About Us
Laureate International Universities Network
Laureate Philosophy and Approach
Our Philosophy: Broadening Access to Higher Education Benefits Students, Economies, and Societies
Laureate International Universities is committed to serving all segments of the international higher education market—from traditional, college-aged students to working adults, and from those seeking an undergraduate or postgraduate degree to those interested in technical/vocational programs. Laureate International Universities is guided by these core beliefs:
- Education is a global driving force for social mobility and economic stability.
- Societies and nations win when more investment occurs in post-secondary education, regardless of the source of funding.
- Individual dreams are fulfilled, and societies are advanced, by broadening access to university-level education among underserved students and markets, particularly where governments are unable to meet the growing demand.
- The demands of an increasingly competitive global economy call for access to a higher education that equips students with the knowledge, skills, and international perspective required by all professions.
Our Approach: Focusing on Student Outcomes by Delivering Internationally Minded Education Locally
By broadening access to university-level education among students and markets that have been faced with limited options in the past, Laureate International Universities not only helps fill the gap between supply and demand, but presents a network of postsecondary institutions that facilitates the movement of programs, students, faculty, and best practices to deliver a truly international education experience at affordable tuition levels.
As Laureate International Universities continues to develop its worldwide network of universities, our approach will be marked by the following commitments:
- Laureate universities will be driven by the outcomes achieved by our graduates, focusing on transforming individual students into world-class professionals who are well-equipped with the knowledge and skills required by today’s multinational employers.
- Laureate universities will innovate by offering new programs, in new formats, to address the needs of working adults and technical-vocational and other groups of nontraditional students.
- Laureate respects the individual personality of each school in its network by offering educational options; it does not impose a model.
- Laureate universities is not ideologically driven, we are addressing a gap between the demand and supply of our students for programs marked by international, technological, and multilingual content for professionals.
- Laureate will invest in and operate individual universities as local institutions, in full compliance with local accreditation systems, laws, and regulations, and respectful of the local and cultural context in which each university operates.
- Laureate seeks to complement, not compete with, government and non-profit institutions in our markets.
- Laureate universities will deliver value and quality without ever being elite, and will serve equally well the needs of all students, regardless of their socioeconomic or academic backgrounds.
Call 866-492-5336 for more information about Walden University and the Laureate network.
