UNICAF , the online platform aiming to boost access to international standard higher education in sub - Saharan Africa , has received $ 12 m in funding . The investment has been made by a consortium including state - owned and private investors , and will be used to back the rollout of higher education learning centres in Zambia , uk , Uganda , uk and Mauritius . The Malawi campus is almost complete , and the others will open within two years . UNICAF 's online degrees for working people cost 20 % of the cost of equivalent courses in the West , with subjects covering business , psychology , education , computer science and hospitality .
UNICAF, the online platform aiming to boost access to international standard higher education in sub-Saharan Africa, has received $12m in funding. The investment has been made by a consortium including state-owned and private investors, and will be used to back the rollout of higher education learning centres in Zambia, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya and Mauritius. The Malawi campus is almost complete, and the others will open within two years. UNICAF's online degrees for working people cost 20% of the price of equivalent courses in the West, with subjects including business, psychology, education, computer science and hospitality.