One of the things I love most about Ubiquity is our map point logo. It summarizes for me a core aspect of Ubiquity’s design. On the one hand we have a global community of engaged learners, taking courses, interacting with each other, and earning points, badges and credentials on our online platform. On the other […]
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The specter of infants being torn away from breast feeding mothers, young sons from their fathers, of parents being deported while their children remained in cages under a sweltering Texas sun, was a shock to America and the world. In another outrage against civility and morality, the Trump administration has been charging refugees coming across
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My name is Lee Mason and I was born in London, England but currently live in Amsterdam. At the age of 14, I had my first ever paying job as an educator, teaching English to dyslexic pupils at my grammar school. Following grammar school, I studied Physical Therapy at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.
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“Great leadership” is not great if it doesn’t create impact. In fact, that is why there are so many organizations that focus on harnessing human interactions and connections to create solutions for the world. Ask people to name great leaders, and chances are that they will choose a person who “fought to improve the state
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In 2015 the United Nations agreed on 17 goals with detailed sub-targets that, if achieved, would truly put humanity on course towards a peaceful and sustainable civilization. To support this initiative, UNESCO created the SDG competence frameworks, which list a set of 8 cross-cutting competencies needed to deal with any of the Global Goals, as
As a budding entrepreneur, I was very excited to learn about Ubiquity’s Global Creativity Award, for many reasons. The idea that a University would encourage and empower students to begin their entrepreneurial life even as they are still completing their studies is a refreshing thought. I know from experience that the hardest thing about
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Technological advancements and an improving economy suggest a bright future for graduates seeking employment, but there is still great debate over the necessity of a degree for prospective employees. The global job market is shifting and still relies heavily on the structure of academia, but there are steps that you can take outside of structured
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According to the data, there are 100 million qualified young people, graduating from High School each year from around the world–who will never have the chance to further their education! Ubiquity is offering that chance and this Fund will begin to create the resources for some of these young women to begin that journey! As
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This summer Ubiquity University joined forces with AIESEC international at their annual conference which was held in Cartagena, Colombia. We met some of the most driven and passionate young leaders from around the world and collaborated on how education can work for everyone, everywhere.
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