื–ืงื•ืงื™ื ืœืชืฉื•ืžืช ืœื‘ ืื™ืฉื™ืช, ื™ืงื‘ืœื• ืื•ืชื”.
07:32
Moreover, for every nine-week course, they meet a new peer,
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ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื›ืš, ื›ืœ ืชืฉืขื” ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ืฉืœ ืงื•ืจืก,
ื”ื ืคื•ื’ืฉื™ื ืฆื•ื•ืช ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ื—ื“ืฉ ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื,
07:38
a whole new set of students from all over the world.
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ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ื—ื“ืฉื” ืฉืœ ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื
ืžื›ืœ ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื.
07:42
Every week, when they go into the classroom,
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืฉื‘ื•ืข, ื›ืฉื”ื ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ืœื›ื™ืชื”,
07:45
they find the lecture notes of the week,
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ื”ื ืžื•ืฆืื™ื ืืช ื”ืขืจื•ืช ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืฉืœ ื”ืžืจืฆื”,
07:48
the reading assignment, the homework assignment,
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ืžื˜ืœื•ืช ื”ืงืจื™ืื•ืช ื•ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช ื”ื‘ื™ืช,
07:50
and the discussion question, which is the core of our studies.
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ื•ืฉืืœืช ื”ื ื•ืฉื,
ืืฉืจ ื”ื™ื ืœื™ื‘ืช ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื ื•.
07:54
Every week, every student must contribute to the class discussion,
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ื›ืœ ืฉื‘ื•ืข, ื›ืœ ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜
ืžื—ื•ื™ื™ื‘ ืœืชืจื•ื ืœื“ื™ื•ืŸ ื‘ื›ื™ืชื”
07:58
and also must comment on the contribution of others.
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ื•ื›ืŸ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœื”ื’ื™ื‘
ืœืชืจื•ืžืชื ืฉืœ ืื—ืจื™ื.
08:03
This way, we open our students' minds,
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ื‘ื“ืจืš ื–ื•, ืื ื• ืคื•ืชื—ื™ื ืืช ื“ืขืชื ืฉืœ ื”ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•,
08:06
we develop a positive shift in attitude toward different cultures.
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ืื ื• ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืขืœ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™ ื‘ื’ื™ืฉื”
ืœืขื‘ืจ ืชืจื‘ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื•ืช.
08:12
By the end of each week, the students take a quiz,
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ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื›ืœ ืฉื‘ื•ืข,
ื™ืฉ ืœืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื ื‘ื•ื—ืŸ,
08:15
hand in their homework,
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ื”ื ืžื•ืกืจื™ื ืืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช ื”ื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœื”ื,
08:17
which are assessed by their peers under the supervision of the instructors,
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ืืฉืจ ืžื•ืขืจื›ื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื—ื‘ืจื™ื”ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื
ืชื—ืช ืคื™ืงื•ื—ื ืฉืœ ืžื ื—ื™ื,
08:22
get a grade, move to the next week.
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ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื ืฆื™ื•ืŸ ื•ืขื•ื‘ืจื™ื ืœืฉื‘ื•ืข ื”ื‘ื.
08:24
By the end of the course, they take the final exam,
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ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื”ืงื•ืจืก, ื”ื ืœื•ืงื—ื™ื ืืช ื”ืžื‘ื—ืŸ ื”ืกื•ืคื™,
08:27
get a grade, and follow to the next course.
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ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื ืฆื™ื•ืŸ, ื•ืžืžืฉื™ื›ื™ื ืœืงื•ืจืก ื”ื‘ื.
08:32
We open the gates for higher education for every qualified student.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืคืชื—ื ื• ืืช ื”ืฉืขืจื™ื ืœื”ืฉื›ืœื” ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื”
ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื›ืœ ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ ื–ื›ืื™.
08:38
Every student with a high school diploma,
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ื›ืœ ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ ืขื ืชืขื•ื“ืช ื’ืžืจ ืžื”ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ,
08:41
sufficient English and Internet connection
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ื‘ืขืœ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืžืกืคืงืช ื•ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืœืจืฉืช
08:44
can study with us.
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ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืื™ืชื ื•.
08:46
We don't use audio, we don't use video.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ืื•ื“ื™ื• ื•ืœื ื‘ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•.
08:49
Broadband is not necessary.
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ืื™ืŸ ืฆื•ืจืš ื‘ืคืก ืจื—ื‘.
08:51
Any student from any part of the world with any Internet connection
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ื›ืœ ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ ืžื›ืœ ื—ืœืง ื‘ืขื•ืœื
ืขื ื›ืœ ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืœืจืฉืช
08:56
can study with us.
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ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืื™ืชื ื•.
08:58
We are tuition free.
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ืืฆืœื ื• ืื™ืŸ ืฉื›ืจ ืœื™ืžื•ื“.
ื›ืœ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื‘ืงืฉื™ื ืžื”ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•
09:01
All we ask our students to cover is the cost of their exams,
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ื”ื•ื ืœื›ืกื•ืช ืืช ืขืœื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืžื‘ื—ื ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื,
09:04
100 dollars per exam.
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100 ื“ื•ืœืจ ืœื›ืœ ืžื‘ื—ืŸ.
09:07
A full-time bachelor's degree student taking 40 courses
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ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ ื‘ืžืฉืจื” ืžืœืื”,
ื”ืœื•ืงื— 40 ืงื•ืจืกื™ื,
09:12
will pay 1,000 dollars a year,
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ื™ืฉืœื ืืœืฃ ื“ื•ืœืจ ื‘ืฉื ื”,
09:14
4,000 dollars for the entire degree.
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4,000 ื“ื•ืœืจื™ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื›ืœ ื”ืชื•ืืจ,
09:17
And for those who cannot afford even this,
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ื•ืžื™ ืฉืื™ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืจืฉื•ืช ืืคื™ืœื• ืืช ื–ื”,
09:21
we offer them a variety of scholarships.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฆื™ืขื™ื ืœื”ื ืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืžืœื’ื•ืช.
09:23
It is our mission that nobody will be left behind
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ืžืฉื™ืžืชื ื• ื”ื™ื ืฉืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื ื™ืฉืืจ ืžืื—ื•ืจ
09:26
for financial reasons.
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ืžืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ื›ืœื›ืœื™ื•ืช.
09:29
With 5,000 students in 2016, this model is financially sustainable.
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ืขื 5,000 ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื ื‘ืฉื ืช 2016,
ื”ืžื•ื“ืœ ื”ื–ื” ื”ื•ื ื™ืฆื™ื‘ ื›ืœื›ืœื™ืช.
09:37
Five years ago, it was a vision.
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ืœืคื ื™ ื—ืžืฉ ืฉื ื™ื, ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื—ื–ื•ืŸ,
09:41
Today, it is a reality.
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ื›ื™ื•ื, ื–ื•ื”ื™ ื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช.
09:44
Last month, we got the ultimate academic endorsement to our model.
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ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ืฉืขื‘ืจ, ืงื™ื‘ืœื ื• ืืช ื”ืชืžื™ื›ื”
ื”ืืงื“ืžื™ืช ื”ืื•ืœื˜ื™ืžื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืช ืœืžื•ื“ืœ ืฉืœื ื•.
09:50
University of the People is now fully accredited.
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ื”ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืขื ื”ื™ื ื” ืžื•ื›ืจืช ืขืชื” ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ.
09:54
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
09:56
Thank you.
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09:57
(Applause)
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10:01
With this accreditation, it's our time now to scale up.
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ืขื ื”ื›ืจื” ื–ื•,
ื”ื’ื™ืข ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืœื ื• ืœืขืœื•ืช ืฉืœื‘.
10:06
We have demonstrated that our model works.
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ื”ืจืื ื• ื›ื™ ื”ืžื•ื“ืœ ืฉืœื ื• ืขื•ื‘ื“.
ืื ื™ ืžื–ืžื™ืŸ ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืื•ืช, ื•ืืš ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืžื›ืš,
10:10
I invite universities and, even more important,
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developing countries' governments,
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ืžืžืฉืœื•ืช ืฉืœ ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ืžืชืคืชื—ื•ืช,
ืœืฉื›ืคืœ ืืช ื”ืžื•ื“ืœ ื”ื–ื”
10:15
to replicate this model
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ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื‘ื˜ื™ื— ื›ื™ ืฉืขืจื™ ื”ื”ืฉื›ืœื” ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื”
10:17
to ensure that the gates of higher education will open widely.
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ื™ืคืชื—ื• ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ.
10:22
A new era is coming --
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ืขื™ื“ืŸ ื—ื“ืฉ ืขื•ืžื“ ื‘ืคืชื—.
10:24
an era that will witness the disruption of the higher education model
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ืขื™ื“ืŸ ืืฉืจ ื™ื—ื–ื”
ื‘ื”ืคืฆืชื• ืฉืœ ืžื•ื“ืœ ื”ื”ืฉื›ืœื” ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื”
10:29
as we know it today,
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ื›ืคื™ ืฉืื ื• ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื ืื•ืชื• ื›ื™ื•ื.
10:31
from being a privilege for the few
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ืžื”ื™ื•ืชื• ื–ื›ื•ืช ื™ืชืจ ืฉืœ ืžืขื˜ื™ื
10:35
to becoming a basic right, affordable and accessible for all.
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ืœื›ื“ื™ ื”ื•ืคื›ื• ื–ื›ื•ืช ื‘ืกื™ืกื™ืช,
ื–ืžื™ื ื” ืœื›ืœ ื›ื™ืก ื•ื ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœื›ืœ.
10:41
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
10:43
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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