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betterU and Unicaf Partner to Provide Skill Development Opportunities for Students Across Sub-Saharan Africa

OTTAWA, ON / ACCESSWIRE / January 4, 2021 / betterU Education Corp. (TSXV:BTRU)(Frankfurt:5OGA) (the "Company" or "betterU") is proud to announce it has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Unicaf, a leading online and on-campus learning platform offering affordable, quality higher education to underserved markets across sub-Saharan Africa. Later this month, betterU and Unicaf will launch a branded Unicaf skills development platform with hundreds of bundled and individual skills courses available through betterU's all-in-one platform. In partnership with betterU, Unicaf will be able to easily promote and manage their customized skills development programs in supporting their students in becoming job ready.

Unicaf also offers one of the most generous scholarship programmes available today. The Unicaf Scholarship Programme has awarded so far over $100 million worth of scholarships to more than 30,000 eligible applicants in 156 countries around the world. The scholarships are awarded to talented individuals who are financially challenged, and they reduce considerably the cost of tuition fees; the remaining fees are paid in easy installments, as part of tailor-made, affordable payment plans. With the financial support of Unicaf Scholarships and by utilising the Unicaf state-of-the-art digital learning platform, students in sub-Saharan Africa, and almost anywhere in the world, can have access to internationally recognised higher education.

"UNICAF offers access to high-quality education that enables students across Africa to compete in the global economy. Our unique approach, specifically designed to meet the needs of African students via a state-of-the-art mobile-friendly platform and delivering international-standard university education at fraction of the cost of traditional models, has been validated and strengthened during the uncertainties of the pandemic." said Dr. Nicos Nicolaou, Founder and CEO of UNICAF.

This partnership comes at a time when many countries are focused on providing online access to skills-based training and development programs to skill, upskill, and reskill their people to create and maintain a competitive economy on a global scale. Online learning is gaining ground as an efficient way to impart new knowledge, skills, and qualifications, which is suitable for people living away from urban centers, for people with disabilities and for working professionals who cannot give up their careers and salaries to earn new qualifications, to seek a promotion or find a better job.

"The partnership with betterU complements our post-secondary programs with online short courses aiming towards providing the critical skills needed to succeed in a variety of professional environments. Course content is current and relevant, equipping professionals with the latest knowledge, skills, and methods, and enabling them to thrive in their careers." said Dr. Nicos Nicolaou, Founder and CEO of UNICAF.

This partnership recognizes the imperative need to support students by bridging the gap between school and working. A major focus of this partnership will be on providing access to skill development programs in parallel with students' theory-based university studies. Throughout this partnership, betterU will actively support UNICAF's growing needs through the Company's managed skills platform.

"Over the year, betterU has been working to establish a network of strategic partnerships, direct corporate partners and reseller agreements across Canada, USA, Africa, Europe and India in order to support skill, reskill and upskill opportunities for students and employees. The partnership with UNICAF will help advance and provide access to skills programs across many African countries. We are very pleased to be working with such a great organization and are looking forward to supporting thousands of students in 2021." said Brad Loiselle, CEO of betterU.

Highlights of this partnership include:

  • Unicaf being provided with a branded marketing website, developed and supported by betterU.

  • Unicaf being provided with a branded Unicaf skills platform, hosted and managed in the background by betterU.

  • Unicaf promoting and managing student registrations.

  • Unicaf and betterU working together to continually advance skills content to meet the growing needs to Unicaf's students and job requirements.

About betterU Education Corp.

betterU is an education-to-employment technology company offering an end-to-end solution leveraging business intelligence to automate skilling, reskilling, and upskilling for companies operating on domestic and global scales. The company supports all industries by providing them with everything an organization needs to launch and manage proper skills development programs, student work integrated learning and employee development, so that they can focus on what really matters: the growth of their people!

betterU's Ready-To-Go platform provides access to a white labelled all-in-one skills platform that includes access to a library of 3,700 curated and developed skills courses, 800+ job role assessments, 1,000+ subject base assessments and a robust learning management system all hosted and supported by betterU. betterU also provides additional services to include a fully white labelled marketed program, in partnerships with betterU that includes a website that promotes the Company's strategic partners Ready-To-Go program across their territory.

About Unicaf University

Unicaf University is a pan-African, independent, internationally accredited university, combining the best elements of international education, offering high quality academic qualifications.

Unicaf University offers students the opportunity to earn high quality qualifications at low cost through exclusively online delivery, or through on campus study, combining traditional face to face teaching and active participation in student social clubs and activities with digital learning tools, that enhance the experience of the modern learner.

Unicaf is based in Europe and has a physical presence, through university campuses or learning centers, in 12 African countries (Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Nigeria, Somalia, Uganda, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Zambia and Rwanda) and has offices in Europe.

https://unicafuniversity.com/.

For more information, please visit https://corporate.betteru.ca.

Contact:

Brad Loiselle, CEO
1-(650) 267-8398
Email: ir@betteru.ca
betterU Education Corp.
Investor Relations

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SOURCE: betterU Education Corp.



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