Israeli among Top Game-changers

February 1, 2011

The poll began in September 2010 with a list of 100 innovators by Huffington Post. Reshef was honored in the 12th spot for “taking the world to school.” In 2009, [he created] the “University of the People,” a site based in Pasadena, California that streams lectures and class assignments to people around the world to provide them the opportunity to take college-level classes on the Web for less than US $100 and, ultimately, earn an accredited degree.

Reshef's site currently has 500 students from 100 countries meeting and discussing topics on its online forums, according to Huffington Post. University of the People is currently preparing communication centers in Zimbabwe, the Dominican Republic, Bangladesh, Haiti, Liberia, and the Palestinian territories to provide Internet access and higher education to those who might not otherwise have it.

Source: Excerpts from an article by www.israel21c.org