Israeli businessperson and academic administrator
Shai Reshef is an American-Israeli businessperson and academic administrator. He is the founder and president of the University of the People[1] the first American non-profit, tuition-free accredited online university.[2]
Education and early career
Reshef earned an M.A. in Chinese Politics from the University of Michigan.[3]
From 1989 to 2005, he was chairman of the Kidum Group. Reshef also chaired Laureate Education from 2001 to 2004, the first online university outside the United States.[4][5]
In January 2009, Reshef founded the University of the People.[6] Since that time, he has been university president.[7][8]
Awards and recognition
In 2009 Reshef was included in Fast Company’s list of "100 Most Creative People in Business".[9] He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Open University[when?][10] He was included in OneWorld's list of "People of 2009". He was awarded[when?] an Ashoka fellowship; joined UN-GAID as a High-level Adviser[when?]; granted membership in the Clinton Global Initiative[when?]; granted an RSA Fellowship[when?]; selected by The Huffington Post as the Ultimate Game Changer in Education[when?]; nominated as one of Wired Magazine’s 50 People Changing the World[11] and selected as a Top Global Thinker by Foreign Policy Magazine[when?].[10]
In 2023, Reshef received the Yidan Prize for Educational Development,[12] described by Education Week as the "Nobel Prize of education".[13]
Reshef’s TED Talk and Nas Daily videos about the UoPeople have over 30 million views combined.[10]
Personal life
Reshef is married to artist Rotem Reshef and has four children.[3]
References
- ^ "Office of the President". University of the People. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ High, Peter. "A Conversation With The President Of The World's First Non-Profit, Tuition-Free, Accredited, Online University". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ a b Wiener, Julie (2013-01-08). "An Israeli 'Citizen Of The World'". The New York Jewish Week. Archived from the original on 2021-11-20. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ Lewin, Tamar (January 25, 2009). "Israeli Entrepreneur Plans a Free Global University That Will Be Online Only". The New York Times.
- ^ "Shai Reshef | Speaking Fee | Booking Agent". www.allamericanspeakers.com. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ "ABOUT UNIVERSITY OF THE PEOPLE" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ "Shai Reshef". uopeople.edu. University of the People. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Academic Partners". University of the People. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ "37. Shai Reshef - Fast Company". Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ a b c "University of the People: an education model worth emulating". University World News. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ "User Profile | MIT Solve". solve.mit.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ "2023 Yidan Prize: Michelene Chi and Shai Reshef awarded the world's highest accolade in education". www.yidanprize.org. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ Hess, Rick (2021-10-12). "Economist Eric Hanushek Reflects on Winning 'Education's Nobel Prize'". Education Week. ISSN 0277-4232. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
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