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Unicaf Sets Out Plan To Expand to 17 African Countries Following UN Call for Investment In Digital Education
The COVID-19 pandemic unearthed the fault lines for what could be a generational catastrophe in education. Even before the pandemic resulted in school closures affecting over 1.6 billion students in at least 161 countries, more than 250 million school-age children were out of school globally.
Unicaf Sets Out Plan to Expand to 17 African Countries Following UN Call for Investment In Digital Education
The COVID-19 pandemic unearthed the fault lines for what could be a generational catastrophe in education. Even before the pandemic resulted in school closures affecting over 1.6 billion students in at least 161 countries (https://bit.ly/3ydxErB), more than 250 million school-age children (https://bit.ly/3eGd6QM) were out of school globally. In much of the developing world, the gap between…
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How would you describe the identity of Unicaf? What makes up your DNA?
Dr Nicos Nicolaou: Unicaf, with headquarters in Europe, is a leading higher education online platform with students in 158 countries, and also a Scholarship Programme, facilitating Higher Education studies at affordable cost. The state-of-the-art Unicaf digital platform provides access to quality university degree programmes and Professional Courses from reputable partner institutions in the UK, the USA…
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Online Classrooms Look to Improve Higher Education Across Africa, but Face Skepticism
Everywhere is a classroom for Emily Kamizi, even the buses in Lusaka, Zambia’s congested capital. It can take an hour or more to cross the city, so Ms. Kamizi puts on her headphones, turns up Taylor Swift and concentrates on her M.B.A. studies. Ms. Kamizi, 25, is a student at Unicaf University, an African institution…
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African online market ‘interests UK universities’ due to Brexit
British universities are showing an increased interest in developing their online provision in Africa since the UK voted to leave the European Union. That is the view of Nicos Nicolaou, chief executive officer of Unicaf, which partners with Western universities to offer business and professional degrees across sub-Saharan Africa through its mobile-friendly platform. It forms part…
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New Branch Campus by Unicaf University
The significant technological advances in sub-Saharan Africa enabled UNICAF and Unicaf University to enhance its online offering and to increase access to quality higher education. Unicaf University received approval by the Malawi government and has established a new campus in the capital of Malawi, Lilongwe. The campus builds on the success of the UNICAF scholarship…
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CDC backs education group UNICAF with $11.5mln
UNICAF, an Africa-focused provider of University-level programs, is receiving an $11.5 million equity investment from CDC, the UK’s development finance institution. University Ventures and Savannah Fund also participated in the round. As part of the deal, former CDC Board Member Jonathan Kydd, a development economist and higher education expert, joins UNICAF’s Board of Directors. The…
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‘Higher education needs to be more affordable for Africa to grow’
“If Africa is to maintain its lead, it is imperative that higher education becomes a more affordable option enabling the continent to create a strong, well-qualified workforce to meet the needs of its growing economy.” With plans to enrol 60,000 students by the year 2020, UNICAF has awarded more than $35m worth of scholarships and…
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African tertiary education can’t meet demand
The demand of studying at a post-secondary level in many African countries is heavily outnumbering the available space. It was revealed that in Nigeria alone over one million qualified students could not secure a place at university last year and with 50% of Africans under the age of 19, demographics show that demand will continue…
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UNICAF Offers University Degrees To Africans for 20% Of Western Price
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…
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