Shai Reshef

When you educate one person, you can change a life. But if you educate many, you can change the world.

When you educate one person, you can change a life. But if you educate many, you can change the world.

I read a UNESCO statement that in 2025 there will be 100 million students without universities to serve them. So I felt that it's my turn to give back. University of the People is for the people who have no other alternatives. We are tuition free. We have more refugees than any university in the world. We have 19,000 refugees.

I read a UNESCO statement that in 2025 there will be 100 million students without universities to serve them. So I felt that it's my turn to give back. University of the People is for the people who have no other alternatives. We are tuition free. We have more refugees than any university in the world. We have 19,000 refugees.

We have 4,300 Afghan women hiding at home, studying with us, because they're not allowed to study under the Taliban rule. These are the people that we started the university for. The two hardest things for me is, first of all...

We have 4,300 Afghan women hiding at home, studying with us, because they're not allowed to study under the Taliban rule. These are the people that we started the university for. The two hardest things for me is, first of all...

Thank you for inviting me.

Thank you for inviting me.

It's interesting because I grew up in a modest family and I went to school. I was not the best school in class. I had other things that were more interesting than studying. I worked from very early age, kind of like, you know, supplement the study that I did, the school with some work.

It's interesting because I grew up in a modest family and I went to school. I was not the best school in class. I had other things that were more interesting than studying. I worked from very early age, kind of like, you know, supplement the study that I did, the school with some work.

But I think that after completing my bachelor degree, I went to Michigan to do my master level in Chinese politics in the University of Michigan. And then I became exposed to, through studying China, on the importance of education. Because what happened in China is that Mao and the Communist Party tried to change the culture of a nation, largely by educating the kids. And I was fascinated by it.

But I think that after completing my bachelor degree, I went to Michigan to do my master level in Chinese politics in the University of Michigan. And then I became exposed to, through studying China, on the importance of education. Because what happened in China is that Mao and the Communist Party tried to change the culture of a nation, largely by educating the kids. And I was fascinated by it.

I read about China and I learned about what happened in the last hundred few years from being an amazing empire, how it collapsed because it was not ready for the developed world and was not ready to accept that they are inferior. And at the same time, the Communist Party came and said, well, we are going to change it.

I read about China and I learned about what happened in the last hundred few years from being an amazing empire, how it collapsed because it was not ready for the developed world and was not ready to accept that they are inferior. And at the same time, the Communist Party came and said, well, we are going to change it.

And they created a mass movement, took over China and said, we are going to create a different country and a different culture and different nation. And I was, really? How do you do that? And, you know, we're not talking about a country of 100,000 or a million people, right? This is the biggest country in the world. And I start following what's going on and I was shocked.

And they created a mass movement, took over China and said, we are going to create a different country and a different culture and different nation. And I was, really? How do you do that? And, you know, we're not talking about a country of 100,000 or a million people, right? This is the biggest country in the world. And I start following what's going on and I was shocked.

It took me to get into it to understand that it didn't really work all the way as they wanted. And when we see, we look at China today, it's clear that it didn't work. But also I realized that No doubt that China will become the largest and the strongest power on Earth, which we are experiencing happening. We're seeing it.

It took me to get into it to understand that it didn't really work all the way as they wanted. And when we see, we look at China today, it's clear that it didn't work. But also I realized that No doubt that China will become the largest and the strongest power on Earth, which we are experiencing happening. We're seeing it.

And I said, OK, not a lot of people know China. And I decided that I will be one of the few who really know. Wow.

And I said, OK, not a lot of people know China. And I decided that I will be one of the few who really know. Wow.