YWAM offers training programs in over 400 locations and over 100 nations. YWAM’s global university is called the University of the Nations (U of N). U of N is a global educational network consisting of eight faculties, and offers a wide course selection. The U of N offers training in Arts, Christian Ministries, Communications, Counseling [...]

Founded upon biblical principles, the University of the Nations (UofN) fulfills its commitment to Christ and His Great Commission by equipping men and women spiritually, culturally, intellectually, and professionally, and inspiring them to use their God-given abilities to communicate and demonstrate the gospel in all nations. Viewing the world as both its classroom and venue [...]

Eighteen years after its inception in 1960, Youth With A Mission (YWAM) founded the Pacific & Asia Christian University (PACU), launching the first campus in 1978 in Kona, Hawaii. PACU was founded on the basis that students could be educated in skills to help them bring the Gospel into the foundational areas of society worldwide. [...]

The University of Nations is unique. It is global, cross-cultural, and adaptable. Approximately 15,000 students a year take one or more registered courses in 60 languages in 400 locations. Our training combines elements of both formal and non-formal education, with a commitment to worshiping God in spirit and truth, in all that we do. Universities [...]

The University of the Nations has developed a modular approach to education. The modular system enhances learning by providing students with intensive and focused time on each topic. Typically, visiting teachers spend a full week or two on their area of expertise, which allows the students to focus upon and absorb one subject at a [...]

Intensive educational programs which require cooperation and sharing among the participants, followed by the immediate field application of principles learned, is the essence of learning by doing. Research and development are critical to the basic purpose of the University and play a vital part in linking evangelism with the needs of people. Examples include: •  [...]

The live-learn philosophy is based on the idea of establishing a community where students, staff, and teachers live, eat, and study in close proximity for maximized learning opportunities. Jesus did this with the twelve disciples. Similar biblical examples occur in the schools of the prophets in the Old Testament and in Acts 19. These schools [...]

Because of the modular system, students benefit from the knowledge and skills of resident as well as visiting resource teachers whose values are congruent with those of the mission. Resource teachers come for one or more weeks to teach in their area of expertise. Some hold teaching positions at other colleges or universities, while some [...]

The U of N’s modular schools are coordinated by school leaders and their staff, who are full-time volunteers with Youth With A Mission (YWAM). The school leaders facilitate the visiting resource teachers, often teach part of the course themselves, and work intensively with school staff to train them to be leaders themselves. They not only [...]