Sabater University aims to disrupt higher education by offering 100% free education globally, targeting motivated yet underserved individuals. The project leverages a collaborative educational model utilizing MOOCs, peer-to-peer learning, and volunteer mentorship, with no admission requirements or public funding. The university promotes social leadership, innovative knowledge, and participation in local and global communities through co-learning spaces and open research.

1. SABATER
UNIVERSITY
A SHARING UNIVERSITY TO
DISRUPT HIGHER EDUCATION
SABATERUNIVERSITY.COM 23 AUGUST 2014

2. 1. THE PROBLEM

3. “IN 15 YEARS FROM NOW
HALF OF US UNIVERSITIES
MAY BE IN BANKRUPTCY.
CLAYTON CHRISTENSEN
STARTUPGRIND, February 2013

4. “AT LEAST 80% OF
HUMANITY LIVES ON LESS
THAN $10 A DAY.
WORLD BANK
Globalissues source, 2008

5. HIGHER
EDUCATION IS
NOWADAYS
UNAFFORDABLE FOR POOR
POPULATION
NOT DESIGNED TO MEET
COMPANIES AND MARKET
NEEDS
MADE IN OBSOLETE
ORGANIZATIONS
NOT FULLY DEPLOYED TO
SOCIAL LEADERSHIP

6. 2. THE SOLUTION

7. “IN 5 YEARS THE BEST
EDUCATION WILL COME
FREE FROM THE WEB.
BILL GATES
TECHCRUNCH, August 2010

8. “THE NEXT PHASE OF
SOCIAL BUSINESS IS THE
COLLABORATIVE ECONOMY.
JEREMIAH OWYANG
Altimeter Report , May 2013

9. SO, TODAY WE DO NOT NEED
BUILDINGS, FEES OR BUREAUCRACY
TO EDUCATE PEOPLE AND
EMPOWER THEM FOR A FUTURE.

10. THE QUESTION IS NOT HOW NEW
TECHNOLOGIES AND
INNOVATIONS CAN BE
ADAPTED TO OUR
UNIVERSITIES.
IS HOW WE CAN BUILD A NEW
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM FROM THE
SCRATCH.

11. 3. THE PROJECT

12. SABATER UNIVERSITY
FIRST SHARING UNIVERSITY 100% FREE FOR
STUDENTS ALL OVER THE WORLD
WE WANT TO INITIATE A GLOBAL MOVEMENT TO DEEPLY
IMPACT IN THE EDUCATION OF TOMORROW´S BETTER
CITIZENS, INNOVATORS AND LEADERS
WE WANT TO GIVE A FUTURE TO MILLION OF MOTIVATED, TALENTED AND
UNFAVOURED PEOPLE IN THE WORLD

13. SABATER UNIVERSITY
A SHARING UNIVERSITY TO DISRUPT HIGHER EDUCATION
CO-LEARNING SPACES
GLOBALLY DISTRIBUITED
OPEN AND CURATED
CONTENT AROUND
MOOCS
PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING
AROUND STUDENT
GROUPS
POOL OF TIME,
KNOWLEDGE AND TALENT
BY VOLUNTEERS
SHARING
UNIVERSITY
CROWD-FUNDING AND
CROWD-SOURCING
CO-ORGANISATION AND
SOCIAL GOVERNANCE

14. OUR PROPOSAL
100% TOTALLY FREE
EXCELLENT EDUCATION
FOR STUDENTS
100% PRIVATE: NO
INTEREST IN RECEIVING
PUBLIC FUNDING
NO ADMISSION
REQUIREMENTS (AGE,
QUALITIFATION OR
LOCATION)
FULL DEGREES BASED ON
MOOC AND P2P
TUTORISED LOCAL
STUDENT GROUPS
INDEPENDENCE:
UNACCREDITED STUDIES
(BUT CERTIFICATES)
NO PROFESSORS BUT
VOLUNTEERS
SOCIAL 2.0 GOVERNANCE
NO OWN CAMPUS BUT
GLOBALLY DISTRIBUITED
CO-LEARNING SPACES
PLUS: OPEN RESEARCH,
INNOVATION CATALYST
AND SOCIAL LEADERSHIP
WE WANT TO IMPACT IN SOCIETY, PEOPE AND ECONOMY

15. EDUCATORS
& COACHES
CONTENT
CURATORS
MOOC
MANAGERS SCIENTITS
VOLUNTEER WORKFORCE
SHARING TIME, KNOWLEDGE AND TALENT
…ACTIVISTSCONSULTANTSMARKETERS

16. MANAGING
COMMUNITY
ADVISOR
COMMUNITY
VOLUNTEER
COMMUNITY
ALUMNI
COMMUNITY
CO-ORGANISATION
SHARING GOVERNANCE AND SOCIAL DECISION MAKING
PRIVATE NON PROFIT FOUNDATION AS LEGAL STATUS

17. SERVICES
(TALENT,
INNOVATION
…)
CORPORATE
EDUCATION &
DISRUPTION
CONFERENCES
MERCHANDISING
ROYALTIES &
STARTUPS
EQUITY PROFIT
ADVERTISING
BUSINESS MODEL
DIVERSIFIED SOURCES OF INCOME
DONATIONS,
SPONSORING &
CROWDFUNDING

18. STUDIES STARTING IN 2015
SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING
(CODE LOVERS)
HYBRID SCIENCE &
TECHNOLOGY
(STEM) (SCI-TECH
LOVERS)
BUSINESS
CREATION AND
ADMINISTRATION
(BUSINESS
LOVERS)
SOCIAL, ARTS AND
HUMANITIES
(THINKING LOVERS)
PRE-STUDIES (FUNDAMENTALS AND ENGLISH)

19. P2P GLOBAL
DISTRIBUITED
STUDENT
TEAMS
COACHED
LOCAL
STUDENT
TEAMS
GLOBLAL
DISTRIBUITED
CO-LEARNING
SPACES
FULL DEGREES
BUILT ON
MOOCS
GRANDMOOC 5X5 MODEL
A NEW MODEL TO DISRUP HIGHER EDUCATION

20. FULL DEGREES
BUILT ON
MOOCS (MASSIVE
OPEN ONLINE
COURSES)
OPEN CONTENT REPOSITORY FOR KEY
CONCEPTS ORGANIZED IN COURSES AND
DEGREES
CONTENT CURATED BY EXPERTS FROM
HIGH QUALITY SOURCES (TED, UNIS…)
CROSS DISCIPLINES OF CREATIVITY, TEAM
BUILDING, ENGLISH, HUMANISM…
QUIZZES AND SELF EXERCICES
MODERATED FORUM
INSPIRED BY THE MOOC REVOLUTION
(EDX, COURSERA, UNIMOOC…)
GRANDMOOC 5X5 MODEL

21. LOCAL STUDENT
GROUPS COACHED
BY VOLUNTEER
“GRANDMOTHERS”
LOCAL TEAM OF 5 STUDENTS (FACE TO
FACE INTERACTION) WORKING TOGETHER
FROM THE BEGINNING UNTIL
GRADUATION
1 VOLUNTEER SENIOR EXCLUSIVE COACH
GUIDE THE TEAM DURING STUDIES AND
BEYOND (FACILITATION, MENTORING AND
INSPIRATIONAL ROLE)
WORKING BY PROJECTS NOT SYLLABUS,
TO PROVIDE COMPETENCES NOT
TRANSFER KNOWLEDGE
INSPIRED BY SUGATA MITRA WORKS ON
SELF-ORGANIZED LEARNING (“GRANNY
CLOUD”, HOLE IN THE WALL…)
GRANDMOOC 5X5 MODEL

22. P2P GLOBAL
DISTRIBUITED
STUDENT GROUPS
(5X5)
5 MULTI-CULTURALLY DIFFERENT LOCAL
TEAMS DISTRIBUTED AROUND THE
WORLD CONNECTED AS COUNTERPARTS
FOR YEARS UNTIL GRADUATION
5X5 STUDENTS (PLUS 5 COACHES)
COLLABORATING ONLINE TO DISCUSS
KEY CONCEPTS, BUILD PROJECTS AND
SOLVE CHALLENGES
INSPIRED BY THE COURSERA P2P (PEER-
TO-PEER) STUDENTS WORKS
GRANDMOOC 5X5 MODEL

23. GLOBALLY
DISTRIBUITED CO-
LEARNING SPACES
(LOCAL NODES)
NETWORK OF LOCAL NODES ALL WIDE
WORLD
WILL BE CO-LEARNING SPACES FOR
LOCAL STUDENTS AND VOLUNTEERS,
AND INTERACTIVE AREAS WITH SOCIETY
FREE LICENSE TO HOST THE UNIVERSITY
SPACE TO NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
AND INDIVIDUALS. PREMIUM LICENCE FOR
OTHERS
INSPIRED BY SHARING ECONOMY AND
INITIATIVES LIKE TED, JAM, HUB…
GRANDMOOC 5X5 MODEL

24. EDUCATION COMBINED WITH
RESEARCH
OPEN AND
COLLABORATIVE
SCIENCE TO CREATE
EXCELLENT
KNOWLEDGE
100% PRIVATE FUNDED,
ORGANISED IN VIRTUAL
INSTITUTES AND MADE BY
VOLUNTEER SCIENTISTS
MULTIDISCIPLINARY
RESEARCH THROUGH ONLINE
AND DISTRIBUTED
COLLABORATION OF
SCIENTISTS ALL OVER THE
WORLD (CO-SCIENCE)
INNOVATION
SOURCE AND
CATALYST OF OPEN
INNOVATION FOR
COMPANYES AND
ORGANIZATIONS
STARTUP INCUBATION,
TALENT PROVIDER,
KNOWLEDE TRANSFER,
CONSULTANCY FOCUS
(DESING THINKING,
RESEARCH INSIGHTS…),
INNOVATION SERVICES FOR
HIGHER EDUCATION
SOCIETY
SOCIAL LEADERSHIP
AND CHANGE
ACTIVISM TO FACE
GLOBAL CITIZEN
CHALLENGES
PRESENCE IN LOCAL
SOCIETIES ALL WORD WIDE
AS REFERENCE
INSTITUTIONS
AGREGATOR OF CAUSES
(HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE,
ENVIRONMENT
PROTECTION, FIGHTING
POVERTY, CULTURE…)

25. 4. JOIN US TO
REINVENT THE
EDUCATION

26. BECOME A
VOLUNTEER
SPREAD THE
WORD
DONATE
HELP US TO
DESING
THE
UNIVERSITY
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
OPEN TO ANYONE

27. “REDESIGNING EDUCATIONAL
SYSTEMS IS PERHAPS THE MOST
EFFECTIVE WAY TO IMPROVE
OUTCOMES FOR SOCIETIES,
PEOPLE, AND ECONOMIES.
MCKINSEY
Magazine, 2013

28. THANK YOU.
SABATERUNIVERSITY.COM
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