Meet our Founder
Joy is an International education and sales expert with over 20 years of experience. Her most recent role was as Chief Recruitment Officer for a UK private higher education institution, where she worked with several UK universities in pathway, main campus, and branch campus recruitment. In 2023, she was named one of the Top 50 Voices in European International Higher Education by the PIE. Joy is a strong advocate for technology in Africa, dedicating much of her free time to local projects and advocating within the global academic community for the research and development of tech solutions aimed at improving the lives of the most marginalised in African societies. Passionate about changing lives, Joy founded Ulearniverse to use her skills, resources, and networks to empower others.
Keynote Speaker at the African Recruitment Conference in London, addressing university representatives from around the world on how to break into the African market
Read Some of Joy's Key Achievement Below
Market Launch
- Achieved a 9% increase in student numbers from Africa within one year, reversing a 5-year, 23% decline.
- Launched three new markets with a steady flow of students across diverse faculties.
- Strengthened in-country partnerships.
- Expanded sales channels to include sponsors, Companies agents, schools, and direct recruitment.
Other successes
- Elevated a £2.5 million business unit to surpass £100 million in 7 years.
- Achieved a 5-year business growth plan within just 2 years.
- Managed the strategy for new market launches, transforming unknown institutions into market leaders in both emerging and mature markets.
- Launched new campuses from the ground up, reaching over 3,000 students annually.
- Set industry-record conversion rates from application to enrollment.
- Led Sky Business, ranking top in the country within the first quarter.
Top 50 Voices
- Named one of the Top 50 Influential Voices in European International Higher Education in 2023 for leadership as a public speaker on market trends.
- Invited to speak at Huddersfield University, promoting Africa as a hub for academic research, particularly in technology.
- Speaker at Lancaster University on leveraging technology for African development and achieving SDG goals.
- Collaborated with Tech City UK to provide tech training to orphans, narrowing the digital divide.
- Recognised for building strong teams and strategies in international higher education.
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