The current academic landscape is often shaped by political and financial influences, restricting access to education and compromising research independence. To address these challenges, we introduce “FreeUniversity.dao”, a university model grounded in the principles of a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO). FreeUniversity.dao emphasizes academic freedom, openness, and equitable access to education, leveraging blockchain and DeFi technologies to establish a transparent and sustainable framework for global learning and research. It envisions a politically neutral and corruption-free governance model that prioritizes transparency, fairness, and accessibility. Decision-making processes are designed to be participatory, democratic, rewarding merits and contributions, and involving the community in all major decisions, including rule changes and further developments. For traditional university institutions FreeUniversity.dao offers a migration path to DAO-based structures. While this paper does not present a fully realized DAO design, it outlines the core concepts, coordination challenges, and foundational elements required to build such a system. It aims to be a starting point for further exploration and discussion about the future of academic governance. An example workflow illustrates how the DAO could work in practice and motivates how current processes can be improved to reduce interventions that could jeopardize the integrity of scientific research.