GCAS is the world’s first debt-free college, offering EU-accredited degrees through our partnership with Woolf and co-owned by its faculty, staff, and graduates. We reject the idea that knowledge must be purchased through debt, and affirm education as a public and emancipatory good.
GCAS (The Global Centre for Advanced Studies) began in 2013 with over 100 leading writers, philosophers, professors, artists, and filmmakers. We started as a non-profit in the USA and later incorporated in Ireland.
We offer EU-accredited degrees through our partner, Woolf — an accredited, degree-granting Higher Education Institution recognised within the European Higher Education Area (EHEA).
Our faculty co-own the college alongside graduates. Learn from leading philosophers, scholars, and practitioners committed to your growth.
All accepted students are offered tuition-reduction scholarships. Academic freedom should never be compromised by economic pressure.
Our degrees are accredited through Woolf and recognised across Europe and internationally. Quality education without borders.
To provide the highest quality education and research opportunities in the world, debt-free.Our Mission
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