OpenFieldUofN · Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States
The University of the Nations is an international training university headquartered in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, operating across more than 600 locations in 160 nations. Operating through seven colleges—including Health Care, Agriculture, Education, and Science & Technology—UofN pairs modular, experiential training with cross-cultural field immersions, disaster response, and indigenous community development.
Kailua-Kona · Global Intercultural Education, Humanitarian Relief & Tropical Agriculture. The University of the Nations is an international training university headquartered in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, operating across more than 600 locations in 160 nations. Operating through seven colleges—including Health Care, Agriculture, Education, and Science & Technology—UofN pairs modular, experiential training with cross-cultural field immersions, disaster response, and indigenous community development.
Successful completion of the foundational Discipleship Training School (DTS) prerequisite curriculum followed by secondary school completion diploma or equivalent. Demonstrated English proficiency (TOEFL iBT 65+ or IELTS 6.0+) or bilingual track placement for non-native English speakers. Rolling admissions aligned with quarterly modular academic terms (January, April, July, September).
Hands-on agrarian training covering permaculture design, aquaponics, volcanic soil bio-remediation, and drought-resistant agroforestry on the Kona campus farm.
Clinical and humanitarian medicine degree preparing medical missionaries and community nurses for tropical disease prevention, maternal-infant health, and clean water sanitation.
Modular arts degree teaching documentary filmmaking, cross-cultural storytelling, audio podcasting, and digital media production in emerging economies.
Intensive field credential covering psychological first aid, post-traumatic stress stabilization, refugee camp logistics, and humanitarian supply chain operations.
Comprehensive degree analyzing micro-enterprise economics, community-led sanitation, vocational school establishment, and indigenous governance models.
Specialized linguistic curriculum in acoustic phonetics, morphological parsing, unwritten orthography development, and field translation software (Paratext).
Chancellor Emeritus and Founder
International Executive Council
Dr. Loren Cunningham co-founded the University of the Nations, pioneering modular international higher education models and global youth mobilization across 160...
View researcher profile ↗Dean of the College of Health Care
College of Health Care
Dr. Maureen Menard researches community health intervention models in developing nations, primary maternal-child triage, and health worker curriculum standardiz...
View researcher profile ↗Vice Chancellor of Academic Development and Theological Research
College of Education and Biblical Studies
Prof. David Hamilton specializes in contextual hermeneutics, applied linguistic structures in ancient Semitic texts, and cross-cultural pedagogical integration....
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