George Soros to launch a global university network
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The American philanthropist and billionaire who was born in Hungary would like to create a higher education network for which he donates 1 billion dollars. The institution aims to help students to prepare for the global challenges of the present and the future, says an announcement of Soros’s Open Society Foundation.
The institution is going to operate under the name of Open Society University Network, and it aims to bring together students and teachers from various academic fields, Index reported. They will create courses and joint training programs accessible not only online but also at the universities participating in the initiative. The core of this new network will be the Central European University (CEU).
The foundation added in their statement that
they would like to reach handicapped social groups like refugees, those serving their prison sentence, the Roma people, and those who had to leave their homes.