YOUniversity
The facts below are what the maker publishes about YOUniversity, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From YOUniversity's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Paid courses | — | Prices vary by course; examples include R 199.00, R 299.00, and R 700.00 |
The facts
Each one read from YOUniversity's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI integration
- The maker states that AI Studio is linked to ChatGPT.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Course certificates
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Course completion
- The maker says learners receive a YOUniversity Certificate of Completion, while an instructor with accreditation may provide a certificate or diploma.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Course formats
- The catalog includes both individual courses and course bundles.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Course topics
- Its course catalog includes business, health and fitness, IT and software, marketing, music, personal development, and photography and video.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Instructor fees
- The maker says instructors pay nothing to get started and that YOUniversity takes a portion of course fees when courses sell.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Instructor payouts
- Instructors can request payment to a South African bank account through their Instructor Dashboard.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Instructor tools
- Instructors can use a Course Builder and AI Studio to generate course outlines, titles, descriptions, and featured images.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Payments
- The maker says student payments are made in South African rand through PayFast, by bank card or EFT.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Video hosting
- The maker asks instructors to upload videos to YouTube and link them to the YOUniversity site.checked 12 Oct 2026
- What it does
- YOUniversity is an e-learning platform offering practical courses created by South Africans for South Africans.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Who it serves
- The maker describes the platform as serving South African learners and instructors, including people without matric or a university degree.checked 12 Oct 2026
The company
- Content ownership
- The maker says instructors retain ownership of their content and can change or remove it at any time.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- South Africachecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free content
- The course catalog lists “FREE: Knowledge and Self-improvement Videos” and offers a Free price filter.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Learning devices
- The maker says learners can study on smartphones, tablets, and computers at their own pace.checked 12 Oct 2026
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