Dr Nicos Nicolaou, CEO of UNICAF, dedicated to increasing access to quality higher education in order to improve and transform the lives of gifted and often underprivileged students, explores the market in Africa for MBAs.

In the UK, the recent vote to leave the EU has seen an almost-instant drop in applications from EU students, leading to an opportunity that will not only help Africa, but will also maintain the status of UK universities on the international educational market. One such company that is trying to step into this breech is UNICAF, an interesting company dedicated to educate Africa in HE qualifications. Founded in 2012, it partners with Western universities to offer locally accredited degrees to African students who want to study online while continuing to work.

With so much information provided on our websites about our programmes, it is understandable that you will have your own questions about UNICAF.

Technology companies are increasingly setting up offices across Africa, in countries like Nigeria and Kenya, to gain access to local web developers, according to USA Today.

Plagiarism is, to put it simply, passing off someone else’s text or idea as your own, even if the text has been edited and changed , with the use of synonyms and restructuring of sentences or paragraphs. Much more than just copyright infringement, plagiarism is a serious matter, that many students, intentionally or unintentionally, are confronted with during their studies. An example of plagiarism: Original text: “John and Julie went for dinner at a beach restaurant on a Sunday afternoon in July” Plagiarised text: “John and Julie strolled to a restaurant by the beach for…

When you are working on your studies, either online, sitting in front of a computer screen, or surrounded by books and papers, it’s important to have in mind some tips, that will not only assist you in learning, but also in retaining the information you learn.

Founded at the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1908, the Master of Business Administration , widely known as the MBA, has evolved into one of the most popular and respectable degrees globally. An MBA degree is now viewed as an elemental prerequisite for being employed by any self- respecting corporation. And even though there are many people who have left their mark in the business world, or have even established corporate empires, without having studied for a business degree, the possibility of failure increases dramatically for all types of business, when there is no MBA graduate on board,…

Poised to take place from October 25-29, 2016 at the SSNIT Conference Centre Kumasi, Ghana, the International Training Conference – Fight Against Human Trafficking aims to improve awareness of human rights issues in the region, such as human trafficking, the exploitation of women and children, as well as female education. Over the course of four days, national and international delegates, including teachers and students of schools and universities, will discuss the current situation and join Global Women Lobby to pick up this new project called “Training Teachers for the Fight Against Human Trafficking”. Other non-profit organisations that are corporate members…