Simply stated, The Minerva Project is a non-profit
Ivy League-style university created and designed especially for America’s most
talented students. It isn’t even open yet; it’s planning a 2015 launch.
The Minerva Project uses an online
curriculum, but also offers a slightly different twist from a college that’s
exclusively online. Minerva Project will mix online learning with offline
living in physical dorms; not just in the United States, but across the globe.
Theoretically, students will get the best elements of America’s current higher
education system — customized online learning at their own convenience, classes
led by talented PhD teachers, and the opportunity to experience many of the
social benefits of a physical university.
More specifically, the idea is to
rotate students through six different countries during their 4 years of
college. Dormitories will be in major cities, such as Paris, Beijing, and Sao
Paulo. Each online class will consist of no more than 25 students.
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