UNICAF

UNICAF

Established	2012; 14 years ago (2012)
Founder	Nicos Nicolaou
Headquarters	Larnaca, Cyprus
Staff	500+
Website	unicaf.org^[1]

UNICAF (/ˈjuːnɪkæf/) is a Cypriot for-profit online and blended learning institution operating in Africa,^[2] founded by Nicos Nicolaou in 2012. It partners with other universities to provide university education.

Overview

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UNICAF was founded by Greek Cypriot entrepreneur Nicos Nicolaou in 2012 and is headquartered in Larnaca,^[3] in the old Larnaca Airport buildings.^[4] Its name is a combination of "UNIC", the official abbreviation for the University of Nicosia, and the first two letters of "Africa".

In 2016, a campus was constructed in Malawi using private and public investment.^[5] Initial enrollment was limited to students in Africa.^[6]

UNICAF established campuses and learning centres in South Africa, the DRC, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi in 2015,^[7] Morocco, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It had enrolled more than 60,000 students in its partnership programs by 2016.^[8] It operates learning centres that provide access to its digital platform.^[9] It offers a number of bachelor's, master's, and doctorate programs.^[10] It has a physical presence in 12 African countries.^[11]^[12] The campuses aim to provide student services and face-to-face tutorials to support the online and blended delivery models.^[11]

UNICAF is accredited by each of the respective regulators and by the British Accreditation Council.^[13] As of December 2024, it has partnerships with the British universities Liverpool John Moores University, the University of East London, and the University of Suffolk.^[14]

References

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↑ http://www.unicaf.org
↑ "Home - Unicaf University". university.unicaf.org. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
↑ "'Higher education needs to be more affordable for Africa to grow' - Vanguard News". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. 3 November 2016.
↑ Marsh, Natalie. "International Education News l The PIE News l African tertiary education can't meet demand".
↑ Hall, Julian (16 December 2016). "Africa's UNICAF receives $12m investment". The PIE News. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
↑ "Unicaf Scholarship Eligibility - Study Online Graduate On Campus".
↑ AfricaBrief (3 August 2022). "Unicaf hailed as country's best online university". AfricaBrief. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
↑ Munford, Monty. "Unicaf Offers University Degrees To Africans for 20% Of Western Price". Forbes.
↑ "African online market 'interests UK universities' due to Brexit". Times Higher Education (THE). 23 November 2016.
↑ "Programmes offered - Unicaf - Scholarships Schemes". 3 March 2023.
1 2 "New Branch Campus by Unicaf University - IT News Africa – Africa's Technology News Leader". www.itnewsafrica.com.
↑ "Serious skills, education challenges for growing African labour force met by innovative higher education e-learning solution - Vanguard News". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. 5 October 2016.
↑ "Directory -".
↑ "Unicaf - Who We Are". www.unicaf.org. Retrieved 18 August 2025.

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