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08Jun2009

United Nations Free Online University

DateMonday, June 8, 2009 at 11:22AM

The UN Global Alliance for Information and Communications Technology and Development (GAID) has released plans for a tuition free (non-profit) online university program to offer higher education for the masses.

The actual scheme was was opened up for admission almost 2 weeks ago, without any promotion or big announcements but has already signed up some 200 eager students from 52 countries! Now that the word is officially out I'm hoping that more students sign up for this great opportunity whatever their background.

The online University program intends on using free and opensourced tools and teaching materials (the way it should be really) and P2P to deliver the materials to students.

Check out http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=30848 for some more information.

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