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Our Story

Since its establishment in 2012, ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ has grown to become the leading online higher education company in Africa.

As ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½, we strive to positively impact the quality and availability of higher education and the economic development of all the communities we serve.


Dr Nicos Nicolaou

CEO

Cool Timeline

2012
ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ is established
  • 10 employees
  • 20 students
  • 1 programme
2013
ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ starts to expand
  • 547 students
  • First UK partner university
  • 50 employees
  • 6 programmes
2014
ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ continues to expand rapidly
  • 3,000 students
  • 6 programmes
2016
ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ University is established
  • ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ University is established
  • First ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ University campus in Africa
  • New UK university partners added
2019
Leading online platform in Africa
  • By 2020, ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ becomes the leading online higher education platform in Africa
  • 100+ undergraduate and postgraduate programmes
  • Multiple ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ University campuses in Africa
  • Multiple UK university partners
  • 30,000+ students from 156 countries
2021
2021 Milestones
  • ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ University opens its campus in Uganda
  • ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ and ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ University become Institutional Members of Advance HE
  • ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ University Nomination for Sustainability Institution of the Year 2021
2022
2022 Best Online Education Service Provider in Zambia Award
  • Dubai Conference celebrating 10 years as an Organization. Successful event attended by ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ students, Vice-Chancellors and UK partner universities representatives.
  • Best Online Education Award at the: 2022 Zambia E-Commerce Expo and Awards
2023
First ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Doctoral Graduates: Malawi (August 2023) and Zambia (November 2023)
  • First ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Doctoral Graduate of ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ University in Malawi, Graduation August 2023.
  • First three ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Doctoral Graduates of ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ University in Zambia, Graduation November 2023.
  • First Global International Award of ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ and our UK partner, the University of East London: 2023 PIEoneer Awards, on “Championing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award”.
  • First ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ publication of the ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ University student papers showcased at the ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ University Graduate Conference (UGraC) in October 2023.
  • First ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ University Masters Conference: ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½’s largest conference to date with duration of 5 days, with total of 1360 delegates, and 1298 attendees from 105 countries.
  • ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ online Journal – October 2023
2024
Opening of ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½’s state-of-the-art campus in Lusaka, Zambia
  • Opening of our ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½’s state-of-the-art university campus in Lusaka, Zambia.
  • First graduation ceremony for all ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ scholars who have studied online with Liverpool John Moore’s University since the partnership ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ began in 2020.
  • Annual ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ University Graduate Conference continues to grow with success for fourth consecutive years. An award winning Advance HE Global Impact Grant-Student Success. The conference in 2024 attracted 5020 attendees and 91 panellists from 137 countries across the five days of the conference, making this the biggest academic conference organised by ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½.